Head-mounted camera problem (No update overlay)

[JohnJohn (John Johnson)]

@marcocp91

However, when I click “Update Overlay” it shows nothing.

This is not the first time I’ve heard or this. Please start here.

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…

Please note the Microphone comment. I wish it was a joke but it’s not and it’s certainly not intuitive.

I would be interested to know if right-clicking the LightBurn icon and selecting ‘Run as administrator’ allowed you to move past this challenging setup behavior.

As an aside, if the Varifocal lens is the type that physically moves to focus (or zoom), it moves the image with respect to the imaging chip on the camera and messes up the calibration.