People, hailing from the land of Skype (map can be found here) often ask me to turn on my webcam. Not because they’re interested in seeing the person they’re talking to, but rather to confirm I am really a 15 year old blonde Eurasian girl who’s like, totally new to the net and stuff.
For the last year and half, I’ve been using an awesome Creative PC-CAM 900
She’s a beauty isn’t she? It is a multi-purpose cam that had been discontinued for a couple years now. Hence I got it for cheap.
Turns out it was discontinued for a reason. It is terribly glitchy. You literally have to play Dance Dance Revolution on the selector keys just to take a decent picture. So naturally I stuck to the webcam thingy.
First the selection knob gave out. It came down to a point where the slightest pressure would change modes. Scotch Tape to the rescue! Then the USB jack got loose.
So naturally it was time to open it up. This, I did last august.
Since then, I’ve been using it in the following condition, fixed to a Pringle’s can, weighed down with coins. Sadly by the time I got the idea of making a post for this, I’d been trying to fix the camera for a week so you, dear reader, won’t get to see it in it’s natural environment. Sorry.
The actual camera. The lens is like a knob. You have to turn it for it to focus properly. How old school yeah?
That little bit of copper wire is what kept my awesome camera permanently in webcam mode. Don’t worry, it’s jammed in there, with superglue sealing it in place.
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