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Through the software Cheese or other softwares in the Software Center, I can't take photos with the resolution 5 mega-pixels, can't use motion-detect,pan,tilt and zoom.Is it possible to use these c310's features under Ubuntu? I think, the reason why I can't use is related to the driver linux uses, not to the softwares.Therefore, is there any other driver for linux to use the c310's features especially taking 5mp photos?

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    Uhm... this C310 camera does not feature any zoom. It has a fixed lens. Likewise for panning/tilting (it is just a simple fixed camera!). Motion detection is a software feature which might be available in some other software which is Logitech-specific on Windows. 5MP pictures are also fake: software interpolation by Logitech on Windows.
    – gertvdijk
    Jul 21, 2013 at 11:57
  • @Rinzwind No, that's not needed anymore. C310/C510 cameras work out of the box nowadays (ever sinds 12.04 if I'm correct)!
    – gertvdijk
    Jul 21, 2013 at 11:58
  • I realize this is an old post, but is there a way to determine (hopefully before buying - a website or something) what the native resolution of these cameras might be?
    – Adam Plocher
    Apr 3, 2017 at 19:17

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Don't be fooled by the specs.

This camera does not have the features you mention. And don't be fooled by the specs Logitech provides you. It's all software.

E.g.:

Photos: Up to 5 megapixels (software enhanced)

The camera's sensor is just 1280x720, so good luck in taking 5MP pictures. It'll just be a fuzzy blown up thing in Windows.

Logitech webcam software:

  • Pan, tilt, and zoom controls
  • Video and photo capture
  • Face tracking
  • Motion detection

This is all just software enhancements as well (fake!). It does not have a zoom lens, it does not have a servo motor to pan/tilt, it does not move on face movements, etc.

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  • I had realized before but I forgot that it is software enhanced.The other features, actually the camera looks like(physically) it is able to zoom,pan/tilt. logitech.com/assets/30132/logitech-hd-webcam-c310.png However, the appearance is just to fool people.
    – Hckr
    Jul 21, 2013 at 12:32

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