I'd like to buy a webcam that has good support in fedora, preferably without any kernel patches/proprietary drivers. Any suggestions?
Here are the web cams on my local Office Max shelf (or at least are on their web site):
Creative WebCam Live! Pro (VF0080) Creative Labs Live CAM Notebook Pro Webcam (VF0250) Creative Labs VF0070 Live! Ultra WebCam for Notebooks Creative WebCam Live! Ultra (VF0060) Logitech 961399 Labtec Webcam Plus LOGITECH 961422-0403 QuickCam Orbit MP Webcam Creative Labs Web Camera VF0180EF Live! Logitech QuickCam Chat Logitech Quickcam Pro 5000 Logitech 961403-0403 QuickCam Fusion Logitech Quickcam Communicate STX Logitech Deluxe Quickcam for Notebooks Logitech QuickCam Chat for Skype (961556)
Which of these, if any, will "just work"?
I've looked at: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/HCL and http://www.linux.com/howtos/Webcam-HOWTO/hardware.shtm
The fedora hardware compatibility list isn't maintained because it's a rapidly moving target and the webcam howto doesn't give me a warm fuzzy feeling that I can print it out and go to a local electronics store and buy a webcam that will just work with fedora. I don't need a list of webcams - I just want a reference for a single webcam that is known to work well out of the box with fedora core drivers and is on store shelves today.
Thanks in advance!
David
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