Webcam White Balance Settings?

Hello,
I just got a Satellite S855 and I had found at some point an option to change the camera's white balance settings to things like "sunny" and "cloudy" but now I cannot seem to find those options anywhere! I can't remember how I accessed them the first time. I have tried to find somr answers and some mention being able to do it through Skype but I sure can't figure out how. I want to record a video and the white balance is terrible. Any clues?

If your webcam is like mine, activate the camera, hover your mouse near the bottom of the picture, click on Settings, click Scene, scroll to the right and you will find Sunny, Cloudy, Rain and Night as well as a few others.
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