Webcam problem Satellite L505-S5990

Just got the Satellite L505-S5990 and the webcam doesn't seem to be working properly. It is dark and unclear. I adjusted the profile in the settings but still doesn't work. And when take a picture, the flash doesn't go off. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks.
Nancy

The 640x480 setting, which can be changed by selecting the drop down box to the left of the Settings button on the Photo/Video window of the web cam application, is grainy. However, if you change the setting from 640x480 to a lower setting like 320x240 the image is a little better; still dark, but better. You can also change the video quality on the Settings window to AVI (No Compression) which should produce better quality video when recording, I assume, with the Toshiba Web Cam application. Other applications that use the web cam should have their own settings which could possibly affect the video quality.
The darkness of the default profile is frustrating, enabling "Night Mode" on the Settings - Advanced tab, and using the "User Defined" Profile on the General tab produces pretty decent image quality, all things considered, BUT the trade off is a slow jerky (very blurry motion) video. Playing with the various settings on for the "User Defined" profile may yield some what better quality when using the 640x480 video resolution setting. I've started experimenting with the settings to find something better than the Sunny profile. However, I tend to gain image quality at the expense of image color as I play with the various settings. I wish it was better but for a $530 laptop I'll live with the web cam quality.
By the way if your experiencing low audio (which seems to plague the newer Toshiba Laptops) with the L505-S5990, update the Realtek HD Audio Drivers to the latest version and then enable "Loudness Equalization" under the Control Panel - Hardware and Sound - Realtek HD Audio Manager - Sound Effects tab, and the system sounds will be much louder. The DVD/Audio CD audio level are still lower than I'd like and I find I have to use headphones to watch DVD movies. But the audio level is better when the drivers are updated than the stock driver settings when I bought the laptop.

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Your support page is here - http://support.toshiba.com/support/modelHome?freeText=2439393
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