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Questions related to webcam setup/configuration. Please mention your model/make of webcam when asking questions.

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Built in Camera in Dell C3422WE not recognized Ubuntu 22.04

I have a Dell Monitor C3422WE with a built-in camera and microphone (for video calls). I have a fresh install of Ubuntu 22.04 with an Nvidia driver. The Nvidia card is connected to the monitor via ...
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Built in webcam doesn't work - Acer Aspire A515-57G

The webcam was working when the seller tested it with me while it still had windows, but it's not working now with ubuntu 22.04. lsusb detected the device: Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux ...
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Dell Laptop does not find integrated Webcam

I have a Dell Latitude 7640. I am running on this Laptop Ubuntu 23.04 and Windows 11. So the problem is, that Windows does find my integrated camera, but when I open cheese in Ubuntu, then it does say ...
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How to give camera access to zoom?

I just installed zoom by downloading the deb file from here https://zoom.us/download. Then I installed it using $ mv ./zoom_amd64.deb /tmp # See https://askubuntu.com/a/1416892/156688 $ cd /tmp $ ...
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v4l2-ctl exposure-auto setting fails

I am trying to tune a C920 webcam for picture quality using v4l2-ctl utility on Ubuntu PC. I am unable to set exposure_auto to 'Auto' mode, but I am able to set it to 'Manual Mode' or in 'Aperture ...
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Webcam (Chicony 04f2:b761) video inverted (upside down) after suspend 22.04.2 LTS

Integrated laptop (ThinkPad T14s Gen 3) webcam (Chicony 04f2:b761) video inverted (upside down/vertically flipped) after suspend. It is the right way up after restart. Tested on cheese, zoom and ...
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Webcam works as root but not as normal user: what permissions do I need to change?

When I run cheeseas root, I can see the video stream from my webcam just fine. However, when I run it as a normal user, I get "No device found". The normal user in question is in a group (...
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How can I HTTP stream a USB webcam plugged into my headless Ubuntu Server remotely?

I have a USB webcam plugged into my computer running Ubuntu Server at home. I want to access its video feed remotely. I am connected to the server's network with a VPN, so I can SSH into it using ...
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Lenovo X1 Thinkpad Yoga 2nd Ubuntu 22.04.2 - Camera / webcam not working

USB Camera is not working and tried diff USB ports - sometimes I get lucky and it comes up in cheese or zoom with camera led lighting up - but most of time led light is off. I have this problem on ...
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Bad quality in Cheese Webcam Booth Software [closed]

I installed Cheese Webcam Booth from Software Center to 11.10, Cheese worked beautiful in 11.04 but in .10 the image is so bad (I've put a picture of it), I like the functionalities of it and dont ...
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OBS Studio Virtual Camera won't work

I've found some guides which say that this used to be complicated, but is now as simple as sudo apt install obs-studio && sudo apt install v4l2loopback-dkms This does indeed give me a "...
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virt-manager windows 10 guest usb passthrough logitech brio webcam

here is my setup: host: ubuntu 21.04 libvirt: v7.0.0 guest: windows 10 pro N (version 21H1, OS build 19043.1083) i am trying to connect my logitech brio webcam to the guest machine. i set up the ...
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Webcam image dark + grainy

I have a laptop I've been running Ubuntu 18.04 on for quite a while, and it has a built-in webcam that has historically worked pretty well. I hadn't used the camera for anything for a couple of months,...
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Cannot use Microdia Webcam Vitade AF in ubuntu 22.04

I have bought an usb camera (0c45:6366 Microdia Webcam Vitade AF) and it does not work with ubuntu 22.04 in my desktop. It does not work with cheese or any other program. Some commands I tried looking ...
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OBS will not load with Razer Ripsaw plugged in

Checking if the capture device is detected hutber@hutber:~$ v4l2-ctl --list-devices Razer Ripsaw X: Razer Ripsaw X (usb-0000:00:14.0-6.2): /dev/video0 /dev/video1 I also have a camlink that ...
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See processes which use device

I have this (hopefully) irrational fear someone might hijack my webcam, especially since some of my colleagues started to put some tape around theirs. For some reason I am sometimes not able to ...
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Customizability of (Logitech Brio 4K Ultra HD) Webcam on Ubuntu

Can you control things like viewing angle, zoom, fps, and video resolution for a webcam connected to Ubuntu, through a standard set of commands or API? As a case in point, the Logitech Brio 4K Ultra ...
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Webcam failing : mtp-ptobe and colord-sane issue

Not sure whats going on here. This is ubuntu 22.04. Suddenly after a reboot (which installed patches) the video devices fail, most notably the logitech webcam. What I see for it in syslog is Apr 23 20:...
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HP Elite Dragonfly G3 webcam not recognized

I'm running Ubuntu 22.10 on HP Elite dragonfly G3 (2023), not so smoothly. The webcam is not working (at all), among other problems. ~$ lsusb Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root ...
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How to install a driver for a webcam on Macbook Pro 13" (mid 2014) using Ubuntu 21.10

Full disclosure: I am not tech savvy. I've found quite a few links related to this topic but as someone who has never used terminal before I don't know where to begin. Essentially, my webcam isn't ...
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Error installing DroidCam in Ubuntu 20.04

I want to use my phone camera as a webcam in my computer with Ubuntu. I read that DroidCam is the easiest way... So, I tried following the official script: https://www.dev47apps.com/droidcam/linuxx/ ...
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External Webcam Detected by cheese but not working(webcam- fingers 720p)

"My question is about that ,I am using an external webcam by fingers it has resolution of 720. When I am connecting my webcam on my laptop it detects in cheese but video is displayed and get ...
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Dell xps plus 9320 ubuntu 22.04 camera not working

I have a new dell xps plus 9320 and I installed Ubuntu 22.04. Everything works great, except the camera that is not working. The computer detect the camera but when I am trying to use it (for example ...
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USB camera detected but not working

I am using ubuntu 22.04 and I connected a usb camera, the system detects that there is a camera and its detected on cheese. when I use lsusb I get: Bus 001 Device 002: ID 1903:8328 Generic HD camera ...
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How to know if the internal webcam is being used by someone else without our permission

I use Ubuntu Studio 20.04 LTS. In my laptop, as it's usual, there is an internal webcam, and I've read about it is possible that someone (external evil hacker) could use it without my permission and ...
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Logitech C920 on Ubuntu, I can't save any settings [duplicate]

I don't know whats faulty, camera model or Linux video drivers in general. It's impossible to tune camera and save those settings. They get reset on boot, USB connect/disconnect, select/deselect in ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Webcam blinking

I am working with the face-recognition library but when my webcam opened I noticed that it was blinking for no reason I checked this on a Windows device it works well and in other apps like OBS, Zoom, ...
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Webcams (both integrated and external) are laggy (and have no virtual background support) in Zoom 5.8.0 on Ubuntu 22.04.2

I bought a Lenovo ThinkPad-E15-Gen-2 this summer and installed Ubuntu 20.04.3 (dual-boot alongside Win 10). I've been experiencing many different problems in Ubuntu, this being one of them. Google ...
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22.04, How to change default webcam?

I am brand new to Ubuntu and just need to figure out how to change my default webcam from my built in webcam to a USB camera. Any help would be appreciated.
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What are interesting uses for a web cam beyond video chat? [closed]

I'd like pointers/suggestions to any interesting applications that have been created for a laptop web cam beyond self recording and video chat. Specifically, I'd like setups that are ready to go ...
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Logitech BRIO complains: current rate 16000 is different from the runtime rate 48000

Whenever I plug in a Logitech BRIO webcam into any USB port on my motherboard, I get the message: current rate 16000 is different from the runtime rate 48000 usb 2-8: new SuperSpeed USB device number ...
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Integrated webcam not detected on Thinkpad x270 under Ubuntu 20.04

I am running Ubuntu 20.04 on a Lenovo Thinkpad x270. Unfortunately the integrated webcam is 'typically' not detected. Cheese gives `no device found', and there is no entry for the webcam on lsusb. ...
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Ubuntu camera not capturing full width

Some camera apps like Webcamoid don't take the full width that the camera can see. How do I make the camera capture the maximum width and height? I'm using Ubuntu 22.10. Taken by Webcamoid: Taken by ...
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How to natively turn off internal microphone(mic)?

I just installed Ubuntu for the first time. When I went into the sound settings I saw that my laptop's mic is recording: I've always had my mic and webcam turned off even in Windows for privacy ...
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How can I completely disable internal Mic and Webcam

I want to disable the internal Microphone on my laptop and the internal Webcam completely that they're no longer selectable, and no longer available? I will only use my external Webcam, and my ...
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Webcam flickering

My Webcam is flickering. I tried to change settings in GUVCView and in v4l2ucp (see screenshot, you can see there grey and white stripes, they change all the time) but this does not help, both with ...
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Camera recognized but not showing in video devices

I am trying to open my usb camera in vscode using opencv, but my camera is not working. I have an OAK-1 camera and when I connect my usb the camera it is recognized in Bus 001 Device 009: ID 03e7:2485 ...
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Labtech webcam shows black screen

I have an old Labtech webcam, and it shows only a black screen. lsusb gaves me: Bus 003 Device 002: ID 046d:0929 Logitech, Inc. Labtec Webcam Pro Also: ls -la /dev/video0 crw-rw----+ 1 root video 81,...
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Cheese not working properly

Ubuntu 22.04 Cheese 41.1 Logitech webcam Taking a picture with Cheese it starts counting 3 2 1 then shows an error “There was an error playing video from webcam”. Change the resolution up and down ...
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Support for audio and webcam on Dell XPS 13 9315 2-in-1?

Ubuntu 22.04.1LTS is mostly running on my XPS 13 9315 2-in-1. However, Sound shows only a Dummy Device, and Webcam has "Device: Virtual Camera" which is color bars. This model is not ...
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Cheese not launching- (Error restoring saved CRTC)

I've been using Ubuntu 20.04 for about 4 months now and have launched cheese a few times without any issue. priyanshu@Inspiron-7501:~$ cheese (cheese:499251): Cogl-WARNING **: 17:34:35.299: winsys/...
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Webcam not working in Ubuntu 22.04

I run Ubuntu 22.04 on a Dell, and the internal webcam does not work (No device found). It shows the following error:
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Surface Pro 7 webcam doesn't work

I'm new in Linux. I have a Surface Pro 7. I have installed Ubuntu 22.04 LTS but the integrated camera is not working. I've tried the following commands: "cheese" (cheese:6557): Gdk-WARNING **...
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ThinkPad X1 Carbon gen 10 webcam driver IPU6 Ubuntu 22.04

i have a Lenovo ThinkPad X1 10th gen. It came with Ubuntu 20.04 preinstalled and the webcam (IPU6 Intel) worked fine, I think because an additional driver was installed by default, but when I upgraded ...
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motion server doesnt start

I have a webserver with motion v 4.0, but motion doesnt start on boot, I have to tell it to start every time with sudo motion -b then everything is cool until I need to reboot. I have tried editing ...
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Webcam settings are reset by each app

I have Razer Kiyo Pro web camera on Ubuntu 20.04 and configure it via v4l2-ctl -d /dev/video1 --set-fmt-video=width=640,height=480,pixelformat=H264 and then check via v4l2-ctl -d /dev/video1 --all ...
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Ubuntu 22.04: cannot find camera

my Ubuntu HP laptop cannot find its camera, so I cannot use video. Camera shows "No Device Found" does not help. From that question, sudo lshw -class video has the output *-display ...
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skypeforlinux recognises external webcam but gives black screen

Situation Ubuntu 16.04, skypeforlinux 8.53.0.85 and 8.58.0.93 (latest to date from the Skype website) The external webcam works with Cheese The external webcam is recognized by Skype as per ...
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Droicam working on Firefox but not on Chromium browser

Following this guide, I have installed droidcam and connected my phone camera to my PC on Ubuntu 22.02. I use https://webcamtests.com/ to test my camera and it is working on Firefox. However, using ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Dell XPS 9350 webcam

I purchased a second-hand Dell XPS 9350 (i5-6ºgen), and I installed the latest Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. Everything is working properly except the webcam. I tried all that I know -- enabling the camera in the ...

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