Video Camera Issue

While chatting with friends today, I took them on a 'Skype Tour' of our new home. As we went from room to room the images in the video screen were exceptional and the friends had no difficulty viewing what we showed them.
We then went outside into the garden - at this point the video screen image as good as whitened out and they could only occasionally see part of what we were showing them. My gut reaction was that the sky was too bright and that was causing a glare which in turn obscured the camera lens or what was seen through it... EXCEPT it was an overcast day and the indoor lighting was actually brighter than it was outside. Further to this, this evening I switched on the flashlight app on my cell and aimed it directly at the webcam but it only impacted that area of the image where the flashlight was shining and I could see around it no problem at all.
So I have read other posts about adjusting the Video Capture Filter Options to compensate for darkness - but can anyone tell me what the Video Proc Amp settings should be for outside use i.e. Brightness, Contrast, Hue etc. OR if it is none of these things - any other tips for using the webcam outdoors.
The webcam drivers (by Microsoft) are up to date (never been improved!) since the manufacturers install. I am using Windows 7 on a Gateway NV53.

Yes, I have the same issue. The HD recording looks kinda crappy. If I cover the camera completely, I can see a faint red haze when there screen should be solid black. This is the same in the camera app. I wonder if that is part of the issue. The camera quality is also down since the small update they pushed out. I have dead pixels that show up in the pictures, but when I use Camera 360, there are no dead pixels, and the red haze does not appear as bad, but it still seems like it flickers in and out. Camera 360 takes a far better picture, so I have been using that program. So What I would like to know, is this a hardware issue, or a software issue.

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