Affordable webcam

Daenyth · 2012-04-05 15:40:36

I'm looking for a <$50 webcam that will be well supported on Arch 64bit. Does anyone have any suggestions? Just something I can toss in my bag to use primarily for G+ hangouts. If it makes any difference, I have a thinkpad T400

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Rumor · 2012-04-05 20:20:19

This one will suit your needs quite well.

Daenyth · 2012-04-05 21:15:58

Thanks! I'll keep that one in mind.

R00KIE · 2012-04-06 14:12:37

I suppose most webcams sold these days can be supported by generic uvc drivers so it shouldn't be hard to find a supported webcam, quality wise it might be a whole different story.

I guess you may have already found [1] and [2], these should hint at some of the supported devices and features. Your other option may be to scavenge the webcam from some broken laptop/notebook if you know it works well with linux (I've done it but the webcam does not play well with almost anything since it outputs the image in a obscure format).

[1] http://www.ideasonboard.org/uvc/
[2] http://www.linux-drivers.org/usb_webcams.html

mich04 · 2012-04-06 15:32:18

I have ran this one on several linux boxes it works right out of the box no configuration required, and I find the picture quality good.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6826575013

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