Re: web camera for linux

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Which Zoomcam is that?
I have one I can't use - what kind is it? parallel?
Thanks
Dave
"Nima S. Panahi" wrote:

> I would have to go with Philips also. I love the Philips, as it is FAST,
> CRISP, and works under many different lighting conditions. AND, its
> cheaper that  most webcams that are crap compared to it. The only thing is
> the USB sound subsystem it comes with. IT gives me so much headache since
> I also have a SB Live Plat. 5.1 installed. However, I probably can fix
> this if I spend a little time clearing up what is going on there.  I also have
> a ZoomCam that works great but not half the image quality as Philips.
>
> On Fri, 10 Aug 2001, Mihnea-Costin Grigore wrote:
>
> > On Fri, 10 Aug 2001, George F. Saxby wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >  what would members of the list choose as a web cam for linux that is readily
> > > available?
> >
> >      In my opinion, the best choice would be a Philips camera. The old
> > ones (PCVC680/690) are ok - but they come with CMOS sensors, so the image
> > quality isn't extraordinary. The new ones though, from the ToUCam series
> > (especialy the Pro version) are great, they have a CCD sensor and support
> > 640x480 for capturing. There is very good support for these in Linux,
> > check out http://www.smcc.demon.nl/webcam/ for more details.
> >      They also come with good prices - about 80$ for the ToUCam Pro
> > (although it may vary, depending on country) and only 60$ for the ToUCam
> > Fun. Beware of the ToUCam XS though, it is not made by Philips and it is
> > _not_ supported in Linux, although it is pretty cheap and offers a good
> > image quality.
> >
> >      As a side-note, I have two Philips cams at the moment, one of them
> > working non-stop for motion-detection, and I am very happy with them.
> >
> > With best regards,
> >
> > --
> > Mihnea-Costin Grigore          [ "Tenebus Ipsilo Ibinem Catehens" ]
> > E-mail: mgc8@xxxxxxxxxxx       Home Page: http://mgc8.virtualave.net
> >
> >
> >
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