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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MiPi Webcam with Thinkpad X1 Gen10 not working with Ubuntu 22.04

I bought a brand new ThinkPad X1 Gen10 and the MiPi webcam (Camera,FHD,RGB+IR,MIPI,UF,Azw) is not working at all. Ubuntu doesn't even recognize the camera. Apparently this is a known problem with MiPi ...
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Using a digital camera ( Canon) as webcam

I can't use my digital camera ( Canon ixus 160) as webcam is there an application for that ? or just in the settings?
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Four /dev/video entries but just one camera

I have a Dell XPS 9370, which is known to have only one camera. But ls /dev/video* results in /dev/video0 /dev/video1 /dev/video2 /dev/video3, so four different camera devices. These four cameras ...
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Webcam not working on Ubuntu 20.04 after recent kernel update

My builtin webcam stopped working after a kernel update issued after 22 April 2020 . Before this date i was able to take pictures on cheese and video call etc , and for a while i didn't use my webcam ...
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Integrated webcam not working after upgrade to 18.04

I purchased a second hand Lenovo Z370 that was successfully running Ubuntu 12.10. I did a fresh installation where I erased and installed 18.04. But my integrated webcam is not working. Cheese tells ...
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Nikon P7100 doesn't connect as a mass storage device

I've tried connecting a Nikon P7100 camera to a USB-port on two different laptops running Ubuntu 10.04 and 11.04 but nothing happens. The camera says it's got MTP/PTP protocol. So it doesn't work as a ...
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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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New kernel broke the USB cameras on Ubuntu Desktop 16.04

The new kernel versions (4.4.0-186-generic and 4.4.0-187-generic) the ubuntu cannot recognizes my USB cameras (neither the original from the laptop or another USB webcam). If I start on the previous ...
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Integrated camera

My integrated webcam is not detected by Ubuntu 18.04. Cheese indicate the message hereafter. I have a Fujitsu lifebook A Series. ** Message: cheese-application.vala:211: Error during camera setup: ...
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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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Enable the speakers,microphone and camera

I' m using a Mediacom W700 tablet (is like a SurfTab wintron 7.0 ST70416-6) with Lubuntu 18.04 (i also installed Ubuntu-dekstop but it has only 1 GB of ram). How enable the speakers,microphone and ...
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Shotwell can't access camera

When I plug in my Cannon 50D camera with a USB cable into my laptop (running Ubuntu 19.10) and Shotwell pops up. But when I click on the 'Cannon Digital Camera' entry on the left sidebar an error ...
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Enabling, disabling camera from terminal

How do I enable and disable the laptop's camera from the terminal? And how will I know if it is on or of?
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Qt/KDE camera app alternative to Cheese in Kubuntu 18.04?

The following additional packages will be installed: cheese-common gnome-desktop3-data gnome-video-effects gstreamer1.0-clutter-3.0 libcheese-gtk25 libcheese8 libclutter-1.0-0 libclutter-1.0-common ...
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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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Copying photos from camera stalls - how to track down issue?

When I copy files from my camera (connected via USB) to the SSD in my laptop a few files get copied and then the copy stalls. I'm not sure why, any ideas or things to investigate appreciated, or bug ...
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Canon IXUS 155 camera no longer found when connected to USB after update to 14.04

Previously I used Ubuntu 13 or older versions on my PCs and the Canon IXUS 155 Camera was detected on their USB ports. With Ubuntu 14.04 this is suddenly no longer true. BTW: My other camera, a Nikon,...
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Photo transfer problems from camera

We have a digital camera (Cannon SX130 IS) which we often connect to the Ubuntu 12.10 desktop via USB in order to download the images. In past flavours of Linux (Mint 12 was most recent) it worked ...
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ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS does not recognise my macbook onboard camera

I recently replace my macair's operating system with Ubuntu 18.04.3. I installed skype and noticed the camera was not recognised. Here's some information on my system: lshw output description: ...
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Google (maybe the browser?) not recognizing USB webcam

First time here, thank you for all your wonderful work. I run (K)ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and am having a little trouble with my webcam. Cheese, fswebcam, vlc all recognize and start the device, but Google ...
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HP Truevision HD built-in webcam not working in ubuntu 18.04

I have a HP Notebook-15-ac603tu and after shifting to ubuntu from windows, the camera stopped working. I have run the following commands with output: lsusb : Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux ...
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Ubuntu DVR - what are the options?

According to my research, the best solution to use ubuntu server as a DVR system would be ZoneMinder. is there any alternatives to zoneminder out there? I'm not really happy it only has a web ...
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My camera is still dark after max brightness

I use mainly Skype and today i installed Ubuntu but my camera is dark. Ok. I searched how to increase max brightheess and i find 2 progrmas video4linux control panel and ldvc or something else. Ok. I ...
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How do I mount a digital camera via the command line?

When I plug in in my digital camera (Fuji F100fd), Nautilus automounts it as 'USB PTP Camera' with the path 'gphoto2://[usb:001,007]/'. lsusb lists it as Bus 001 Device 007: ID 04cd:02ef Fuji Photo ...
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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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Argus Camera DC-1512E will not transfer photos

I can't transfer photos from this camera. It will not show up a drive. Shotwell does not acknowledge it's existence. lsusb reports the camera as "Primax Elecrtonics". Help?
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How do I get my Sony Cybershot W510 to connect?

I'm new to Ubuntu 12.04 (only installed it on Sunday), and enjoying what I have been learning, but having a bit of a problem! I want to get my Sony Cybershot W510 to connect to the computer. I do ...
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SJCam SJ4000 Not Recognised by PC

I have a new Action Cam. A copy of a GoPro, I think. When connected via USB it asks whether it should be used as a PC camera or a mass storage device. Whichever is chosen, the PC cannot 'see' it ...
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Best way to calibrate my camera?

I really didn't notice ubuntu's calibration option ever since i was used with Precise Pangolin. But what's the best way to calibrate my camera?
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I faced a camera problem using in Telegram Desktop application

System Information Manufacturer: HP Product Name: HP Laptop 15s-eq0xxx Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Telegram app version 2.4.7 I can't use my video camera in Telegram Desktop App. "No camera could be found....
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Logitech C920 camera keeps freezing

Everytime using this camera it crash my system and gets unblessing freez. But when use Windows it works. Why Ubuntu it crash and freez? Its a USB camera logitech C920? How can i solve this? http://...
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How do I get the MacBook Pro isight camera working on 18.04?

I have referenced the thread at: MacBook Pro camera not working on Ubuntu 18.04 It lists the following steps: cd /etc/local/src git clone https://github.com/patjak/bcwc_pcie.git cd bcwc_pcie/...
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Microsoft LifeCam VX3000 no longer works on 18.04

My Microsoft LifeCam VX3000 no longer works on 18.04 using Cheese. Worked before with 16.40 Microphone is fine but no video. No image on Skype either. I can see the camera on "lsusb". VLC error: "VLC ...
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HD USB Camera creates two /dev/videoX

When I plug a HD USB camera, I see it creates two /dev/videoX ports: One with MJPG and YUYV pixel format output One with H264 pixel format output I want to give a name to the H264 device with 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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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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How to unmount camera (or keep it unmounted for gphoto purposes)

I'm trying to connect my canon dslr as a web cam to ubuntu following this advice: Using a digital camera ( Canon) as webcam However, KDE Plasma keeps on mounting the camera, thus gphoto can't use it. ...
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Asus K50IJ Webcam problem

Hello again Ubuntu community! I have a problem again. I installed Ubuntu 14.04 32bit on my Asus k50IJ laptop and whenever i try to make a skype call with the camera on it flips my image upside down. I'...
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