I have two of these same problems as everyone else......
Settings make no difference, running on battery makes no difference.
I brought these as they are MS and should be good quality, clearly, they are rubbish!
Lifecam HD-3000 bad audio
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Anonymous
Hi I have Win 10, and I have a Lifecam HD-3000, and the audio has a hum.
I've tried a couple of units and they are the same, so I know it's not a physical fault.
I also tried changing the sampling rate, a solution offered in other forum answers, but that didn't work.
Does the Lifecam HD-3000 simply not work with windows 10, or is there a solution to get the sound working properly ?
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Anonymous
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2021-02-08T09:39:07+00:00 I raised a fault replacement request to Microsoft and have heard nothing yet. Great customer service....not.
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Anonymous
2021-02-19T01:56:55+00:00 Same problem here. I'm pretty sure it's a hardware fault of the recent models. I had a 330 Hz buzz on mine. Matt Cadwell's video has a 430 Hz buzz. The difference might be to do with sampling frequency?
In July 2020 I tried 2 lifecams, and had to return both. I tried on a PC and a laptop, and at 2 different suburbs, to rule out ground loop, OS and environment issues.
I tried a friend's older model lifecam 3000 on my laptop and there was no buzz on it.
It's a real shame because the camera and mic quality are otherwise very good for the price. I'm really hoping a new batch corrects the issue, but i'm reluctant to buy without trying first. If you're buying this for camera only, and dont need audio, it's be fine.
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Anonymous
2021-02-21T15:43:06+00:00 Same problem here. I'm pretty sure it's a hardware fault of the recent models. I had a 330 Hz buzz on mine. Matt Cadwell's video has a 430 Hz buzz. The difference might be to do with sampling frequency?
In July 2020 I tried 2 lifecams, and had to return both. I tried on a PC and a laptop, and at 2 different suburbs, to rule out ground loop, OS and environment issues.
I tried a friend's older model lifecam 3000 on my laptop and there was no buzz on it.
It's a real shame because the camera and mic quality are otherwise very good for the price. I'm really hoping a new batch corrects the issue, but i'm reluctant to buy without trying first. If you're buying this for camera only, and dont need audio, it's be fine.
I can absolutely second this. I bought a third webcam now, which was built 2046, and low and behold, same issue on 3 different computers. Desktop and Laptop. Hope they fix this issue at some point, as the webcam is otherwise very decent and worth its price.
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Anonymous
2021-02-21T15:45:46+00:00 Yea same. Don't get your hopes up, they will literally never respond it seems...