Re: Webcam

[bob parker <bob_parker@dodo.com.au>]

On Sat, 28 Dec 2002 00:38, Mark L. Kahnt wrote:
> On Fri, 2002-12-27 at 04:40, bob parker wrote:
> > I have a usb webcam, it's branded 'Spirit WebCam DSC100'
>
> GPhoto2 and for X11 frontend, GTKam. GPhoto2 often (always?) provides
> its own drivers to access and operate the camera and transfer files, and
> now supports many models that nothing else can consistently. Some
> cameras, particularly the pricier ones that can be confused for
> traditional photochemical cameras when you only look at the front of
> them, can also be accessed as usb-strage devices, but I find that if
> WebCam is part of the name, chances are that it isn't that high-end.

No Mark it's not high end at all, low res 320 * 240.
I installed gphoto2 and tried gphoto2 --auto-detect with the camera connected
but it comes up empty.