How to turn on Sony Vaio built in Webcam on Windows 7

Anonymous
2010-08-20T20:56:05+00:00

Original Title: webcam help

hi please can someone help as i can't figure out how to switch on the inbuilt webcam on my sony viao i'm on windows 7 !!!!!

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Anonymous
2010-08-21T18:02:19+00:00

Hi Sarah,

Steps to turn on integrated WebCam on Sony Vaio Laptop

a.    Click on Start and then click on All programs.

b.    Go all the way to the bottom until you see “Arcsoft Webcam companion”

c.    Click on it and then click on Webcam companion 3 to turn your webcam.

That’s it.

Seeing is believing

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Seeing-is-believing-Use-a-webcam-to-bring-your-instant-messaging-to-life

Hope this information is helpful and let me know if you need any further assistance.

Mouneshwar R – Microsoft Support

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  1. Anonymous
    2011-03-20T16:01:00+00:00

    Thank you!  I followed this exactly and it worked great!!

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  2. Anonymous
    2011-02-06T20:04:50+00:00

    I had the same problem and tried several ways to correct it. The online solutions didn't seem to work. After several attempts, I clicked on capture then changed the screen resolution to 1280 x 1024. It worked !!!

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  3. Anonymous
    2011-01-29T12:30:11+00:00

    hi

    sorry for intruding, i would just like to ask if you are able to fix your problem regarding your sony laptop webcam issues.. because i am having the same problem right now and  don't know what to do anymore...thanks in advance :)

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  4. Anonymous
    2010-12-03T21:37:16+00:00

    hey team!!

    i got it sussed... mine works now! wooohoooo. 

    so, someone above said i need to re-install the camera driver.. so i searched on sony viao websites looking for drivers. 

    now since my laptop was purchased in thailand i needed to go to the thai sony site before i could find upgrades available for my laptop model. i checked on the main sony site and couldnt find my model or series in the list.. so this is the first point. make sure your in the correct countires website for sony. 

    then, once i did a search for my model, i found a list of updgrades within whcih there was one called, 'original drivers'. within here i then found the camera driver for my model for windows vista (thats what it came with) anyway i downloaded it and it works. and it also now works on skype. 

    RELIEF!!!

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