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Logitech QuickCam for Notebooks

It’s a really good webcam. It works fine in Linux with SPCA5XX module.

The Dmesg output when you plug in this device is:

[17185947.536000] usb 2-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 2
[17185947.732000] usb 2-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[17185948.676000] Linux video capture interface: v1.00
[17185948.768000] usbcore: registered new driver snd-usb-audio
[17185948.796000] drivers/media/video/spca5xx/spca5xx-main.c: USB SPCA5XX camera found. Logitech QC for Notebooks
[17185948.816000] zc0301: V4L2 driver for ZC0301 Image Processor and Control Chip v1:1.03
[17185948.996000] usbcore: registered new driver zc0301
[17185949.004000] usbcore: registered new driver spca5xx
[17185949.004000] drivers/media/video/spca5xx/spca5xx-main.c: spca5xx driver 00.57.08 registered

lsusb output:

Bus 002 Device 002: ID 046d:08ae Logitech, Inc.

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Useful linux applications is:
camstream – save screenshots and can upload regularly via ftp on a web space.
kopete – permits webcam use in MSN
wengophone – permits video conference with the www.openwengo.com comunity.
netmeeting – Gnome application for video conference in MSN
others… that i don’t never used! :P