webcam not working

Sephiroth_dude

Hi
I brought a webcam today so I could talk to my brother over skype,its a bush model cost about 18 euro,installed the software for it etc and now when I go into skype and go to test the video it just keeps loading,any sugguestions on how to fix this?

chin_grin

The software that came with the camera is there a separate viewer to test it (instead of using skype), does it work in that?

Also would there be a switch on the camera itself?

What's the make/model of the camera?

Sephiroth_dude

chin_grin wrote: »

The software that came with the camera is there a separate viewer to test it (instead of using skype), does it work in that?

Also would there be a switch on the camera itself?

What's the make/model of the camera?

There is ya and I just checked that and it works fine,granted the picture is ****e

ya when you push the switch it brings you into a seperate viewer thing

the make is a bush DC-8115 WEBCAM

When I try it in skype then it just keeps loading

chin_grin

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

There is ya and I just checked that and it works fine,granted the picture is ****e

ya when you push the switch it brings you into a seperate viewer thing

the make is a bush DC-8115 WEBCAM

When I try it in skype then it just keeps loading

Hmm.

In Skype itself in the tools - options -general - video settings is there an option to select your camera from a dropdown?

Sephiroth_dude

there is ya,its just a black box where your suspose to see yourself but theres a loading icon that just keeps going round and round if ya get me

chin_grin

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

there is ya,its just a black box where your suspose to see yourself but theres a loading icon that just keeps going round and round if ya get me

Um, when you installed the camera did you have skype open at the same time?

Sorry for all the questions just need to pin point what's going on.

Did you try to close and exit skype completely (closing it from the tray too) and open it again?

A reboot might work too (you'd actually be surprised at the amount of times it fixes something!).

Sephiroth_dude

chin_grin wrote: »

Um, when you installed the camera did you have skype open at the same time?

Sorry for all the questions just need to pin point what's going on.

Did you try to close and exit skype completely (closing it from the tray too) and open it again?

A reboot might work too (you'd actually be surprised at the amount of times it fixes something!).

I can't remember If I had it open or not,I very well may have had

I'll give what you wrote there a go and report back,thanks for sugguestions anyway : )

Sephiroth_dude

ya didn't work still has the loading icon