F-14 and a USB Webcam -

[Bob Goodwin]

    I have an inexpensive Logitech usb web camera that I bought at
    Walmart perhaps five years ago that until yesterday I have always
    had to use with Windows XP. Now, for whatever reason, it works with
    F-14 but only at low light levels?

    At the moment the room is dark and it produces usable images with
    only a desk lamp turned on. I chose to run "cheese" but the
    application doesn't seem to make any difference, they all provide
    similar controls such as brightness, contrast, saturation, and hue.
    Using normal daytime room light the image turns white with only such
    things as my dark gray shirt being discernible. Manipulating
    brightness and contrast has some effect but the picture is always
    washed out even though brightness may be turned down to make the
    screen dark. Too much white!

    Since I know the same equipment works with Windows it seems it could
    work here too.

        [bobg at box9 ~]$ lsusb
        Bus 005 Device 002: ID 046d:c408 Logitech, Inc. Marble Mouse
        (4-button)
        Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
        Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
        Bus 003 Device 002: ID 046d:0870 Logitech, Inc. QuickCam Express
        Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
        Bus 002 Device 002: ID 06a3:8021 Saitek PLC Eclipse II Keyboard
        Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
        Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

        [bobg at box9 ~]$ lshw -X

        ........................   snip   .......................
                       *-usb
                            description: Generic USB device
                            product: Camera
                            vendor: Logitech, Inc.
                            physical id: 2
                            bus info: usb at 3:2
                            version: 1.00
                            capabilities: usb-1.10
                            configuration: driver=STV06xx maxpower=90mA
        speed=12Mbit/s

    Where do I look for more level adjustments?

    Thanks.

    Bob