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What happens when one lone Linux guru has some time on his hands and a few webcams that just won’t work in the open source world? He wrote drivers for them, 235 of them to be exact. This guy started his quest with a couple USB webcams bought for his daughters at Christmas which wouldn’t work with Linux. After trying to get help from the cam makers to no avail he took matters into his own hands and wrote the drivers. What he found after writing one of the drivers was that lots of the work could be shared for drivers of cameras based on other chipsets. So if you are looking to run some unsupported web cam on Linux check out his work called GSPCA or Generic Software Package for Camera Adapters. 

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Filed under Hardware
USB Webcam Reviews
- Logitech QuickCam Pro for Notebooks - Carl Zeiss AF model (2007)
- Creative Live! Cam Optia AF USB Webcam (2007)
- Microsoft LifeCam VX-7000 USB Webcam (2007)
- Creative Live! Cam Optia USB Webcam (2006)
- Logitech QuickCam Ultra Vision (2006)
- Microsoft LifeCam NX-6000 (2006)
- Microsoft LifeCam VX-6000 (2006)
- Logitech QuickCam for Notebooks Deluxe (2005)
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- Sony Goes Slim, Greedy with HandyCam HDR-TG1
- HP's Robotic-like Elite Webcam Goes Beyond HD
- Kodak's Multi-touch Widescreen Photo Frame (Smudge Free Too)
- Stick it to Em with the USB Mini Web Cam with Sucker
- Logitech QuickCam Pro for Notebooks (Carl Zeiss AF Model) Review
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- Sony Cyber-shot W300 DSC Hits 13.6-megapixel
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- Creative Live! Cam Optia AF USB Webcam Review
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- Sony HDR-UX20 - The New King of Hybrid Camcorder?
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- USB Photo Studio in a Box for Poor Photographers
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