Webcam devices
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Applications
- The Webcam HowTo
- GnomeMeeting -- Linux H.323 compatible client for the Gnome desktop
- motion -- motion-detection using a webcam
- spook -- capture live video and audio and stream it over an IP network
- vgrabbj -- grabs a image from a camera and puts it in jpg/png format
- webcam -- captures images and uploads them to a Web-Server via ftp or ssh in a endless loop
Resources
- Video for Linux resources -- see Video: Security / Webcams / Monitoring
- For USB webcams, see also video devices in the USB device overview database
Webcam drivers
(alphabetize by driver)
Many of these are out-of-tree kernel drivers.
- cpia -- first generation of STM's Color Processor Interface (ASIC) Cpia
- Included in mainline kernel
- Supports a large number of USB devices by Aiptek, Creative, Digicom, Dynalink, Ezonics, Intel, Microtek, Pace, SuperCam, TCE, Terracom, Trust, Utobia, ZoomCam
- Supports some parallel port devices by Creative, CVideo, CU-SeeMe, Digicom, and ZoomCam
- cpia2 -- included in 2.4 and 2.6 (soon) kernels
- Supports the QX5 USB microscope, the Swann Versacam MINI webcam, and other devices using the second generation of STM's Color Processor Interface (ASIC)
- Documentation on sourceforge site
- Kernel documentation
- et61x251 -- included in the kernel
- Supports Etoms ET61X151 or ET61X251-based USB cameras
- icm532
- meye -- the Sony Vaio PictureBook Motion Eye Camera Driver
- Included in 2.4 and 2.6 kernels -- see documentation
- Supports the second version of the MotionEye camera (PCI vendor/device 0x136b/0xff01)
- A driver for the third version is being written, see r-engine below
- nw802
- ov511
- pwc -- the new driver
- Available in the latest kernels
- Supports Philips USB webcams
- PWC wiki
- Discontinued version
- qce-ga/qc-usb
- Kernel module package available in
- Debian stable (qce-source)
- Deban testing and unstable (qc-usb-source)
- Supports Logitech Quickcam Express, LegoCam, Dexxa Webcam, Labtec Webcam (old model), Logitech QuickCam Notebook (some models)
- Kernel module package available in
- quickcam
- r-engine
- Aims to support Sony Vaio Picturebooks (model PCG-C1M* and newer, PCI vendor/device 0x10cf/0x2011)
- se401
- sqcam
- Supports webcams based on the sq905 chip, such as Volcano DG640E, Nexxtech Micro Digital Camera, Umax (Yamada) Astranugget; may work with Mito DG640E, Mitek CD10, Mitek 30P, GTW Electronics/ ShuoYing, Industrial(ShenZhen)Co.,Ltd SY-2102, Condord Eye-Q Easy / Eye Q Easy Too, Che-ez Snap, Hercules DualPix, Argus DC-1512, DC-1510, Gear to go, Magpix B350, Jenoptik JD 350, Concord Eye-Q Easy, PockCam
- Sonix SN9C10x
- stv680 -- SANE backend
- spca5xx
- Supports webcams based on Sunplus Sonix Transvision Z-star/Vimicro Conexant Etoms chips
- from various vendor Aiptek Intel Creative Logitec Labtec Mustek ...
- Supports webcams such as Aiptek Pencam and Digital Dream l'espion
- sty0680
- tv8532
- uvcvideo
- USB Video Class driver
- w9968cf -- included in the kernel
- Supports Winbond W9967CF or W9968CF-based USB cameras
- w9967cf (obsolete)
- zr364xx
- Supports the webcam mode of cameras based on the ZR364xx chips from wendors like Aiptek, Concord, Creative, Genius, Maxell, Fujifilm, Ricoh, Pentacon, Mustek, Konica, Umax etc.
- zc0301 -- included in the kernel
- Supports Z-Start/Vimicro ZC0301-based USB cameras
- zc0302
There is some support for various cards with several video inputs and one bt878 processor chip; if you know about these, please supply more information.