webcam support - f10 preview+

[Rahul Sundaram]

David Timms wrote:
> Hi, especially to Hans for his work on web cam stuff,
> 
> So I got my:
> Logitech QuickCam Express Plus 046d:092f spca561 integrated works cam 
> showing an image on updated f10 preview, where previously I had no luck 
> when I had tested a couple of months back with a booting a rawhide 
> kernel on F9 machine and so forth.
> 
> However, what I did notice:
> - image is extremely dark by default - to the point that I didn't think 
> it was working at all, until I picked it up and accidentally pointed it 
> at the room light ;)
>   - eventually found v4l2ucp which gives: white balance, exposure, gain, 
> auto gain controls.
> - the image is quote grainy / blurry  -even after best attempt with the 
> focus ring.
> 
> Having never used the particular cam under winxp, I don't know how good 
> the image should be but expected it to be reasonable.
> 
> Does this sound typical for this device {on a usb2 port on a 1 year old 
> laptop}, or perhaps there is something screwy with my setup [or do I 
> need 500W floodlights in my living room] ?

What program did you use to test? Cheese is buggy in some cases. Try xawtv.

Rahul