Your face will shift in and out of focus.
When you are in a video chat with someone, this can get annoying for the other viewers. The autofocus keeps shifting the focus around if you move your head slightly. The LifeCam HD-5000 webcam is a decent webcam with an annoying feature. Now these settings should be used in all applications using the camera, including your video capture app, Skype, etc.ĭisabling the autofocus can be done via the DirectShow API, and luckily someone made a program that just does that: FocusUFĬommand line tool for locking the focus of any webcam that supports IAMCameraControl control interface from DirectShowLib
Disable Autofocus in LifeCam Software Settings: see the screenshot below for an exact step-by-step instruction. Install LifeCam Software: Use the link above to find it. Upgrade Firmware: Download it from Microsoft’s official site here. 
Too Slow: it takes a few seconds to focus.įor me, on Windows 10 64-bit the following procedure helped to disable autofocus completely, also after restart:. Too Sensitive: even a small movement triggers autofocus. Excessive Face Detection: Constantly looks for a face and tries to focus to it. This camera has a known issue with autofocus that: To adjust manually, drag it up (autofocus will be turned off in other apps too).įor Windows 10 see see ToxaZ's solution above/below. There is a half-circle scroll on the right side, with the bottom position being autofocus. Open Camera app (installed by default - can also be installed here). Designed specifically to be used with the Microsoft® LifeCam HD 5000 device, the list of free downloads below is the most up-to-date drivers that we hold on record for the Microsoft® LifeCam HD 5000 device.For Windows 10 v1809, the solution that worked is: If the imaging device is not working or seems very slow then it is likely that the driver is not installed correctly, old or broken. The individual part identification code for this device is the "&PID_" number, in this case it is LifeCam HD 5000 PID_076D which is a LifeCam HD 5000 device. The "USB\VID _" is the first part of the number that relates to the manufacturer, Microsoft® has the USB\VID code of USB\VID_045E. The Microsoft® lifecam hd 5000 USB\VID Code consists of a few parts that is relative to the hardware. 
USB\VID_045E&PID_076D Windows Vista Drivers USB\VID_045E&PID_076D Windows 8.1 Drivers
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