HP racist Webcam

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    SonnyCooL, Dec 25, 2009 IP
  2. msolution

    msolution Well-Known Member

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    i believe the programmer took a short-cut in logic!

    follow any light color surrounded by black (hair) ... so "white" people are followed,
    but where theres nothing bright surrounded by black,,, as in everything is "black" its just wont work!

    disclaimer : im brown, just might have the same issue with me :mad: => atleast now i know what not to buy! ;)
     
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  3. SonnyCooL

    SonnyCooL Peon

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    background bright right ??
     
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    Mentalhead Active Member

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    Lol, nowadays even webcams are racist :D
    Tsk, tsk, tsk HP.
     
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    msolution Well-Known Member

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    naa.. face bright, hair black, => if im correct, it should have the same issue with blondes!

    M.
     
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    Hecky Like a Dungeon Dragon!

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    And people with no hair! :)
     
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    rcj662 Guest

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    Msolutions makes a good point it might have a problem with bleach blondes. It does not pick up difference in color to map face out so it follows faces it can. Should be easy fix because most other webcams can work fine.
     
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    checksum Notable Member

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    Lol, I saw this on CNN. Funny stuff. I hope HP has a good PR department to handle this. :p
     
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  9. Abhik

    Abhik ..:: The ONE ::..

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    I wonder if anyone tried it with a different driver package.. :p
     
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    wwstewart Well-Known Member

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    Hahaha, that's priceless. Has this video hit Failblog yet?
     
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    Partizan Peon

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    lol xDDDDDDDDDDD
     
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    Oh my god lol. I feel sorry for that guy buying one for Christmas, then it doesn't recognize his face at all. I'm sure HP will revamp the software to more generally recognize faces and movements.
     
    JMel, Dec 30, 2009 IP