Welcome to the USB Video Class Linux device driver home.
The goal of this project is to provide all necessary software components to fully support UVC compliant devices in Linux. This include a V4L2 kernel device driver and patches for user-space tools.
The USB Device Class Definition for Video Devices, or USB Video Class, defines video streaming functionality on the Universal Serial Bus. Much like nearly all mass storage devices (USB flash disks, external SATA disk enclosures, ...) can be managed by a single driver because they conform to the USB Mass Storage specification, UVC compliant peripherals only need a generic driver.
The UVC specification covers webcams, digital camcorders, analog video converters, analog and digital television tuners, and still-image cameras that support video streaming for both video input and output.
Due to the limited available man power and the broad scope of the UVC specification, the Linux UVC project will concentrate the development efforts on video input devices, especially webcams. Video output devices are supported in bulk mode only.
Support requests are handled through the Linux media development mailing list. Don't forget to read the FAQ before sending an e-mail to the list.
The Linux UVC projects is currently focussing on kernel support for UVC devices. The driver implements the Video4Linux 2 (V4L2) API. Support for the deprecated V4L1 API will not be added.
The following table lists the UVC features supported by the Linux UVC driver.
UVC Feature | Status | Comments |
---|---|---|
UVC 1.0 descriptors | Yes | |
UVC 1.1 descriptors | Yes | |
Camera input terminal | Yes | |
USB Streaming terminal | Yes | |
Processing unit | Yes | |
Selector unit | Yes | |
Extension unit | Yes | Extension units can be accessed directly or mapped to V4L2 controls. They require a user-space management tool. |
Button events | Yes | Button events are reported to userspace through a separate event device node, but require the video device node to be open. |
Control change events | Yes | |
Still image capture | No | |
Video streaming | Yes | |
Uncompressed payload | Yes | |
MJPEG payload | Yes | |
DV payload | Yes | |
MPEG-2 TS payload | No | |
Frame-based payload | Yes | |
Stream-based payload | No |
The table below lists known UVC devices. Other UVC compliant video input devices are very likely to be supported. If your UVC device is not listed below, please report it to the Linux media development mailing list.
Device ID | Name | Manufacturer | Status |
---|---|---|---|
0402:5606 | USB 2.0 Camera (VIT D2010 notebooks) | ALi Corporation | [12] |
0402:9665 | 1.3M WebCam (Acer Aspire AS7551-7442 notebooks) | ALi Corporation | |
0408:030c | HP Webcam (HP Pavilion DV6744 and DV6750) | Quanta Computer | |
0408:2fb1 | Laptop Integrated Webcam 2HDM (Dell XPS notebooks) | Quanta Computer | |
0416:a91a | LogiLink Wireless Webcam | Windbond | |
041e:4057 | Creative Live! Cam Optia | Creative Labs | |
041e:4058 | Creative Live! Cam Optia AF | Creative Labs | [18] |
041e:4063 | Creative Live! Cam Video IM Pro | Creative Labs | [7] |
041e:4065 | Creative Live! Cam Optia Pro | Creative Labs | |
041e:406a | Creative Live! Cam Notebook Ultra | Creative Labs | |
041e:406b | Creative Live! Cam Chat IM | Creative Labs | |
041e:406c | Creative Live! Cam Sync | Creative Labs | |
041e:4071 | Creative Live! Cam Vid. IM Ultra | Creative Labs | |
041e:4080 | Creative Live! Cam Socialize HD | Creative Labs | [16] |
041e:4088 | Creative Live! Cam Chat HD | Creative Labs | |
0458:505e | Genius iSlim 330 | Genius | |
0458:7055 | Genius iSlim 2020AF | Genius | |
0458:705d | Genius iSlim 2000AF | Genius | |
0458:706e | Genius eFace 2025 | Genius | |
0458:7070 | Genius FaceCam 310 | Genius | [13] |
0458:7071 | Genius iSlim 1300 V2 | Genius | |
0458:707c | Genius eFace 1300 | Genius | |
0458:7081 | Genius FaceCam 2000 | Genius | |
045e:00f8 | Microsoft LifeCam NX-6000 | Microsoft | |
045e:0721 | Microsoft LifeCam NX-3000 | Microsoft | |
045e:074a | Microsoft LifeCam VX-500 | Microsoft | |
045e:075d | Microsoft LifeCam Cinema | Microsoft | [13] |
045e:076d | Microsoft LifeCam HD-5000 | Microsoft | |
045e:0770 | Microsoft LifeCam VX-700 | Microsoft | |
045e:0772 | Microsoft LifeCam Studio | Microsoft | [13,15] |
045e:0779 | Microsoft LifeCam HD-3000 | Microsoft | |
046d:0802 | Logitech Webcam C200 | Logitech | |
046d:0804 | Logitech Webcam C250 | Logitech | |
046d:0805 | Logitech Webcam C300 | Logitech | |
046d:0807 | Logitech Webcam C500 | Logitech | |
046d:0808 | Logitech Webcam C600 | Logitech | |
046d:0809 | Logitech Webcam Pro 9000 | Logitech | |
046d:080a | Logitech Portable Webcam C905 | Logitech | |
046d:0819 | Logitech Webcam C210 | Logitech | |
046d:081d | Logitech Webcam C310 | Logitech | |
046d:0821 | Logitech Portable Webcam C910 | Logitech | |
046d:0825 | Logitech HD Webcam C270 | Logitech | |
046d:0826 | Logitech HD Webcam C525 | Logitech | |
046d:082c | Logitech HD Webcam C615 | Logitech | |
046d:082d | Logitech HD Pro Webcam C920 | Logitech | |
046d:08c1 | Logitech Quickcam Fusion | Logitech | [1,2] |
046d:08c2 | Logitech Quickcam Orbit/Sphere MP | Logitech | [1,2] |
046d:08c3 | Logitech Quickcam for Notebooks Pro | Logitech | [1,2] |
046d:08c5 | Logitech Quickcam Pro 5000 | Logitech | [1,2] |
046d:08c6 | Logitech Quickcam OEM Dell Notebook | Logitech | [1,2] |
046d:08c7 | Logitech Quickcam OEM Cisco VT Camera II | Logitech | [1,2] |
046d:08c9 | Logitech Quickcam Ultra Vision | Logitech | [1,2] |
046d:08ca | Logitech Quickcam Fusion (2006 model) | Logitech | [1,2] |
046d:08cb | Logitech Quickcam for Notebooks Pro (2006 model) | Logitech | [1,2] |
046d:08cc | Logitech Quickcam Orbit/Sphere MP (2006 model) | Logitech | [1,2] |
046d:08ce | Logitech Quickcam Pro 5000 (2006 model) | Logitech | [1,2] |
046d:0990 | Logitech Quickcam Pro 9000 Logitech Quickcam Pro 9000 for Business |
Logitech | [6] |
046d:0991 | Logitech Quickcam Pro for Notebooks (2007 model) Logitech Quickcam Pro for Notebooks for Business |
Logitech | |
046d:0992 | Logitech Quickcam Communicate Deluxe | Logitech | |
046d:0994 | Logitech Quickcam Orbit/Sphere AF | Logitech | |
046d:09a1 | Logitech Quickcam Communicate MP/S5500 Logitech Quickcam Communicate MP for Business |
Logitech | |
046d:09a2 | Logitech Quickcam Communicate Deluxe/S7500 | Logitech | |
046d:09a4 | Logitech Quickcam E 3500 | Logitech | |
046d:09a5 | Logitech Quickcam 3000 for Business | Logitech | |
046d:09a6 | Logitech Quickcam Vision Pro | Logitech | |
046d:09b0 | Acer OrbiCam (Acer notebooks) | Logitech | |
046d:09b2 | Fujitsu Webcam (Fujitsu-Siemens notebooks) | Logitech | [3] |
046d:09c0 | Quickcam for Dell Notebooks (Dell notebooks) | Logitech | [1,2] |
046d:09c1 | Logitech Quickcam Deluxe for Notebooks Logitech Quickcam Deluxe for Notebooks for Business |
Logitech | [1,2] |
0471:0331 | Philips SPC 1300NC | Philips | |
0471:0332 | Philips SPC 1000NC | Philips | |
0471:0333 | Philips SPC 620NC | Philips | |
0471:0334 | Philips SPC 520/525NC | Philips | |
0471:2034 | Philips SPC 530NC | Philips | |
0471:2037 | Philips SPC 1330NC | Philips | |
0471:2038 | Philips SPC 2050NC | Philips | |
0471:20d0 | Philips SPZ2000 | Philips | |
0474:02da | Sanyo Xacti HD2000 | Sanyo Electric | |
0474:0722 | Sanyo W33SA | Sanyo Electric | |
0474:0b0e | Sanyo VPC-CA102 | Sanyo Electric | |
0489:d00a | Traveler DC 8900 | Schenker Inc. | |
04cb:014c | Fujifilm FinePix A340 | Fujifilm | |
04cb:016f | Fujifilm FinePix S5500 Zoom | Fujifilm | |
04cb:0172 | Fujifilm FinePix E550 | Fujifilm | |
04da:2318 | Panasonic Camcorder NV-GS11/230/250 (webcam mode) | Panasonic | |
04da:231a | Panasonic Camcorder NV-GS11/230/250 (DV mode) | Panasonic | |
04da:231d | Panasonic Camcorder NV-GS27/37/320/500 (webcam mode) | Panasonic | |
04da:231e | Panasonic Camcorder NV-GS27/37/320/500 (DV mode) | Panasonic | |
04f2:a133 | Chicony USB 2.0 1.3MP UVC Camera (Maxell MaxCam MWC-1300D) | Chicony Electronics | |
04f2:a13c | HP KQ246AA 8.0MP Deluxe Webcam | Chicony Electronics | |
04f2:a13e | Panda 10C | Chicony Electronics | |
04f2:a147 | Medion P86004 2MP Webcam with Headset | Chicony Electronics | |
04f2:b008 | Chicony USB 2.0 Camera | Chicony Electronics | |
04f2:b012 | Chicony 1.3M UVC Webcam (Asus G1S notebooks) | Chicony Electronics | [3] |
04f2:b013 | Chicony USB 2.0 Camera (Lenovo 3000 N200 notebooks) | Chicony Electronics | |
04f2:b015 | Chicony VGA 24fps UVC Webcam (HP notebooks) | Chicony Electronics | |
04f2:b016 | Chicony VGA 30fps UVC Webcam (HP notebooks) | Chicony Electronics | |
04f2:b018 | Chicony 2M UVC Webcam (Compal notebooks) | Chicony Electronics | |
04f2:b021 | ViewSonic 1.3M, USB2.0 Webcam (ViewSonic VX2255WMB screens) | Chicony Electronics | [5] |
04f2:b022 | Gateway USB 2.0 Webcam (One C34xx notebooks) | Chicony Electronics | |
04f2:b023 | Gateway USB 2.0 Webcam (HP Pavilion DV9560EG notebooks) | Chicony Electronics | |
04f2:b024 | USB 2.0 Webcam (Packard Bell notebooks) | Chicony Electronics | |
04f2:b027 | Gateway USB 2.0 Webcam (Gateway T-1616 notebooks) | Chicony Electronics | |
04f2:b029 | USB 2.0 1.3M UVC WebCam (Asus F6S notebooks) | Chicony Electronics | |
04f2:b033 | USB 2.0 1.3M UVC WebCam (Asus M70VM notebooks) | Chicony Electronics | |
04f2:b044 | Acer CrystalEye webcam (Acer Aspire 5535 notebooks) | Chicony Electronics | |
04f2:b062 | CNF7045 (Packard-Bell notebooks) | Chicony Electronics | |
04f2:b070 | Toshiba Satellite L350D notebooks | Chicony Electronics | |
04f2:b071 | CNF7129 (Asus N10JA2 and EeePC 1000HE netbooks, K50IN notebooks) | Chicony Electronics | [3,14] |
04f2:b073 | CNF7231 (MSI MS-1722 ID1 notebooks) | Chicony Electronics | |
04f2:b082 | CKA7227 (HP EliteBook 2530p notebooks) | Chicony Electronics | |
04f2:b083 | CKF7063 (HP Compaq 6830s notebooks) | Chicony Electronics | |
04f2:b084 | Unnamed (Acer Aspire One D150) | Chicony Electronics | |
04f2:b105 | Lenovo EasyCamera (Lenovo IdeaPad Y530 notebooks) | Chicony Electronics | |
04f2:b106 | CNF7246 (Asus G71V notebooks) | Chicony Electronics | |
04f2:b107 | CNF7070 (HP 2133 notebooks) | Chicony Electronics | |
04f2:b169 | CNF8248 (Fujitsu Lifebook T731 notebooks) | Chicony Electronics | [3] |
04f2:b1b9 | (Asus U52F notebooks) | Chicony Electronics | [3] |
04f2:b1bb | (Asus N82JV notebooks) | Chicony Electronics | [3] |
04f2:b1be | USB2.0 0.3M UVC WebCam (Asus UL30JT notebooks) | Chicony Electronics | [3] |
04f2:b1e5 | USB2.0 0.3M UVC WebCam (Asus K25JC and K52De notebooks) | Chicony Electronics | [3] |
04f2:b221 | Integrated Camera (Lenovo Thinkpad T420s notebooks) | Chicony Electronics | |
04f2:b230 | HP HD Webcam [Fixed] (HP ??? notebooks) | Chicony Electronics | [3] |
058f:3820 | Future Boy PC USB Webcam (Alcor Micro AU3820 chipset) | Alcor Micro | |
058f:a001 | HP Webcam-101 (HP Pavilion g6 notebooks) | Alcor Micro | |
05a9:2640 | OmniVision OV2640 (Dell Inspiron 1420/1720 notebooks) | OmniVision | |
05a9:2643 | OmniVision Monitor Webcam (Dell SP2208WFP) | OmniVision | |
05a9:2649 | OmniVision Monitor Webcam (Dell SP2309W) | OmniVision | |
05a9:264b | Dell Studio Hybrid 140g | OmniVision | |
05a9:7670 | OmniVision OV7670 (Dell XPS m1330 notebooks) | OmniVision | |
05ac:8502 | Apple built-in iSight | Apple | [4] |
05c8:0103 | FO13FF-65 PC-CAM | Foxlink | |
05c8:0403 | HP Webcam [2 MP Fixed] (HP Mini 5103 netbook) | Foxlink | |
05ca:181c | Laptop Integrated Webcam FHD (Dell Latitude E6520 notebooks) | Ricoh | |
05ca:18a1 | Integrated Webcam (Dell Studio 1535 notebooks) | Ricoh | |
05ca:18b7 | Sony Visual Communication Camera (Sony VPCS12J1E notebooks) | Ricoh | |
05e3:0505 | BW Microscope | GenesysLogic | |
064e:8100 | Integrated Webcam 2M (Dell Vostro 1088 notebooks) | SuYin | |
064e:a100 | Acer OrbiCam (Acer notebooks) | SuYin | |
064e:a101 | Acer CrystalEye webcam (Acer notebooks) | SuYin | |
064e:a102 | Webcam (Acer Timeline 1810T notebooks) | SuYin | |
064e:a103 | Acer OrbiCam (Acer Aspire 7730ZG-343G32Mn notebooks) | SuYin | |
064e:a110 | HP Webcam (HP TX2000 notebooks) | SuYin | |
064e:a111 | USB 2.0 Camera (Datron TW7A notebooks) | SuYin | |
064e:a116 | USB 2.0 UVC 1.3M WebCam (Asus N20A notebooks) | SuYin | [3] |
064e:a117 | Acer HD Crystal Eye webcam (Acer 4930 notebooks) | SuYin | |
064e:a118 | Integrated Webcam (Dell Mini 9 netbooks) | SuYin | |
064e:a136 | USB 2.0 UVC 0.3M Webcam (Asus UL50VT netbooks) | SuYin | |
064e:a219 | UVC 1.3M Webcam (Acer Aspire 5745G notebooks) | SuYin | |
064e:d101 | Acer Crystal Eye webcam (Acer Aspire One AOA150-Ab netbooks) | SuYin | |
064e:e201 | Integrated Webcam (Lenovo Thinkpad Edge 13" notebooks) | SuYin | |
064e:f209 | HP Webcam (HP Pavillon DV7 4152EG notebooks) | SuYin | |
06f8:3005 | Hercules Dualpix Exchange | Guillemot Corp. | |
06f8:3007 | Hercules Dualpix Chat and Show | Guillemot Corp. | |
06f8:300a | Hercules Dualpix Infinite | Guillemot Corp. | |
06f8:300c | Hercules Classic Silver | Guillemot Corp. | |
06f8:3017 | Hercules HD Sunset | Guillemot Corp. | |
06f8:301c | Hercules Optical Glass/ | Guillemot Corp. | |
06f8:3020 | Hercules Webcam EC300 (Malata PC-81005 netbooks and clones) | Guillemot Corp. | |
090c:37b3 | Lenovo EasyCamera (Lenovo G560 notebooks) | Silicon Motion | |
090c:b370 | Silicon Motion SM370 | Silicon Motion | |
090c:b371 | Silicon Motion SM371 | Silicon Motion | |
093a:2700 | iSonic W002 A4Tech PK-635K Digital Innovations 1.3MP Webcam |
Pixart Imaging | |
093a:2800 | DealExtreme USB 2.0 Camera | Pixart Imaging | |
093a:2900 | Agama V-315 | Pixart Imaging | |
0ac8:0336 | Elecom UCAM-DLQ30 (Vimicro VC0336 chipset) | Solid Years | |
0ac8:3313 | TopSpeed USB 2.0 Camera B. | Vimicro | |
0ac8:332d | Vega USB 2.0 Camera (AOC screens and Techsolo TCA-4900) | Vimicro | |
0ac8:3330 | Sirius USB 2.0 Camera (Xinyi Y867 LCD Prince) | Vimicro | |
0ac8:3343 | Sirius USB 2.0 Camera (Fujitsu A6110 notebook) | Vimicro | |
0ac8:3410 | Venus USB 2.0 Camera (Minoru3D) | Vimicro | [8] |
0ac8:3420 | Venus USB 2.0 Camera (Tevion MD 85872 and Minoru3D) | Vimicro | [8] |
0ac8:3450 | A4Tech PK-333E | A4Tech | |
0ac8:3460 | Kodak Dual Webcamera | Sakar Corp. | |
0ac8:3610 | VMS-004D - 400x USB Microscope | Veho | [11] |
0ac8:c302 | Vega USB 2.0 Camera (Samsung Q45 notebook) | Vimicro | |
0ac8:c303 | Saturn USB 2.0 Camera (Samsung screens) | Vimicro | |
0ac8:c315 | HP Elite Autofocus Webcam | Vimicro | |
0ac8:c338 | Namuge 2MP Webcam | Namuga | |
0bd3:0555 | SPCAM SP620U 1/1.8" CCD 1600x1200 | Ophir Optronics | |
0bda:56ff | Rear Camera (Sony Vaio Multi-Flip SVF13N1L2E notebooks) | Realtek | |
0bda:5801 | Realtek 2SF022 (HP Pavillon DV7 4151SG notebooks) | Realtek | |
0c45:62c0 | Sonix USB 2.0 Camera (Acer Aspire 5050 and HP Pavilion DV6000 notebooks) Trust SpotLight Webcam Pro Centrios 1.3MP auto focus |
Sonix Technology | |
0c45:62e0 | MSI Starcam Racer Rosewill RCM-8163 |
Sonix Technology | |
0c45:62f1 | Avatec CMA-L688 HueHD |
Sonix Technology HueHD |
[11] |
0c45:6310 | USB 2.0 Camera (Trust Chat Webcam) | Sonix Technology | |
0c45:6353 | MyGear P20013 Film Scanner | Sonix Technology | [17] |
0c45:63e0 | Sonix Integrated Webcam (Dell notebooks) | Sonix Technology | |
0c45:63ea | Laptop Integrated Webcam 2M (Dell Studio 1555 notebooks) | Sonix Technology | |
0c45:6409 | USB 2.0 Camera (Nokia Booklet 3G netbooks) | Sonix Technology | |
0c45:6415 | Laptop Integrated Webcam 1.3M (Dell Inspiron 13z notebooks) | Sonix Technology | |
0e8d:0004 | MediaTek MT6227 phone | MediaTek Inc | |
115b:1311 | BSWHD05SBK | iBuffalo | |
13d3:509b | USB 2.0 Camera (Asus EeePC T91 netbooks) | Genesys Logic Technology | |
13d3:5103 | USB 2.0 Camera (Medion Akoya All-in-one PC) | Sonix Technology | |
13d3:5122 | USB 2.0 Camera (Asus NX90Jq and U33JC notebooks) | Sonix Technology | [3] |
13d3:5130 | USB 2.0 Camera (Asus K40AE, K50IE and K52JT notebooks) | Sonix Technology | [3] |
13d3:5702 | USB 2.0 UVC VGA WebCam (Asus Eee PC 1001PXD-EU17 netbooks) | Azurewave | |
13d3:5710 | USB 2.0 UVC VGA WebCam (Asus U31SD notebooks) | Azurewave | |
13d3:5711 | USB 2.0 UVC VGA WebCam (Asus EeePC 1015PX netbooks) | Azurewave | |
145f:013e | Trust Megapixel USB2 WB-5600R | Trust | |
145f:013f | Trust Megapixel USB2 Auto Focus Webcam | Trust | |
145f:0142 | Trust WB-6250X Webcam | Trust | |
145f:015b | Trust WB-8500X Webcam | Trust | |
152d:0310 | JMicron USB2.0 XGA WebCam | JMicron | |
174f:1118 | Syntek D-Max HP Webcam (HP Pavillon DV3 notebooks) | Syntek | |
174f:5212 | Syntek USB 2.0 UVC PC Camera (HP Spartan notebooks) | Syntek | |
174f:5215 | Syntek USB 2.0 UVC PC Camera (upcoming UMPC device) | Syntek | |
174f:5271 | Syntek USB 2.0 UVC PC Camera (upcoming UMPC device) | Syntek | |
174f:5931 | Syntek USB 2.0 UVC PC Camera (Samsung Q310 notebooks) | Syntek | |
174f:5a11 | Unknown (Asus A8Sc notebook) | Unknown | |
174f:5a31 | Sonix USB 2.0 Camera (Asus M50SV notebook) | Sonix | |
174f:5a35 | Sonix USB 2.0 Camera (Asus F3KE and G2S notebook) | Sonix | [3] |
174f:8a12 | Syntek USB 2.0 UVC PC Camera (Packard Bell Easynote MX52 notebooks) | Syntek | |
174f:8a33 | Syntek USB 2.0 UVC PC Camera (Asus U3S notebooks) | Syntek | |
174f:8a34 | Syntek USB 2.0 UVC PC Camera (JAOtech Smart Terminal) | Syntek | |
177f:0060 | Sweex | WC060 Series HD Webcam | |
1778:0204 | PEVO corp | IPEVO Point 2 View | |
17dc:0202 | Miricle 307K | Thermoteknix | |
17ef:1004 | Integrated Camera (Lenovo Thinkpad T61 notebooks) | Lenovo | |
17ef:480b | Integrated Camera (Lenovo SL400 and SL500 notebooks) | Lenovo | |
17ef:481c | Integrated Camera (Lenovo SL510 notebooks) | Lenovo | |
1871:0101 | Bresser Junior DigiMicro DM 400 Digital Microscope | Bresser | |
1871:01f0 | Aveo Technology USB 2.0 Camera | Aveo Technology | |
1871:0306 | Aveo Technology USB 2.0 Camera | Aveo Technology | |
1871:7670 | Aveo Technology USB 2.0 Camera | Aveo Technology | |
18cd:cafe | Pico iMage | Ecamm | |
18ec:3188 | Manta MM-353 Plako | ArkMicro | |
18ec:3288 | FSC WebCam V30S | ArkMicro | [9] |
18ec:3290 | USB 2.0 PC Camera (Sabrent WCM-6LNV) | ArkMicro | |
18ec:3299 | USB 2.0 PC Camera (model number QC3231) | ArkMicro | |
199e:8101 | DFx 21BU04 | ImagingSource | |
19ab:1000 | Bodelin ProScope HR | Bodelin | |
19ab:1020 | Bodelin ProScope HR2 | Bodelin | |
19b4:0104 | Celestron Digital Microscope Imager | Celestron | |
19ff:0102 | Dynex 1.3MP Webcam | Dynex | |
1b3b:2951 | MSI StarCam 370i | Unknown | |
1bcf:2809 | Laptop Integrated Webcam FHD (Dell Vostro 3550 notebooks) | Sunplus | |
1c4f:3000 | SiGma Micro USB Web Camera | SiGma Micro | |
1cac:a332 | Kinstone C8 webcam (Vimicro chipset) | Kinstone | |
1cac:b288 | Kinstone C18 webcam (Sonix chipset) | Kinstone | |
1e4e:0100 | USB 2.0 Camera | Etron Technologies | [10] |
1e4e:0102 | USB 2.0 Camera | Etron Technologies | |
22b8:6006 | Motorola MOTOROKR E6 | Motorola | |
2935:0001 | Magewell XI100DUSB-HDMI | Magewell | |
5986:0100 | Acer OrbiCam (Acer notebooks) | Bison Electronics | |
5986:0101 | USB2.0 Camera (Packard Bell Easynote SJ notebooks) | Bison Electronics | |
5986:0102 | Acer Crystal Eye webcam (Acer TravelMate 7720 notebooks) | Bison Electronics | |
5986:0200 | Acer OrbiCam (Acer notebooks) | Bison Electronics | |
5986:0202 | Bison (Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo SI2636 notebooks) | Bison Electronics | |
5986:0203 | Bison (Advent 4211 and MSI Wind notebooks) | Bison Electronics | |
5986:0205 | Lenovo EasyCamera (Lenovo N500 and U330 notebooks) | Bison Electronics | [9] |
5986:0241 | Bison (MSI Wind Top AE1900 nettop) | Bison Electronics | [15] |
5986:0314 | BisonCam, NB Pro (MSI Wind U135DX netbook) | Bison Electronics | |
5986:0343 | BisonCam, NB Pro (Clevo P150HM notebook) | Bison Electronics | |
5986:0548 | Front Camera (Sony Vaio Multi-Flip SVF13N1L2E notebooks) | Acer | |
eb1a:2571 | eMPIA 27xx based camera (unbranded) | eMPIA Technology | |
eb1a:2761 | eMPIA 2761 based camera (unbranded) | eMPIA Technology | |
eb1a:2771 | eMPIA 2771 based camera (Intelbras iPlug notebook) | eMPIA Technology | |
eb1a:299f | Supereyes Borescope | eMPIA Technology |
1 First and second generation Logitech webcams suffer from firmware bug which make the camera somehow unstable. As the issue is timing-related, the exact impact of the bug on a particular user can't be predicted. If you plan to buy a Logitech webcam, consider getting one of the models not affected by the bug. More information about the issue, including possible workarounds, are available on the QuickCam Team website.
2 Starting at version 2.6.22, the Linux kernel includes a USB audio bug fix which triggers a (possibly identical to the above) bug in first and second generation Logitech webcams. See the Linux UVC wiki for a workaround.
3 This camera module is known to be mounted upside-down in some notebooks. Applications that use the libv4l library should display the video correctly, as libv4l detects upside-down cameras and rotates the image automatically. See Hans de Goede's post on the linux-uvc-devel mailing list for more information. For applications that don't use libv4l, try holding your computer upside-down.
4 iSight webcams require a proprietary firmware that can't be redistributed. Tools to extract the firmware from the MacOS X driver and load it into the device are available at http://bersace03.free.fr/ift/.
5 Video corruption has been noticed when the camera is connected to a USB 1.1 controller. For better performances, connect the camera to a USB 2.0 controller.
6 Some revisions of this model suffer from issues similar to those described in [1]. Only specific part numbers are affected. See Logitech UVC devices list for more information.
7 Creative Labs released at least two different devices under the Live! Cam Video IM Pro model name. While the one listed in this table is UVC compatible, the other(s) might not be. If in doubt, check the webcam USB product ID.
8 Resolutions below 640x480 might only work at the full 30fps frame rate.
9 This Device ID is known to be used by several different webcams among which at least one is currently not supported by the driver. If you plan to buy this camera make sure it matches the product name.
10 The camera has been reported not to work when connected to a USB 1.1 hub.
11 Those cameras claim to have a true 1.3MP or 2MP CMOS sensor, but the highest resolution reported by the UVC descriptors is 640x480.
12 Recent versions of the device use UVC as a façade. They talk a vendor-specific protocol with a vendor-provided Windows driver, and trying to handle them with the UVC protocol results in low frame rate and corrupted frames in most resolutions. Device BCD 1.00 is known to be affected, BCD 0.02 seems to work.
13 Despite being able to work with lower USB bandwidths, this device always requests the maximum possible bandwidth, even for the MJPEG format. Using one of those cameras in conjunction with another USB device (including the camera internal microphone) will likely fail. You can tell the uvcvideo driver to estimate the required bandwidth instead of trusting the camera by setting the FIX_BANDWIDTH quirk. This will only affect uncompressed formats, and even there there's no guarantee of success. See the FAQ for more information.
14 The camera severely underexpose images under low-light conditions when using any frame rate other than the default (which also happens to be the maximum), probably because auto-exposure is only enabled at the default or maximum frame rate. The RESTRICT_FRAME_RATE quirk has been added to the driver to ignore all non-default frame rates.
15 Some versions of this camera have been reported to randomly time out or stall in response to valid UVC control requests, probably as a result of a race condition bug in the camera firmware. This can sometime lead to the camera failing to be recognized by the kernel. Little can be done to fix the problem.
16 At least some versions of this camera severely overexpose images when the manual exposure control is set to a value other than 2500 divided by an exponent of 2. Auto-exposure isn't affected.
17 Full-resolution scans are only possible through still image capture, which the uvcvideo driver doesn't support yet.
18 This camera might have issues with USB auto-suspend on Linux kernels between v2.3.37 and v3.5 (inclusive). See the FAQ for more information.
Linux 2.6.26 and newer includes the Linux UVC driver natively. You will not need to download the driver sources manually unless you want to test a newer version or help with development.
Source code for the Linux UVC kernel driver is maintained in a GIT repository on linuxtv.org.
If you are an end-user the easiest way to retrieve an up-to-date driver is to clone the media build git repository located at http://git.linuxtv.org/media_build.git. The code includes support for older kernel versions, but might lag behind the uvcvideo git repository by a few days.
Instructions to build and install drivers from the linuxtv.org trees are available on linuxtv.org.
git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git uvcvideo cd uvcvideo git remote add uvcvideo git://linuxtv.org/pinchartl/uvcvideo.git git remote update git checkout -b uvcvideo-master uvcvideo/uvcvideo-next
The old SVN repository has been archived and isn't available on the SVN server anymore. The repository archive can be downloaded here.
UVC-specific parts of the driver API are documented in the Linux kernel tree starting at version 2.6.38, in Documentation/video4linux/uvcvideo.txt. Older kernel versions implemented a different API that is now deprecated and scheduled for removal in 2.6.39.
If you're upgrading from a pre-2.6.38 kernel, you should upgrade your userspace UVC tools. Instructions to install the latest uvcdynctrl tool are available from the QuickCam Team website. Standard V4L2 applications do not need to be upgraded.
More (mostly outdated) information can be found in the unofficial wiki.
For kernel developers, the USB Video Class specification is available on the USB Implementers Forum website.
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