Questions tagged [webcam]
Questions related to webcam setup/configuration. Please mention your model/make of webcam when asking questions.
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Respondus Lockdown Browser required, can only use a Linux system
For an upcoming dual-credit college course, I am going to be required to use Respondus Lockdown Browser along with a webcam. The only systems with webcams are my own laptop and my mom's.
My laptop is ...
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Are there any webcam programs that save the date in the meta data?
I currently use Cheese, but it isn't really compatible with Shotwell because it doesn't save the date in the meta data - only the file name.
I could run a command to get the file name and put it into ...
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Ubuntu doesn't detect webcam
Cheese just doesn't detect the webcam .. nor other software. This is an MSI GT70 2PC. I cannot even find someone having the problem. The webcam even works fine on windows 8.1 .
I also tried adding ...
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How to turn off my ubuntu web camera?
I was using facebook messenger, and When I finished my call, the web cam stilled working.I have an integrated camera in my laptop HP 630.
Is there a way to turn it off ? Thanks.
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How to fix inverted laptop webcam video
I am using Ubuntu 16.04 on an ASUS N61JQ laptop. When I use video call from viber or facebook (through chrome) my webcam feeds an inverted image. I am wondering how to fix it. Because two separate ...
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Unable to start webcam via Cheese: cluttervideosink missing
I'm running Ubuntu 14.04 64bit on my HP DM4 laptop. Also, I have gstreamer1.0-clutter installed. Still getting the error
One or more needed GStreamer elements are missing: cluttervideosink
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Webcam upside down when using skype
When I use skype my video is upside down. But when I use Google hangouts or cheese it is fine. How do I fix this?
I have tried many things and nothing ever has worked. My laptop is a Asus K53E.
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Droidcam Installation Error on Ubuntu 18.04
I've been trying to install Droidcam on my Ubuntu 18.04 and I've encountered an error I can't solve:
root@homelab:/tmp/droidcam-64bit# sudo ./install
Webcam parameters: '640' and '480'
Building ...
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Asus K52F laptop web camera shows upside-down picture in Skype
How to fix upside-down picture produced by web camera in Asus K52F (1.3 Mpix, don't know the model) laptop (Intel i3 M350, Intel video, Ubuntu 10.10) ?
Update: It seems ridiculous :) but the "upside-...
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How can I get my Microsoft Lifecam VX-1000 webcam microphone to work?
How can I get my webcam's (Microsoft Lifecam VX-1000) microphone to work?
It uses the uvcvideo driver and video quality is perfect on both Cheese and Gmail's Video Chat.
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Skype no longer recognises camera
I'm using Ubuntu 16.04 and I've just updated Skype. The microphone of my Logitech C615 webcam still works. The camera still works in Cheese and guvcview, but is no longer recognized in Skype
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What software could I use to do video surveillance?
I'm trying to set up a video surveillance system at home.
Is there a software system out there that is easy enough for a beginner/basic user of 12.04 to set up and use?
I've been attempting to ...
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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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Ubuntu 19.10 / 20.04 webcam crashing
This is a follow up of this question: Merlin U740 USB 2.0 camera not working
Basically I have Merlin U740 USB 2.0 camera. I managed to make it work on Ubuntu 18.04 and it was working well until I ...
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Xorg repeatedly tried to add built-in webcam as keyboard
First time poster here. I'm having a problem with xorg and my laptop Dell Inspiron 15 7537 running Ubuntu 15.10. I'm not configuring the nvidia GT750M in my system so no nvidia stuff at all in my ...
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HD Webcam not utilizing full resolution
I am using a Logitech c270h on Xubuntu 12.04 and it works with Skype, Pidgin, camorama, etc.... The issue I have is that I can not get it to utilize full resolution, which is 1280x720. v4l-info shows:
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Skype videocall upside down
I installed Ubuntu 14.04 64bit on an Asus k50fa. When I use the webcam on Skype the video is upside down and on cheese is working fine. The webcam is the one built in with the laptop.
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laptop's webcam shows blank screen
I just format my entire laptop using a bootable USB stick (I do this when my laptop becomes laggy). My webcam was working perfectly fine before that, but after the format, it has stopped working, so I ...
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how to format the ffmpeg command to record sound from my webcam
Using ffmpeg arecord -L, I am able to identify my Logitech usb webcam as:
hw:CARD=U0x46d0x821,DEV=0
USB Device 0x46d:0x821, USB Audio
Direct hardware device without any conversions
plughw:CARD=...
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Built-in Webcam not detected, also no /dev/video* in Ubuntu 20.04 and 18.04
I just upgraded to 20.04 and my camera still does not work. As title says, the Webcam is not detected, also there is no /dev/video*. I am using a HP ENVY13.
I tried many solutions from previous posts (...
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Integrated webcam not working - Ubuntu 18.04
Because of the whole Covid-19-situation I need to be able to use Skype on my relatively new Dell Vostro 5590 laptop. Unfortunately I can't get the webcam to work. It shows me a black screen (in Skype ...
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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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How can I disable the LED lights of a USB webcam?
I would like to disable the LED Lights on my V4L usb webcam. I would like to know if there is a generic method/way to handle that.
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How to adjust webcam image on Skype?
My Microsoft Lifecam VX-2000 webcam works with Skype and Cheese, but the image is a little dark on Skype. I adjust it on Cheese but the changes don't reflect in Skype (I think this was expected anyway)...
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Webcam not found on Thinkpad E550 (ubuntu 14.04)
I got a new laptop Thinkpad E550 and at first the touchpad was not working so I updated the kernel but now the webcam is not working.
Cheese is giving the error "device not found"
$ lsusb
Bus 003 ...
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uvcvideo is loaded but /dev/video0 doesn't exist
My webcam worked like a charm until I ran a simple python code to take photo. I ran it with root permission by sudo python myapp.py. The program crashed. Then I ran sudo killall -9 python.
From that ...
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How to use my android phone as a webcam, microphone and a speaker when video calling on skype?
I have Ubuntu MATE 16.04 LTS on my laptop. Its audio port and webcam are not working(damaged). I can't use Skype on my phone for video calling since since Skype can't use proxy settings on unrooted ...
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Stream webcam to Android
I want to monitor web camera on Ubuntu to my android. What application can I use? I like iCam but it works ony on windows. Thanks in advance!
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Video from webcam showing black screen in kazam screen recorder
I am using
Ubuntu 16.04 and for screen recording kazam 1.5.3
I am trying to use video from webcam option available in kazam.
But video from webcam is not working. when i check the video from ...
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How do I get an LG Lic-300 webcam working?
I use Ubuntu 10.04LTS from the beginning, and throughout that time the only thing that could not succeed was that this webcam is recognized but not working:
Bus 005 Device 002: ID 0c45:60fc ...
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Make the webcam take a picture when an incorrect password is entered or "wrong fingerprint scanned"?
I'm using laptop. And I want to take a photo when an incorrect password is entered or "wrong fingerprint scanned". I just found a question/answer about first part (Can I make the webcam take ...
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tool for webcam effects
Using Skype, I have the option to blur out the background on my webcam. I'm now using Zoom and Google Meeting a lot more and would love to apply a similar filter in other apps.
I've looked around for ...
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How to Run Pam Face Authentication
I am using Ubuntu 11.10.
I went to the following URL to download the software Pam Face Authentication
and downloaded the version for natty narhwall.
I installed the software using the following ...
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USB Device No Longer 'Powering' Up In Ubuntu [closed]
I've run across a weird issue that I was wondering if anyone had seen before. We run a custom version of Ubuntu 10.04 at work and we've been testing some software that uses webcams recently, which 90% ...
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Built-in camera not working on Ubuntu 20.04.1
I have this consistent problem, since Ubuntu 16... The camera on my laptop is just not working.
I have this problem since 4 years, I tried every solution google has, and i check regularly for any new ...
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Software to grab HD still image from USB microscope
I have bought a 20 USD handheld USB-microscope.
Video works in 640x480 with webcamoid, but the microscope is supposed to support still images at 1920x1080.
My guess is that I simply run the wrong ...
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Webcam Renaming
I'm running Ubuntu 18.04 and I've got a dual webcam setup for Zoom.
They're both Logitech c615 cameras and the fact that the system is giving them the same default name is confusing.
I'd like to ...
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Logitech webcam - focus resetting
I want to capture images from a Logitech C910 webcam in intervals. Problem is that after a shot is taken, the camera resets focus, making the next shot unfocused.
I am using v4l2-ctl to set the focus....
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Can't access Logitech C930e (webcam) under Ubuntu with SimpleCV
Ubuntu won't recognize my new Logitech C930e webcam fully. Guvcview does (see below). Logitech says it supports UVC 1.5.
I found:
http://sourceforge.net/p/linux-uvc/mailman/message/31645720/
Why isn'...
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Integrated camera detected but displaying black on Ubuntu 21 04
I have Ubuntu 21 04 installed on a Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 2i and my integrated camera stopped working. It is detected but just showing black.
My kernel version is:
5.11.0-40-generic
My integrated ...
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Webcam not working on Ubuntu 16.04 with vmware
I am having a hard time making my webcam work for Ubuntu on Vmware 10. The webcam drivers are working fine on the host machine (checked it while using the facebook video calling and google hangout), ...
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How can I control the pan, tilt, lighting, and other features on a Logitech QuickCam Orbit/Sphere AF webcam?
When the Logitech QuickCam Orbit/Sphere AF webcam is in use on Windows, a little window pops up enabling pan, tilt, zoom, and lighting control. This applet works outside of the program currently ...
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No Webcam Device
deeva@androliyah-A6200:~$ sudo lshw -C video
[sudo] password for deeva:
*-display
description: VGA compatible controller
product: Core Processor Integrated Graphics ...
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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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USB webcam microphone not working
I have a USB webcam which have inbuilt microphone.. The camera is working and the mic is detected.. but it is not giving any input.
https://www.amazon.in/TVS-WC-103-HD-Webcam-1080Pixel/dp/B08G4X6TC1/...
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USB Webcam microphone not working until re-plugged
I use pulseaudio + pavucontrol
I boot in with the microphone plugged into the USB port.
I check the Input device tab in the Volume Control application (pavucontrol) I see only my ...
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How do I record audio and video to a file from my webcam using ffmpeg?
This says to use /dev/dsp as the audio input. But I don't have a /dev/dsp I can find my webcam's mic in /dev/snd as /dev/snd/by-id/usb-Dynex_Dynex_1.3MP_Webcam-02
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Missing /dev/dsp* - what do I need to do/install for sound input from mencoder?
Linux sound is generally very confusing to me, especially when two different machines running the same version of Ubuntu don't behave at all the same way.
I'm trying to use mencoder to record a video ...
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See what application uses the webcam Data
I have a c270 Logitech webcam and I just noticed, that the LED is on, indicating that the webcam is recording. However there is no application (I would be aware of) using the webcam. So how do I find ...
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How to force Empathy Internet Messaging to change default webcam?
I just recently bought a new webcam. It is USB powered. For personal reasons, I wish to not use the built in webcam that came with my netbook.
I want to use this new one. I love empathy, it is a ...