Arducam 8MP IMX179 Help

[jack007 (Jack Yang)]

I just purchased an Arudcam 8mp IMX179. The camera appears in Lightburn, but when I try to calibrate the lens, it doesn’t allow me to click next after selecting the camera. The camera works on the windows camera app but not in Lightburn. Help please. I’ve tried switching back and forth Default and Custom Settings still no luck.

[JohnJohn (John Johnson)]

I just looked up that camera. What is in between the camera and your Windows 10 device?

There are several ‘security features’ that you may have to work around.
This is probably the best place to start.

Getting your camera to work in the hellscape of Windows

Windows 10 and 11 have been cranking up permissions in recent updates, wreaking havoc with camera access for applications. Here is a list of things you can try to get it to behave: If you have anti-virus software, that it is not set to block camera access Check that your Windows security settings allow apps to access the camera. – To do this, click the Start menu, type “camera privacy” and click the ‘Camera Privacy Settings’ entry. – Check that ‘Allow apps to access your camera’ is enab…