Webcam Settings Changelog

What's new in Webcam Settings 2.3

Feb 15, 2014
  • Add "Update Profile" button in "Profile Managenent" section.
  • Fix an issue where multiple profiles with the same name may be listed in the menu.

New in Webcam Settings 2.2 (Dec 10, 2013)

  • Add LED activity light control for most of the Logitech webcam models.

New in Webcam Settings 2.1 (Aug 5, 2013)

  • Fixed brightness and hue control issue on certain camera models.

New in Webcam Settings 2.0 (Jul 31, 2013)

  • General Improvements:
  • Brand new app icon and menubar icon.
  • User can now switch between cameras and presets from the menubar icon, use Webcam Settings without even open settings panel.
  • User can now hide the menubar icon, let Webcam Settings run in the background and only brings up settings panel when needed.
  • Camera Specific Improvements:
  • Add support for FaceTime HD Camera on MacBook Air 2013, a new generation of Apple's built-in webcam totally different then any previous model. It supports Exposure Time, Brightness, Contract, Hue, Saturation and Sharpness controls and one new Noise Reduction control.
  • Add customization code to handle non-standard "Exposure Time" control on Creative VF0610 Live! Cam Socialize HD.
  • Add customization code to enable non-standard "Manual Focus" control on HP Webcam HD 5210.

New in Webcam Settings 1.5 (May 9, 2013)

  • General Improvements:
  • Apps such as Skype reset webcam randomly and cause webcam to lose settings. Version 1.5 add [Write every settings to webcam] popup menu, allow Webcam Settings to write settings back to webcam at certain interval, for example 0.5 seconds.
  • Add [Read auto settings from webcam] popup menu, allow Webcam Settings to read Exposure Time, White Balance Temperature and Focus values at certain interval, for example 0.5 seconds.
  • Add information sheets to explain newly added popup menus.
  • Fix the incompatibility issue with Logitech Broadcaster Software.
  • Camera Specific Improvements:
  • Add customization code to handle non-standard "Exposure Time" control on Microsoft LifeCam HD-6000 and Microsoft LifeCam HD-5001.
  • Add customization code to support non-standard "Exposure Time" and "Manual Focus" control for Logitech QuickCam Pro for Notebooks and Webcam C905.
  • Add customization code to handle non-standard "Brightness" and "Backlight Compensation" control on Logitech QuickCam E 1100.

New in Webcam Settings 1.4 (Apr 16, 2013)

  • Display camera model for Logitech cameras.
  • Every slider control can be increased/decreased precisely now with buttons in front and next to the slider.
  • You can see minimum, current and maximum values of every slider control by clicking the control title.
  • You can directly input a new value into the text field of every slider control.
  • Webcam Settings now only shows controls supported by your camera hardware.

New in Webcam Settings 1.3 (Feb 25, 2013)

  • General Improvements:
  • Automatically load a preset when the app opens.
  • Aperture control value can be saved and load back.
  • Make small icons more clear on Retina display.
  • Notify user about Webcam Settings menu bar icon while user close the panel on Mac OS X 10.6.
  • Fixed an issue where webcam may stop working after Mac wakes up.
  • Camera Specific Improvements:
  • Add special code to handle non-standard "Exposure Time" control on Microsoft LifeCam HD-5000.
  • Add special code to handle non-standard "Exposure Time" control on Microsoft LifeCam HD-3000.

New in Webcam Settings 1.2 (Dec 20, 2012)

  • General Improvements:
  • Settings of the camera will be stored automatically and restored the next time the app is launched.
  • Slider positions will be updated automatically when "Auto Exposure Mode", "Auto White Balance" or "Auto Focus" is on.
  • Camera Specific Improvements:
  • Add customization code to support non-standard "Exposure Time" and "Manual Focus" control for Logitech Webcam Pro 9000.

New in Webcam Settings 1.1 (Nov 13, 2012)

  • Save/Load Settings
  • Add "Black and White Menu Icon" option on the menu