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[Joseph Salisbury <joseph.salisbury@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Did this issue start happening after an update/upgrade?  Was there a
prior kernel version where you were not having this particular problem?

Would it be possible for you to test the latest upstream kernel? Refer
to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelMainlineBuilds . Please test the latest
v4.6 kernel[0].

If this bug is fixed in the mainline kernel, please add the following
tag 'kernel-fixed-upstream'.

If the mainline kernel does not fix this bug, please add the tag:
'kernel-bug-exists-upstream'.

Once testing of the upstream kernel is complete, please mark this bug as
"Confirmed".


Thanks in advance.

[0] http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.6-rc6-wily/

** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Medium

** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => Incomplete

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1574022

Title:
  Lenovo Easy Camera Picture to dark

Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  Currently on Ubuntu 16.10  64-bit and the camera is still extremely dark.
  I've tried multiple applications to try and use it and no luck. 
  I have a Lenovo S205 and the Problem exist in Ubuntu 14.10. to.
  Current Kernel:4.4.0-21-generic
  Is there any solution to this?
  Chipset of the camera taken from win7 driver is vimicro332 
  First I had the same problem in win7 with driver from lenovo website, 
  at least I found another one with a checkbox named quality.
  If I turn it on picture much to dark.
  If I turn it off picture ok

  $ dmesg | grep Lenovo
  [    2.168920] usb 2-3: Product: Lenovo EasyCamera
  [    2.212257] ATOM BIOS: Lenovo
  [    6.230260] uvcvideo: Found UVC 1.00 device Lenovo EasyCamera (5986:0292)
  [    6.239438] input: Lenovo EasyCamera as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:13.2/usb2/2-3/2-3:1.0/input/input12

  dmesg | grep uvc
  [    6.230260] uvcvideo: Found UVC 1.00 device Lenovo EasyCamera (5986:0292)
  [    6.252801] usbcore: registered new interface driver uvcvideo
  [ 4318.081147] usbcore: deregistering interface driver uvcvideo
  [ 4375.640162] uvcvideo: Found UVC 1.00 device Lenovo EasyCamera (5986:0292)

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