Why is the camera on L540 black & white in Windows 8.1?

When I use the Windows 8.1 Camera app, I get a black and white picture. There's no setting where I can select colour or black/white. If I go to the control panel and select "View scanners and cameras", the integrated camera is not listed there at all.
In the Device Manager, the camera is listed as Integrated Camera and has device status "Working properly". The driver provider is Vimicro and the driver version is 5.13.514.3.
How can I get the camera working properly as a colour camera?

Recieved my machine today to discover that I am having the same issue! I hope this is malfunctioning software.

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