How to use ThinkPad camera in win7

A friend's ThinkPad has a built-in 1.3 megapixel camera. The web video is clear and smooth, but after upgrading the Windows 7 system, the camera is not available. What should I do?

Before the XP system was normal, the initial judgment was caused by Win7 compatibility, but after entering the device manager, it can be detected normally "USB 2.0 Carmera" (Figure 1) The hardware is normal.

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when you log on Lenovo's official website, query and download the special camera driver of the models, reboot the system after installation, unfortunately, QQ video chat, is still not able to find Video device. According to the forum consultation, to open the built-in camera, you need to use the Communications Utility tool, but after installing the tool, the camera is still not available.

The final study found that after installing the CommunicationsUtility tool, you need to go to the software installation directory and find a CommOSD.exe program. After execution, click “More Camera Settings> (Figure 2), switch to the “Property Settings” tab, remove the “Privacy” checkbox (Figure 3), click “App & rdquo ; button can be. Enter QQ video chat again, the video screen finally appeared.

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