Its the newer USB version that looks like a big eyeball. hehe.. On Sat, 11 Aug 2001, David Terence Jones wrote: > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Video4linux-list mailing list > > > Video4linux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/video4linux-list > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Video4linux-list mailing list > > Video4linux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/video4linux-list > > > > _______________________________________________ > Video4linux-list mailing list > Video4linux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/video4linux-list >
