Did EVERY GD thing and finally - the resolution was the BIOS update. Camera is now working. Lenovo is Chinese junk.
Lenovo Ideapad S340: Integrated Camera not working after trying F8, LEnovo Vantage and Device Manager changes
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Hi community. After reading some members having similar issue, I have tried some of the suggested fixes, such as activating camera through F8 (nothing happened), Checking Privacy and Permissions setting in Lenovo Vantage app (all ok), and also in Device Manager I tried Updating Drivers, Disabling/Enabling camera, Un-installing and Re-installing camera.
I have then removed Lenovo Vantage app.
No success. I tried the camera app and Skype, and still getting just a black screen instead of the camera view.
Appreciate any help with this issue.
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Anonymous
2020-03-03T17:16:10+00:00 Ok, got to run. I did look up the drivers, just in case. Have a look if you need them:
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Anonymous
2020-04-06T15:04:08+00:00 Hi ya.
I have the same problem and tried a few things of yours here but no result as yet. There is a 'push/open' button on the camera, could it be that the laptop doesn't recognise when this is being activated? In older versions one could do a camera test but doesn't seem to give me this option.
Many thanks
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Anonymous
2020-03-03T16:36:43+00:00 You did look into Windows privacy settings, if the camera is allowed in the app you want to use?
Yes, Dumba_M3, I allowed all the apps to access the camera (including Skype and Camera app that I am using to test it). Windows settings also states that "camera access to this device is on". I believe it is the right configuration...
Thanks again!
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Anonymous
2020-03-03T17:23:32+00:00 Ok, got to run. I did look up the drivers, just in case. Have a look if you need them:
Much appreciated ! I tried your previous suggestions, uninstalled the camera, rebooted the notebook, still not working. Will try previous versions of camera driver as you suggested.
Cheers