Questions tagged [camera]

A camera is a device that captures light and digitally turns the captured light into images that can be transferred to your computer. This tag applies to digital handheld cameras; use the "webcam" tag for a webcam instead.

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Logitec StreamCam not listed as a connected device

I thought the computer should recognize the Logitec StreamCam after I connect the cam via the USB-C port.However, the device is not listed as one of the connected devices. I verified that the ...
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Is it possible to connect 8 usb cameras to Ubuntu , I'm using a TP-Link 7 ports hub , and I cant find the way to access the cameras at the same time

I'm working on a project on ROS and I need to connect 8 usb cameras , so I bought a usb hub from TP-link but still cant access all the cameras at the same time , could you help me with this ?
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OBS Studio Virtual Camera Button Missing in 22.04

I started OBS Studio 27.2.4 on a fresh install of Ubuntu 22.04. The virtual camera button does not appear, though it did in 20.04. I have tried: Help > Check For Updates (I'm on the latest version ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 - Raspberry Pi - IMX219 Camera - How to use camera stack?

I need to use Ubuntu 22.04 (due to ROS) and would like to use the IMX219 camera with it. First of all, everything worls just fine with the newest Raspbian. When I try this minimal example, the image ...
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USB Camera is detected but not working on Ubuntu 18.04

I'm using ubuntu 20.04 and 18.04 multibooting. In 20.04, usb cam is detected and working. But In 18.04 usb cam is detected but not working $> lsusb Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation ...
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In my Surface Pro 8 doesn't work webcam

I recently bought a [SP8]Surface Pro 8 and found the correct drivers and ways to operate the touchscreen and pen, display battery status, and other things. An important thing to finish is the webcam. ...
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Lenovo X1 Thinkpad Yoga 3rd Ubuntu 22.04 login via fingerprints or camera

I own Lenovo X1 Thinkpad Yoga 3rd. It looks like my hardware is not supported to login via fingerprints. After lsusb command there is nothing related with fingerprint. Is there any way to add this, I ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 Webcam Flickering On/Off

I am running Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and my webcam seems to be blinking on and off. Doesn't seem to be a hardware issue since works as intended on Windows 11 (Dual boot system). The webcam I have is a ...
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Real Sense Camera stopped working after upgrade ubuntu 16.04 to 22.04

After upgrading my old Ubuntu 16.04 to 22.04, my realsense camera stopped working. Actually is not even detected. My old laptop is an lenovo ideapad that has integrated realsense camera, and, as I've ...
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Camera not working in Cheese in WSL2

I am trying to get my laptop's webcam to work in Cheese, but I get this output: mohab@DESKTOP-VUD35O1:~$ cheese ** Message: 17:24:15.307: cheese-application.vala:214: Error during camera setup: No ...
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share a wired ethernet connection over wifi

I have an Ubuntu 18.04.6 home server, connected via wifi (wlp2s0) to the internet. It has ip 192.168.1.13 on the local home network. I want to connect a wired ethernet camera, that has a fixed ip of ...
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My Camera resolution is low

My camera resolution is low. My lsusb output is: Bus 001 Device 003: ID 1903:8328 Generic HD camera And v4l2-ctl -d /dev/video1 --all output is: Driver Info: Driver name : uvcvideo Card ...
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Canyon CNE-CWC1 webcam, Microdia Camera, horrible picture quality

got me a Canyon CNE-CWC1, it's a cheap camera but the quality overall is passable. But not on Ubuntu, the quality is horrendous. Not sure what else can I provide you with, I usually need it for Google ...
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Cannot access '/dev/video*'

I am not sure if this is the right place to ask, but I would really appreciate your help. I am having an issue with accessing to my web cam from my Lenovo X1 carbon (running Ubuntu 20.04). yuxiang@...
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Logitech c930e focus reverts to default settings even with custom udev rules

OS: Ubuntu 20.04 (Focal Fossa) I recently bought a Logitech c930e camera for use in online proctored exams where the invigilator may ask for a government-issued ID to be shown. The camera has an ...
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Camera shows "No Device Found"

I have Ubuntu 20.04 on HP Elitebook 840 G4. For a few months, the camera is showing "No device found" when I open Cheese. Previously it was working fine. I can not even access the camera ...
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How can I view my Wyze Camera live video stream on Linux Ubuntu?

How can I view my Wyze Camera live video stream on Linux Ubuntu? I have the Wyze Cam V3. Constraints: I really don't want to lose the ability to view the video feed from the app on my phone when I ...
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camera not working on fresh install of 20.04

My camera is showing a black screen on 20.04. This is persistent across applications. The output of lsusb -v is Bus 003 Device 002: ID 0c45:6a09 Microdia Integrated_Webcam_HD Couldn't open device, ...
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Can't build camera driver for MacAir on Ubuntu 21.10

I followed the recommended way to install the driver for the camera on my MacAir running Ubuntu 21.10: sudo apt-get install git sudo apt-get install curl xzcat cpio git clone https://github.com/patjak/...
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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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check/remove permissions to access laptop camera

I wanted to read a QR code and used an online site. The site asked me permission to use the camera which I granted. I'm now a bit worried, how do I check the permissions and if, necessary, remove them?...
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Internal laptop camera disconnecting and connecting every 30 seconds

I really need help on this cause I'm getting crazy, and honestly very disappointed with the stability of ubuntu, because I can't have a normal video-conference with anyone and as you can imagine that ...
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USB camera (Logitech) stops working until reconnected

I have Dell desktop computer with Ubuntu 18.04 and Logitech BRIO camera. It worked good with Ubuntu 16.04 and worked good for a few weeks after upgrading to 18.04, taking hundreds of shots. Then ...
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what can cause my /dev/video* to get deleted (disabling my camera) and how do I fix it?

my integrated webcam suddenly stopped working. Most online advice seem to rely on v4l2-ctl which pulls data from /dev/video0 but apparently this directory does not exist. Some people seem to have this ...
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Internal Webcam (Macbook Pro 2017) not detected in Ubuntu 20.04

So I decided to start using Ubuntu (Version 20.04) on my Macbook Pro one day, all was well until I tried to take a picture from my internal camera through Cheese. The Cheese window is just a blank ...
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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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Builtin Camera not found in HP Elite X2 G2 in Ubuntu 21.10

I could not find my any of built in camera font or rear in Ubunu. Here is the link address of my hardware information- https://linux-hardware.org/?probe=47d816d00f Here is some output- $ lsusb Bus 002 ...
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How to manage USB webcam image settings on guvcview? The "image control" options work fine with the built-in camera, but not with the USB one

I use Ubuntu 18.04; I have a built-in camera in my computer (low resolution) and a USB webcam. The USB camera works fine; however, when I open guvcview, I can change the image settings (brightness, ...
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Integrated Camera not working kernel 5.11.0-37-generic

I have been several weeks in which the integrated camera does not work for me. It worked before, but suddenly it stopped working sometimes, and now it directly doesn't work anymore. Here are the ...
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Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd HP HD Camera on Ubuntu 20

I have a problem on my HP Elitebook 840 G7 with my builtin camera. The camera is detected but the picture is just black. # lsusb Bus 001 Device 002: ID 04f2:b6bf Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd HP HD ...
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HQ camera is not working with Ubuntu 21.04 on Raspberry Pi 4

I followed instructions from https://ubuntu.com/blog/how-to-stream-video-with-raspberry-pi-hq-camera-on-ubuntu-core. I have: start_x=1 in my /boot/firmware/config.txt file, but raspistill -t 0 hangs ...
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Built in camera stop working after multiple reload of a webpage

As the topic say my camera stop working after multiple reload of a web page using Firefox. I am using Ubuntu 20.04 up to date. I am a web developer and was working with p5js trying to play with my ...
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How to play on local in MPV camera AV output from remote via SSH?

I need simple thing, play on local in MPV camera AV output from remote via SSH. I thought it should be simple like this. ssh 192.168.1.100 -p 22 'ffmpeg -i /dev/video0 -b:v 1M -b:a 150K -' | mpv - ...
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Camera on ASUS Transformer Mini T103HAF

Does anyone know how to install/activate the native camera on Ubuntu 20.04 on this device? https://www.gizmochina.com/product/asus-transformer-mini-t103haf/
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How can I solve the routing problem when using an industrial camera?

I use an industrial camera. I also have access to the modem. The problem is that if the Internet comes up first and then the program has access to the camera, then the camera gives an error and has no ...
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How to enable sound on remote machine with xrdp server?

I have this setup: Main computer (Ubuntu 20) monitor mouse keyboard Remote computer (Ubuntu 20) xrdp server internet camera headphones with microphone Everything is lying on one desk, I want to ...
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Use custom video to feed camera

What I am trying to achive is to redirect my camera /dev/video0 with a custom video file. Desired Reasult: When opened a application like cheese or websites like jitsi which process the buffer from my ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 Can't Use Camera Without Sudo

I have a USB Webcam connected to an Ubuntu 20.04 VM. I want to use the camera so to test it, I use Cheese. It shows a black box. So, I install guvcview but that also does the same thing. Only after ...
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In-built laptop camera and mic don't work, are universal drivers available?

I am using the Eve V 2-in-1 laptop from a small enthusiasts manufacturer. The device came with windows installed and the in-built camera and microphone work with this OS. But more often I use the ...
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Detect USB Samsung NX3000 camera

My samsung NX3000 camera isnt detected on Ubuntu 20.10. When cable is ON, the camera enters "USB connection" mode, but nothing happens on Ubuntu. it doesnt appear in nautilus (neither main ...
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How can I tell which of these video devices is a webcam?

$ ls -ltrh /dev/video* crw-rw----+ 1 root video 81, 1 Mai 4 00:17 /dev/video1 crw-rw----+ 1 root video 81, 0 Mai 4 00:17 /dev/video0 This is a laptop so I guess one is the built in camera, and one ...
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My camera and microphone are not working

My camera and microphone are not working, They are not listed on my hardware list when I open cheese I see this : Is there anything that I can do ?
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ffmpeg: mp4 to camera: Conversion

I found the following question and tried to send a mp4 video to my camera: Is there any way ffmpeg send video to /dev/video0 on Ubuntu? I used the following command: ffmpeg -re -i fakezoom.mp4 -map 0:...
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Can't detect built-in camera after installation

I have an old laptop (>4 years)with the bare minimum to work with. I installed Lubuntu 16.04.3 LTS and so far so good, my only issue is that the built-in camera isn't being detected by any app. I'm ...
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NVR Viewer for Ubuntu

I've looked around and maybe I'm not searching correctly; or no one has this specific setup. I have a Sannce DT41DC1T security camera NVR. Analog cameras plug directly into the unit. Instead of ...
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Can I use CCTV cam as a usb web cam direct on PC?

I am using Ubuntu 18.04 and I have unused CCTV camera, so I wanted to use it instead my web cam because it's quality is better, I connected it with 12v adapter to power source and I convert an old USB ...
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Need Software to view and record ip camera

I have a Zmodo camera that is no longer supported. The app I have for it is 32 bit from windows Xperia days. I don’t use windows and would like to find an ip camera app that supports h264 format for ...
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I have a problem putting my camera in VirtualBox

The problem is that I work with an Ubuntu system, and inside it I have also put two other Ubuntu machines to test if the cameras could be seen through the virtual Ubuntu machines. What happens that ...
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How to use your mobile as a USB webcam [duplicate]

I have already tried many of them but i want to switch between the different camera lenses (like wide angle, macro, telescopic) none of the apps seem to offer it accept for an ios app called ios ...
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Camera devices suddenly disappeared on ubuntu 20.04

I am using Ubuntu 20.04 on Asus Tuf. I have a very weird problem with the camera devices. When I restart the computer, both the integrated webcam and the external webcam are working perfectly and I ...
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