Ubuntu 20.04 and a Philips SPC230NC webcam

[Liam Proven]

On Wed, 10 Mar 2021 at 17:10, Charles M <chaslinux at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> It's not a lot of webcams but here's a link to a Google doc of my
> experience with a few webcams under Xubuntu:
>
> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/180vnd5I6XLZyUEvBPnCO1SiGlIOS5jM3y4M5rAZ-V3A/edit?usp=sharing

FWIW I can add a couple more.

I have a Creative Technology, Ltd Live! Cam Chat HD [VF0700] bought
for use on my old Mac mini -- therefore selected for macOS
compatibility. (Note capitalisation; this refers to the former Mac OS
X. The old, "Classic" OS was MacOS with a capital M.)

The Mac mini was replaced with an iMac with a built-in camera. I was
going to sell it, but due to the COVID pandemic, I now must work from
home and the Creative camera works seamlessly on Linux, in Cheese,
Skype, MS Teams, Google Meet, etc. Its microphone is also recognised
and works but I normally use a headset or earphones.

I also have an old Intel USB camera, model CS430. This used to work
with WinXP. Now it is not recognised by anything. Linux sees there is
a camera, but it shows no image, not with Cheese, Skype, or anything.
It is not recognised on Win10 and while macOS sees it, no image is
displayed.


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