Extra: It seemed to work okay for Jitsi though, so that's good (I used by headset for audio input).
Hamish On 09/01/2021 22:05, John Horne wrote: > On Fri, 2021-01-08 at 15:27 +0000, Hamish McIntyre-Bhatty wrote: >> Hi, >> >> So as I mentioned I'm going to be buying a webcam as my existing >> solution isn't working. >> >> I imagine some of you probably use dedicated USB webcams, so perhaps you >> could tell me which ones you're using? >> >> I'll do research anyway, but it seems webcams are one of those things >> where Linux support is still poor, so any recommendations are welcome :) >> > Hi, > > I bought my webcam during the first lockdown as I needed it for meetings. At > the time a lot of Logitech webcams were either unavailable or very expensive - > I didn't need anything fancy, just something that worked and gave a reasonable > image and audio. > > I bought a papalook webcam from Amazon > (https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07HF56LX8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1) > > It works fine out of the box with Fedora 32 and 33 with Zoom. For use with > Microsoft Teams (used by my employers) required one minor config change to get > the audio to work (had to add my local account to the 'pulse' group I think). > > Using online tests of the webcam indicated that it gave a good image, and the > audio was okay (it was clear enough). My colleagues confirmed that both of > these were fine from their end. > > Overall I'm very happy with the webcam. > > If you're a little bit security paranoid like me, I also bought some webcam > lens covers too > (https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B075VYMPHW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1) > These are trivial to fit and work fine. > > > > John. > > -- > John Horne | Senior Operations Analyst | Technology and Information Services > University of Plymouth | Drake Circus | Plymouth | Devon | PL4 8AA | UK > ________________________________ > [http://www.plymouth.ac.uk/images/email_footer.gif]<http://www.plymouth.ac.uk/worldclass> > > This email and any files with it are confidential and intended solely for the > use of the recipient to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended > recipient then copying, distribution or other use of the information > contained is strictly prohibited and you should not rely on it. If you have > received this email in error please let the sender know immediately and > delete it from your system(s). Internet emails are not necessarily secure. > While we take every care, University of Plymouth accepts no responsibility > for viruses and it is your responsibility to scan emails and their > attachments. University of Plymouth does not accept responsibility for any > changes made after it was sent. Nothing in this email or its attachments > constitutes an order for goods or services unless accompanied by an official > order form.
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