[ale] OT: pc cameras and linux

[Geoffrey]

John Wells wrote:
> Can anyone recommend a good, cheap pc camera that works under linux?

You might need to define pc camera.  I've got a couple set up.

I've got   a pci captivator capture card, has rca input. I've got a 
mustek color camera on it, works great.  I got the card for about $20 
and the camera for about $20.  I've got two of these cameras, the second 
is connected to the s-video on my wintv card.  Works very well as well. 
  Works meaning I can capture stills just find and motion is fluid when 
viewed under X.

I've also got a b/w motorola camera that I've used with the above 
capture cards.  The image is a bit grainy, but it's designed for 
security type stuff, and has a very nice 60' cable.

All three of the above cameras have audio as well, but I've never taken 
advantage of it or even tried using it.

I've also got a Logitech express which is usb.  It works, but the image 
is limited to two resolutions.  Motion is poor, I don't know what the 
fps is but it's poor.  Capture works okay, but the images are not that 
good.  With this driver loaded it hits the cpu for about 80%.

The capture cards and cameras noted above have virtually no impact on 
the cpu.  I have run motion, which is a motion detecting software with 
my capture card/camera setups and it works very well.  It's quite cpu 
intensive as well.

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