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Webcameras

Webcams normally use the [http://www.exploits.org/v4l/ video for linux (v4l)] framework. The Ubuntu kernel has support for v4l compiled into it.

You also need a driver for your camera. If it does not just work when you start e.g. xawtv, a good starting point to look for your camera is: http://www.qbik.ch/usb/devices/ (best use the search field with your manufacturer name)

Make

Model

Driver

Supported

Works?

Ubuntu Version

Comments

Last Updated

Creative

Creative Webcam NX

zc030x (?)

No

Some people have got the CVS driver to work, but it seems like most do not.

Compiled the driver both from CVS and their branched CVS which is supposed to be more stable. None of them worked any good. The semi-stable branch needed editing in the code for a resolution problem. Both could present some sort of picture, but it was hard to see that it actually was me on the camera. Very bad quality. I label this as a non-working camera. Its unusable as is. The drivers even had to be downloaded from CVS. The homepage for the driver ([http://zc0302.sourceforge.net/zc0302.php?page=cams here]) mentions it as supported, but that only means that for some people its sort of working, and for some, its not. If your looking here for a camera to buy, don't buy this one. For more information check either #zc030x on irc (freenode), or http://zc0302.sourceforge.net/zc0302.php

30-Jan-2005

Logitech

QuickCam Express

qc-usb

Not out of the box

After compilation of the module using [http://packages.ubuntu.com/hoary/misc/qc-usb-source qc-usb-source]

USB ID 046d:0850 Make sure the build-essential package and the correct linux-headers package are installed. Install the package qc-usb-source, uncompress the archive /usr/src/qc-usb-modules.tar.gz and execute /usr/src/modules/qc-usb-source/quickcam.sh (Note: The driver is reliable and included in other distributions like Mandriva, it could be included in Ubuntu as well)

14-Jun-2005

Logitech

QuickCam Express

quickcam

Yes

Out of the box

Breezy

USB ID 046d:0870 (046d:0840 and 046d:0x850 should also work)

22-Nov-2005

Logitech

QuickCam Express

spca5xx

Not out of the box

After compilation of the module using [spca5xx]

USB ID 046d:0920

22-Apr-2005

Logitech

QuickCam Express LOG0431 (refresh II)

spca5xx

Not out of the box

Ubuntu Hoary doesn't autodetect, but I have got the camera working by doing the steps listed [http://dvlinux.blogspot.com/2005_03_13_dvlinux_archive.html#111101610927602822 here].

USB ID 046d:0928, Image has blue taint with default gain levels. Has anybody got better colors using GRed,GBlue and GGreen parameters?

17-Mar-2005

Logitech

Webcam Mini/Plus PD0040

ov511

No

Not out of the box, but can be made to work.

Warty and Hoary both detect and load the ov511 driver included with the kernel, but neglect to load the image decompressor kernel module. This is evidenced in dmesg by the line "drivers/usb/media/ov511.c: No decompressor available." To get things running, load the kernel module "ovcamchip" at startup. Driver home page is http://alpha.dyndns.org/ov511/, and problem solution is from [https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-list/2004-July/msg03162.html here]. USB ID: ID 05a9:0518 Omnivision Technologies, Inc. OV518 WebCam

17-Apr-2005

MediaForte

MV300

ov511

Yes

Out of the box

Works for me in both Hoary and Warty with no user intervention

21-Mar-2005

Creative

Webcam Live!

[http://mxhaard.free.fr/index.html spca5xx]

Yes

Ubuntu Hoary doesn't autodetect, but I have got the camera working by doing the steps listed in the README file of the driver

USB ID 041e:4036 Works well with gnomemeeting and v4l. You have to install that plugins to use it with gnomemeeting.

4-Mar-2005

Philips

PCVC840K "ToUCam Pro II"

pwc

Yes

Yes

Autodetected and working correctly. However gnomemeeting fails to detect availability of /dev/video1 (I have a tv card on /dev/video0) and so gnome meeting is unable to use the cam. Camorama works fine. As the pwc driver is working correctly all other webcams supported by pwc should also work. Check [http://www.lavrsen.dk/twiki/bin/view/PWC/WebHome here] for a list

18-May-2005

Philips

PCVC720K/00 "ToUCam XS"

ov511

Yes

Not out of the box

This cam uses the ov518 chipset. It is Autodetected but complains that it can't enable compression. Simply adding 'ovcamchip' to /etc/modules so it loads the ovcamchip module resolves this, but the cam still wont work until you download, compile and install the latest Experimental ov511 driver from http://alpha.dyndns.org/ov511/. (The driver supplied with Ubuntu doesn't seem to have ov518 compatibility yet...)

25 October

Creative

Creative Labs Webcam Plus (Model PD0040)

ov511

No

No

Loading the ovcamchip module suppresses the "No decompressor available" message but the webcam still can't be accessed in gnomemeeting.

Update: 3-Dec-2005 and still not working (breezy)


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