Innovage: Helpful Info, I Think!!!

[vondansand]

Since my initial post on Nov. 22nd, 2006 I have had 461 views and 9 replies. Non of them positive. Is there anyone out there who has had a positive experience with this Innovage Digi Cam??? I have a feeling this company placed on the market a defective product with full knowledge of their actions. Not so cool. Please respond!

Vondansand
:sad:

[Luv_my_Mini-Cam]

Hello all
On the INNOVAGE Mini Digital Camera Problems

if the Software/driver dont work
UNISTALL driver first--in Win2000
by going to device manager (control panel-system-hardware-device manager--right clicking on USB device with yellow question mark on it and clicking delete
(it should say--imaging devices-DUAL MODE CAMERA SL310)
then if you see it in ADD-REMOVE programs--(camera Driver)- UNISTALL IT
restart computer
recheck device manager to make sure its not there
THEN REINSTALL DRIVER
then put the CD in and Click driver
if you dont have driver download it at
http://www.box.net/public/ekd4t98vyv
9.7mb
(extract it to folder then run setup.exe)
restart computer
you should have a "MY CAMERA" icon on your desktop
THEN and only then do you want to plug in camera

ON MAKING IT WORK WHEN ITS DARK---pc camera mode (WEB CAM VIDEO)
its bad with avail light
hook up to usb cord
go to mode,pc camera mode,
then Option-click preview-then Video Source---these are the settings!

if you cant select these then it is not installed right and you have win 98?

on Video settings make sure its not set too low on exposure-
then device settings tab---turn brightness all the way up to 60,
be carefull with gamma-MOVE SLOWLY when previewing try 61
contrast about 115
you should see an image emerge

---BREAK THROUGH---
i just discovered DONT TURN OFF the "MY CAMERA" program
if settings are good
if you do you need to unplug and replug the USB plug from camera to reset it
THEN reset the settings again--YEP thats it--
DONT TURN OFF --"MY CAMERA" program while in pc camera mode

Good luck
tim
rockmenow at Rock.com

[Almar]

Hi folks.......first time on this part of the forum and found all the info on the Innovage very interesting. I have what seems to be the same cam under the 'Praktica' name and I bought it mainly for the Arcsoft Photoimpression 4 and Funhouse software that came with it which, in my opinion, is worth more than the purchase price of the cam alone. I wrote a little 'review'on the camhere:

http://www.reviewcentre.com/review188604.html



I have Windows XP and found no problems with loading the software despite being almost computer illiterate. Subsequent to writing my 'review', I had a couple of problems downloading the pics but quickly found that I had to download toa fresh startup of the computer with no other programs running or even having been started. I've never had any trouble since and I use the little cam quite often. It will only work indoors when dark with ALL the room lights on:idea:.....but then, what can one expect for the money!