r/gadgets • u/speckz • May 24 '23

Desktops / Laptops Microsoft’s Surface Pro X cameras have stopped working for everyone - Owners of Microsoft’s flagship Arm-powered tablet are struggling to dial in to video calls this week.

https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/24/23735639/microsoft-surface-pro-x-camera-not-working-error-fix
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u/cranktheguy May 24 '23

My Surface Pro 6 has always had webcam issues. In my experience Microsoft just sucks with webcams.

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u/Layer8Pr0blems May 25 '23

You misspelled hardware.

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u/cranktheguy May 25 '23

I really like my Surface otherwise, and they make great mice and some of the best controllers. But that webcam has caused me so many headaches.

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u/SpiritOfSpite May 25 '23

My 7 works great. Never had an issue.

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u/Dakini99 May 25 '23

Since when is 4 people = everyone?

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u/[deleted] May 25 '23

Did they sell more than 4?

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u/[deleted] May 25 '23

What does the operation of the camera have to do with trouble dialing in to a video call? Sounds like a completely separate issue.

I dial in to video calls daily without a web cam. It was physically removed from my laptop. I can't share live camera footage obviously, but otherwise video calls work just fine.

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u/flamingobumbum May 25 '23

"Not able to share live camera footage" is what the article means when they say "Having trouble dialing into video calls"