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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). Some nice people have also made an application to build the latest driver for some Webcam's. [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Webcam EasyCam]
Make |
Model |
Driver |
Supported |
Works? |
Ubuntu Version |
Comments |
Last Updated |
Creative |
Creative Webcam NX |
spca5xx |
Not out of the box. |
Works using [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Webcam EasyCam] |
5.10 (Breezy) |
Image quality is not the best, too dark with some apps, too light with others. |
02-Jan-2006 |
Logitech |
QuickCam Chat |
spca5xx |
Yes |
Yes |
Dapper & Edgy |
USB ID 046d:092c |
11-Nov-2006 |
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] |
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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 Messenger |
qc-usb-messenger |
Not out of the box |
I had it working with the steps [http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?s=980f126584356cd552208af1420b68ec&t=191770 here]. The [http://home.mag.cx/messenger source] of the driver however is down so I got qc-usb-messenger1.1.orig.tar.gz from somewhere else via Google |
|
USB ID 046d:08f0 |
17-August-2006 |
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]. |
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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. |
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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 |
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) |
ov518 |
No |
More or less: the outpout is sometimes green... |
|
You have to manually load some modules to make it work. |
10-april-2006 (dapper) |
A4tech |
View Cam pk-935 (also z-star corp pc camera) |
spca5xx |
Yes |
Yes |
Dapper beta |
usb id is 0ac8:303b but the 0ac8:301b model should work too |
Apr 2006 |
Tevion |
PC/Notebook Internet Camera |
|
|
Not out of the box |
|
Chipset: Microdia?. USB ID 0c45:60fe |
13 May, 2006 |
Creative |
Creative Live! Effects |
|
No |
No |
6.06 (D.Drake) |
Easycam does not work either |
15 Jun 2006 |
Creative |
Creative Webcam |
|
No |
No |
6.06 Dapper Drake |
Easycam and Easycam2 don't pick it up |
25 Jun 2006 |
Genius |
Genius VideoCam messenger |
spca5xx |
Yes |
Out of the box |
6.06.1 LTS |
Works with Wengophone and Gayachi but does not work with Ekiga |
14 Aug 2006 |
Trust |
WB-1400T (MoreInfo) |
spca5xx |
Yes |
Out of the box |
6.06.1 LTS |
Tested with aMsn 0.95 |
14 Oct 2006 |