Front Camera Resolution

deanpark1

I have a Switch Alpha 12 that is, in most respects, a wonderful computer/tablet.  Reviews about the Alpha's cameras were pretty critical, so I didn't buy it expecting excellent cameras.  I never use the rear camera, but I Skype a lot with my kids.  I'm using an old Apple iPad 2 and alternating with the Alpha.  The iPad has a .75 meg shooter and the Alpha has a 2 meg unit (2-1/2 times the resolution).  Yet, everyone tells me that the old iPad has a much better Skype experience than does the Acer.

 

Surely, there must be some way to tweak the Alpha camera software to make it work as well as a 5 year old iPad.  Has anyone had success at upgrading the camera software?

 

Thanks,

Dean ***

Saintl Louis, MO

 

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deanpark1

Thanks for your research and for trying to help me out.

 

Dean

LastManStanding

The bad quality of the camera is a problem at the cheap picture chip. Cheap, cheap, Acer.  They ruins a promising device with an scrap cam, a scrap stylus, one scrap slow sd-reader, a pair of scrap speakers, weak battery. Even the display has changed from 97% sRGB panasonic to an scrap Chinese 83% sRGB low contrast (700:1) scrap no name brand (wst-3316) in the meanwhile (check this in device manager - perhaps you have luck and one of a few customers with a panasonic screen).

In the case of bright lighting, the picture of the front-cam is satisfactory, but with room lighting the picture noise predominates... no other software can fix this issue, sorry.

deanpark1

Thanks for your research and for trying to help me out.

 

Dean