In Logitech software leave Auto Focus OFF- set to infinity. Advanced settings: turn anti flicker off. Taking your horizon down to less than 30% or so, if you want more cloud details seems to cause better response. A 50/50 'dark' / light field of view doesn't seem to be overall as crisp as a 70-30 ratio, if you follow me. Maybe it's just my setups and personal preferences, however...(brightness/contrast response) Play with the settings, turning 'autos' off, etc.
Cutty - You are correct. I am running 70/30 but the 70 is of the ground and 30 is sky. I have noticed the camera focuses and adjusts brightness to the larger area. In MY case, the sky always "washes out" because it has too much light gain. I am experimenting with a HD Polarizer lens right now.
Which is why your sky washes out. It's an 'averaging'. After you have played with the advanced settings, you'll note the camera will begin to respond a bit differently, when you return to 'right-light' and 'auto'. I had no noticeable effect playing with either linear or circular polarized filters. The 'wash-out' is much more pronounced when looking south. (one reason, besides my location, that mine are aimed 'northerly'.) We just have to learn to accept some stuff, especially as lighting changes throughout the day.
BTW - I removed the old drivers and downloaded the latest for the Loggie C920. It now works MUCH better when driving Webcam 7.
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Internet/WebCam/Webcam-7.shtml (FREE)
get the Loggie software from
http://www.logitech.com/en-us/support/5798?osid=14&bit=64 Finally - for those wishing to dedicate a computer 24/7 without the hassle of auto-shutdown, here is a free program that prevents the computer from rebooting. (You will have to click on a balloon to do it!)
http://shutdownguard.en.softonic.com/
Sometimes it needs to shut-down and reboot. Updates, faults, etc need to go back through a 'restart' phase to change registry, clean memory, etc. What do you do when you're away? You may need to restart. Set you're power settings to restart after power-fail. Set appropriate software programs to start with windows. Finally, you need a static IP address for any cameras if you're
serving real-time, as I am, (not
uploading stills and data - not necessary) or other. Make sure your router is providing static address for devices also and port forwarding is setup for your gizmos. If your IP doesn't provide a static address for your connection, get something like "DNS2Go"
http://www.dns2go.com/ . Then you need something
secure like VNC (
not the free version) to connect remotely to your weatherPC, so you can twiddle with your programs, if need be - and 'need will be' at some point!. Until I retired, Real VNC Enterprise enabled me to quickly reset any issues remotely.
http://www.realvnc.com/Issues will happen, especially during electrical storms. Let the pc "fix" itself if at all possible! Both of you will be happier in the long run.
