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Re: [pwc] semi-OT - cam recommendation?

To: Steve Jensen <>
Subject: Re: [pwc] semi-OT - cam recommendation?
From: Roman Haefeli <>
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 17:27:48 +0100
hi steve

i am quite a noob on this topic, though, but i also looked for a
Quickcam 4000 pro, because i tested it once, but same story here: they
seem to be not available anymore

i spent a whole afternoon on searching a cam, that is:
a) supported by a driver on linux
b) is available in my country (switzerland) at the moment

the only one i could find was a philips spc 900nc, for which recently
support was added in the pwc-driver.

the cam works, but the pwc driver doesn't support many of the options
that are available on windows

what is possible under linux with a spc900nc:

640x480 @ 15fps
320x240 @ 30fps
160x120 @ 30fps

philips advertizes it as a cam with a max. framerate of 90fps, but even
under windows i couldn't set the cam to more than 30, altough the option
is listed.

under windows you can switch off automatic whitebalanca and automatic
shutter, which is not possible with the pwc driver. 

btw: is there any cam supported by the pwc driver, where you can switch
off auto-whitebal and auto-shutter?

roman



On Tue, 2006-11-21 at 10:25 -0500, Steve Jensen wrote:
> So after getting PWC (thanks!) working, etc. and a nice setup for 
> streaming our zoo and basketball games, the camera I was using for 
> testing/development is no longer available :( (Logitech Quickcam 4000 pro).
> 
> So... we're looking for another camera that is currently available.
> 
> Anyone have working experience with the Logitech Orbit?  It is supported 
> by pwc, so I'm not too worried there, but I'd like to hear a success 
> story or two, maybe see a few frames that it captures (from a Linux 
> box), etc.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Steve
> 
> 


                
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