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    Angle of Webcam on 1420 and other models

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by vxt, Jul 24, 2008.

  1. vxt

    vxt Notebook Consultant

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    When are the morons at Dell going to understand this angle of the webcam thing ? When I use webcam I can only show my chest and below if I ALSO want to look at the screen from a descent angle. If I want to show my head and shoulders on the cam I have to look at the screen from such an angle that the whole screen looks almost washed out.

    And this is not a freak thing on mine only. At least every inspiron is built that way and I am pretty sure every laptop that Dell makes have this problem. They just cannot put the cam in just a little bit tilted downwards! And absolutely nobody seems to care!
     
    vxt, Jul 24, 2008
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  2. shoelace_510

    shoelace_510 8700M GT inside... ^-^;

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    Hm... I don't know about the inspirons' webcams, but many laptops nowadays come with webcams that tilt without having to move the screen...

    I know mine has one, but I thought that it was becoming more of a standard in the industry...

    Please correct me if I'm wrong. >.<
     
    shoelace_510, Jul 24, 2008
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    palmboy5 Notebook Enthusiast

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    By the looks of things, it seems "standards" don't get established until the 3% of the market from Apple starts doing something a year later and has the media eat it up. So according to MacBooks, no tilting webcams.
     
    palmboy5, Jul 25, 2008
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  4. vxt

    vxt Notebook Consultant

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    Thats exactly what i think. But i thought Apple had it right at least. If you are correct about Macbooks having the same problem with the webcam then we sure cant expect it from Dell.

    BTW. I made a mistake in my first post. the cam barely shows my head with a lot of space above if i keep the screen at a good viewing angle. doesn't show my chest and below.
     
    vxt, Jul 25, 2008
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  5. paper_wastage

    paper_wastage Beat this 7x7x7 Cube

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    well, to save space, no tilting webcams.... :(
     
    paper_wastage, Jul 25, 2008
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  6. Forte

    Forte NBR's Supreme Angel

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    The newer webcams on the Studio 15 models allow you to use FN+ F6 to cause the angle of the webcam to tilt up, FN+F7 to tilt down, and FN+F5 to tild left, and FN+F8 to tilt right. FN+Page Up zooms in, FN+Page Down zooms out.

    Nifty feature isn't it? It would be nice if it existed. XD
     
    Forte, Jul 25, 2008
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  7. vxt

    vxt Notebook Consultant

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    Thats the thing. I think the cam could be easily designed to be installed in a downward tilted position. The current perpendicular to the screen position is useless and would never be needed. so a fixed tilted design is all thats needed for an integrated webcam.
     
    vxt, Jul 27, 2008
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    lotta221211 Notebook Evangelist

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    Are you saying the webcam on the Studio 15 does or doesn't have that feature?
     
    lotta221211, Jul 27, 2008
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  9. vxt

    vxt Notebook Consultant

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    LOL, I can bet my kidneys they dont have that.
     
    vxt, Jul 27, 2008
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  10. Forte

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    NO IT does not have the feature. Hence the:

    It would be nice if it existed. XD
     
    Forte, Jul 28, 2008
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