On Sunday 22 July 2007 22:07:31 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Sun, Jul 22, 2007 at 03:24:38PM +0200, Dexter Filmore spake thusly: > > What rules of thumb take me to a good cam here? > > Firewire webcam. Like the Apple iSight or similar. That is the only way to > go as far as I am concerned. The reason is that there is one and only one > official standard for doing video over firewire (probably thanks to > Apple). So Linux will support any firewire camera. I have even plugged the > firewire output of a Sony Handycam (which usually records to an 8mm tape) > into a Linux box and captures video off of it. The problem with the USB > cameras is that they all do video differently depending on chipset and > there are dozens if not hundreds of different chipsets and drivers needed > to make them work. The firewire cameras cost a bit more but they are > definitely worth it in terms of quality, reliability, and ease of use. > Thanks for the info. Will look.
> > (And btw, can I use a Nikon Coolpix 4300 as a webcam?) > > No idea. Firewire or USB? USB, but I can't say that I noticed such a function while reading the manual, I was hoping someone perhaps knew a dirty hack. -- -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.12 GCS d--(+)@ s-:+ a- C++++ UL++ P+>++ L+++>++++ E-- W++ N o? K- w--(---) !O M+ V- PS+ PE Y++ PGP t++(---)@ 5 X+(++) R+(++) tv--(+)@ b++(+++) DI+++ D- G++ e* h>++ r* y? ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ http://www.stop1984.com http://www.againsttcpa.com -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-newbie
