Hey Mike,
sorry for the delay. I recently posed the same question to Jorma Jennings of RealEyes Media. His response below:
We use Dell computers and many of them have the built in web cam. We have not ever run into a problem with the cameras, or the video card.
It actually sounds like they may need to get the update to Presenter 7.
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=4005 This patch resolves some major issues with the recording audio (it crashes too) an may resolve their video issue.
If this isn’t the resolution, let me know and I’ll keep digging.
As a point of reference we use Dell Vostro 1500’s and Dell Latitude’s. The Vostro’s have a 2 MP web cam built into them and we use Logitech cams on the Latitudes and the non-laptops around the office. We also sometimes use a Cannon XL-1, but I’m guessing that a $3,000 camera isn’t the answer.
Bottom line Mike, see if the update resolves the problem and please let me know how it turns out.
Rob