cvSetCaptureProperty where are the settings? Solved
I was looking to disable the auto balancing on my webcam but somehow I've set make the picture become permanently very highly exposed. I've been trying to reset the settings back to default but to no avail.
The problem continued after I re-installed the driver and restarted the computer.
Where are the settings changed by cvSetCaptureProperty stored? Perhaps I can delete them and start fresh.
Thanks for any help provided.
Those properties are 95% of the time stored on the devices internal memory. You should do a factory reset by hardware or software as described in the manual. Most cameras come with a piece of software driver that has a reset function.
Thanks for your response, I thought it might be stored on the device. Sadly the software that comes with the camera doesn't install and there isn't a visible hard reset button on the device.
It's definitely on the device as I tried another unit and it works as expected. I will try to get in contact with the manufacturers, thanks for your help.
It's not good that you can brick a piece of hardware with code and not be able to restore it.
Maybe look if there is the possibility of command line signaling to the device? You must have installed the drivers right?
If anyone else gets this problem I've been able to use Skype to reset the webcam properties.
Now if I could get a way to turn the auto white balance and auto exposure off using OpenCV throught code, any ideas?