Hi Amos, > Oops you are right. I forgot to mention this but I'm not near the camera > to give its exact details - it's one of the cheapo cams which were available > already three years ago. I think it's just called "quickcam pro". >
On your USB cable there's a sticker (if it's still there) - the full name of the camera is there. > Is this the "Pro" or is there a "non-Pro" version? I've seen the "Pro" > mentioned > many times in relation to Linux. > > Thanks for the recommandation. It's: Logitech Quickcam pro 4000. > Still - can't I take advantage of the higher resolution available with some of > the cameras? I mean - if you look at zap.co.il you can find cameras with > 640x480 resolution: > http://www.zap.co.il/models.asp?Sog=C-Webcam&DB66204=66205 Of course you can, it's really depend on the application that you're using (or hacking). > Another confusing matter is the state of Video 4 Linux - should I track V4l2 > or v4l (1)? Is there a comprehansive list of supported cameras (as opposed to > supported cheaps)? If I recall correctly, V4L2 is backward compatible with V4L (which is actually "V4L1"), so you should follow the V4L2. Kernel 2.6.x has all the V4L2 support needed. > And one last bit - does anyone here have experience in streaming webcam output > between Linux and Windows XP? Define streaming? what exactly do u want to do? Thanks, Hetz ================================================================To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
