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linuxgirlie · Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2005 8:31 am Post subject: Web Cameras

Hiya...

I am think of getting the following web camera:

http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=3NPH&SearchType=1&CategorySelectedId=11033&SearchTerms=creative&PageMode=3&SearchKey=All&SearchMode=All&NavigationKey=50450,11033

But I'm not paying £50 for it so will probably get it off ebay...anyway I'll move on...basically has anyone got this webcam, and is it operational?

If not does anyone know of a decent camera with all the mod-cons that do work? I'm very tempted to stay with brands, like creative, logitech et al as they make me feel safe....lol:shock:

Thanks,

Jo
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shifty_ben · Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2005 11:42 am Post subject: RE: Web Cameras

Any idea which chipset it has? if you can find that out then its easier to know. Stay well away from Trust Webcams. I hvae a Trust 120 Spacec@m and it took about 6 months of fiddling to get working. Hvaing said that it works better on Linux than in windows, althoigh sadly thats not saying much
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dogsby · Joined: Thu Sep 08, 2005 12:03 am Posts: 14 Location: Kent

Have you tried looking on the ZoneMiner web site. There are a lot of questions and answers about what cameras are compatible on their forums.

http://www.zoneminder.com

taupist · Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 11:20 pm Post subject:

FYI
I have a Creative WebCam NX Ultra, it works with the spca5xx driver. The best app for testing a webcam is GnomeMeeting. Good luck!javascript:emoticon(' Very Happy

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