[gentoo-user] Re: Buying Webcameras

[Paulo J. Matos]

Thanks a lot for the tips, I'll check those references! :-)

2006/9/2, Iain Buchanan <iaindb@××××××××××××.au>:
> On Sat, 2006-09-02 at 01:29 +0100, Paulo J. Matos wrote:
> > HI all,
> >
> > I'm searching for a laptop webcam and a desktop webcam which should
> > work under Gentoo and preferably work well under Ekiga with very good
> > quality.
> >
> [snip]
> >
> > I'd be quite happy to hear all the possible experience you could share
> > on this. Cameras, models, quality, applications, etc.
>
> I just got a Logitech Fusion working under gentoo with the linux-uvc
> ebuild (had to add a patch[1]), and luvcview.  It gave me a /dev/video0
> device, but tvtime couldn't view it properly (stuttered a lot).  I
> didn't get the audio working, but I only spent a few minutes on it.  The
> "face tracking" and pan and tilt the box claims are all done in software
> (that works on windows) so you won't have those features.  The quality
> was a little flickery under the flouro's at work, but better outside.
> It also automatically adjusted the aperture (brightness).
>
> These websites[2],[3] lists some other logitech models and their
> compatibility.  See if you can get a hold of one and run `lsusb` to find
> out it's ID, then you will have a better idea if it works or not.
>
> [1] http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=143201
> [2] http://linux-uvc.berlios.de/
> [3] http://qce-ga.sourceforge.net/
>
> HTH,
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> Iain Buchanan <iaindb at netspace dot net dot au>
>
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