Ubuntu Hardware Compatibility List (for webcams)

[Gilles Gravier]

Amedee,

On 05/01/2010 10:49, Amedee Van Gasse (ub) wrote:
> Hi list,
>
> I'd like to go shopping for a webcam, but I don't need it urgently, so I
> have the luxury that I can check for hardware compatibility before I buy.
>
> I googled a bit and found these sites:
>
> http://www.linux-drivers.org/usb_webcams.html (not very useful for me)
> http://www.ubuntuhcl.org/browse/search?category=33&os=1&worksoutofthebox=on
> (very useful, very easy to use!)
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareSupportComponentsMultimediaWebCameras
> (kinda useful, not easy to search, loads of documentation)
> http://www.fsf.org/resources/hw/cameras
>
> Any other websites that you could recommend me?
>   

Any modern USB webcam that adheres to the USB-VC (Video Class)
specification should work out of the box with no specific additional
software.

Gilles.