WEBCAM suggestions?

[Federico Voges]

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Hi,

I did my research and decided for a Philips. I you have a recent
kernel, you won't have problems with it.
The support is well documented and the driver is somewhat supported by
Philips (it's not official but the author has an NDA with philips and
acces to theier engineers).


On Sat, 20 Apr 2002 19:05:09 -0400, Jerry McBride wrote:

>
>Ok... I'm ready to jump into webcam work and I was wondering if anyone
>here could suggest which of the webcams are best supported in Linux.
>
>The interface should be USB and I'm looking for fairly good resolution for
>both streaming video and stills. I've got access to a CREATIVE WEBCAM, but
>have had zero luck in getting it to work. I was already prepared for
>failure as it does not appear to be on the "A List" of webcam... From what
>I can gleen from the inet, PHILLIPS seems to be one of the best supported.
>Alot of people seem to use it under linux.
>
>Aside from USB, one other possibility is using a video grabber card and a
>video source plugged in via a composite/usb port. I've got access to a
>number of color security camers, so it's a possiblity. Does anyone
>konw of a "real" digital camera (portable) that can do double duty as a
>webcam? 
>
>Anyones experience will be most welcomed.
>
>Thank you, in advance.
>
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