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I have the Logitech C910 webcam and want to have a finer manual focus control. I heard that the software for the Quickcam pro 9000 allowed you to adjust the focus by 1% increments so I found it on the Logitech website and downloaded it. The software works with my webcam but the option to use manual focus does not appear.
Why does it not appear? What version of the Quickcam software has manual focus control?
...Logitech C910...software for the Quickcam pro 9000...
Well this should be your problem. You've got one software for another hardware.
mrslimification wrote:...Logitech C910...software for the Quickcam pro 9000...
Well this should be your problem. You've got one software for another hardware.
Everything else worked fine with the quickcam's software, the only thing that wouldn't work was the focusing, which it only did automaticly.
I believe that in some stop-motion programs, there are menus where you can control all the settings of the camera. If your program does have one, it should allow you to control everything with sliders (these also have number values, which helps a lot). I know there is one of these in MonkeyJam, and I use it way more than I use the official Logitech settings menu.
I believe that in some stop-motion programs, there are menus where you can control all the settings of the camera. If your program does have one, it should allow you to control everything with sliders (these also have number values, which helps a lot). I know there is one of these in MonkeyJam, and I use it way more than I use the official Logitech settings menu.
Neither monkeyjam or helium frog allow me to control the focus of my camera 
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Wait, really? Show us what you mean.
Use the normal software for the C910, it will give you focusing in 15 increments, which is well enough for a focus pull or so. Also for white balance and other settings, use Monkeyjam's control settings panel instead of logitechs.
-Tejas VIM
I have problems when making a Minifigure walk towards the camera. The footage looks jerky because the focus increments aren't small enough.
I saw that you were talking about a future update for the webcam software. How did you find out about it and do you know any more about it?
Neither monkeyjam or helium frog allow me to control the focus of my camera
Did you look under "Video Settings > Camera Dialogs > device" in the animation window? Don't stop at the first set of sliders you see. In the "device" window, there should be three tabs, and the focus slider should be under Device Settings.
Again, this is only in MonkeyJam. I have no idea if other animation programs have something like this.
mrslimification wrote:Neither monkeyjam or helium frog allow me to control the focus of my camera
Did you look under "Video Settings > Camera Dialogs > device" in the animation window? Don't stop at the first set of sliders you see. In the "device" window, there should be three tabs, and the focus slider should be under Device Settings.
Again, this is only in MonkeyJam. I have no idea if other animation programs have something like this.
It just makes the webcam control software pop up, which I can only focus in 10% increments with.
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