The thing I dont understand is that the OP said the camera system worked outside the aircraft and was using its own power
Power wise, im just using its own battery so no external power source
Overheating.. unlikely? the laptop was barely sitting down for less than a minute
The software literally works fine all the time its outside the aircraft!!
I did mention in my opening post that i was having these issues whilst even the master switch was off, so i was very much on the ground and parked in the apron whilst analysing the faults!
Others have managed to use a laptop / webcam, sometimes with spectacular results