On Monday 06 November 2006 16:59, Philip Walden wrote: > Anne Wilson wrote: > >My webcam is fairly old, and it looks as though it has had its day. I get > > a picture in ekiga, but it is hopelessly wrong in colour and hopelessly > > out of focus. It's not got a focusing ring, either. I think it's time > > to buy a new one. > > > >I looked at what my local supplier is offering, picked out two that look > > good (after discarding several others for a variety of reasons) and tried > > to google for linux compatibility. The only references I found were very > > old, and with things changing at the rate they do that makes them > > untrustworthy in my eyes. > > > >I need a webcam easily available in the UK. Any recommendations? > > > >Anne > > From the http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Webcam-HOWTO/hardware.html#MODELS > > "Note that this information is frequently changing. The Linux-USB Device > Overview <http://www.qbik.ch/usb/devices/index.php> site is a great > place to look if you have a USB webcam. Also, you will want to check for > your model's homepage at http://www.exploits.org/v4l/. The information > compiled below on specific webcam models is from the same source, so you > may find more up-to-date information through the previous link." Based on the 'devices' page, I bought a PCline PCL-100K - according to the page, it just works. However, ekiga can't see it on my box. I can't find any info on which chipset is used - the statement that it usually in the manual is fatuous - they usually come with a single page that says 'plug it in and run the Windows install disc'. I had hoped that this was one problem easily solved, since I had found a model listed as OK. Anne
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