Re: Webcam

[Rick Pasotto <rick@niof.net>]

On Sat, Dec 28, 2002 at 06:03:04AM +1100, bob parker wrote:
> On Sat, 28 Dec 2002 00:29, Jens Gecius wrote:
> > bob parker <bob_parker@dodo.com.au> writes:
> > > I have a usb webcam, it's branded 'Spirit WebCam DSC100'
> > >
> > > I can take up to 27 320 * 240 px photos at a time.
> > >
> > > What Linux software can I use to download the images to my hard
> > > drive.
> > >
> > > It came with software to do this in Wonders 98 but it really shits
> > > me having to boot that.
> >
> > Why don't people use the software search facility provided by
> > debian.org?
> >
> > http://packages.debian.org/cgi-bin/search_packages2.pl?keywords=webcam
> 
> I did that and I installed the package called webcam, it is a package
> for ftp loading a stream of webcam images to a server. It is not for
> dowloading still images to the hard drive.
> 
> Why not try out your own advice before giving it to see if it does the
> job?

I believe the problem started with your incorrect use of the term
'webcam'. You have a digital camera, not a webcam. It helps to use
the proper terminology.

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