Webcams working easily on skype and linux.

[optimist]

These webcams are purported to work “out of the box” with skype and linux. Lots of choices it seems!

Logitech Quickcam Express II
7.10
046d:0928
gspca
Works out of the box.
Logitech Quickcam Express Plus
7.10, 8.04
046d:092f
gspca
Works out of the box. Testing in 8.04: skype 2.0.0.72, also works with cheese.

ogitech Quickcam Vision Pro (Mac)
8.04
046d:09a6
uvcvideo
Works perfectly, microphone also

Logitech Quickcam Zoom
7.10
046d:08b4
pwc
Cam works well in skype, and microphone also
Logitech Quickcam E 3500 Plus
7.10
046d:09a4
uvcvideo
Works with Skype 2.0.0.68, and microphone also
Logitech Quickcam E 3500
8.04
046d:09a4
uvcvideo
Works with Skype 2.0.0.72, and microphone also
Logitech Quickcam S 7500
9.04
046d:0912
uvcvideo
Works with Skype 2.0.0.72, great picture
Logitech Webcam C120
9.10
046d:080f
uvcvideo
Works with Skype 2.1.0.47, excellent just set up sound input

Logitech Webcam C200
9.10
046d:0802
uvcvideo
Works with Skype 2.1.0.47, excellent just set up sound input
Logitech Webcam C300
9.10
046d:0805
uvcvideo
Works with Skype 2.1.0.47. After first installation, I had to log out and log in again; before that, skype found "no device available" for "webcam"
Microsoft VX-5000
8.04.3, 8.10, 9.04
045e:0728
uvcvideo
Great cam, mic works too. ~$30. Works also "out-of-the-box" with 2.1.0.47

Microsoft LifeCam Show
8.10 x86_64
045e:0729
uvcvideo
Skype 2.0.0.72 video plus microphone

Philips PCVC730K
8.04
0471:0310
pwc
Works nice out of the box

Philips SPC535NC
9.04
0471:2034
uvcvideo
Works flawlessly out of the box with Skype 2.1.0.47. This model is the same as the SPC530NC but comes with a headset
Philips SPC210NC
8.10
0471:032d
gspca_zc3xx
Works fine. Plug and play. The image quality is not the best one but reasonable as I got the webcam for only £8 GBP
Philips SPC520NC
8.04
0471:0334
uvcvideo
Works nice out of the box
Philips SPC900NC
7.10
0471:0332
pwc
Works nice out of the box with the latest driver 10.0.13, is the webcam used by one of the skype developers
Philips SPC1000NC
8.04
0471:0329
uvcvideo
Everything works perfectly. Great cam.

LogitechQuickCamConnect
8.04.2
046d:08af
gspca
Works perfectly out of the box with Skype 2.0.0.72, detailshere

Logitech Quickcam PRO 3000
7.10
046d:08b0
pwc
Skype 2.0.0.27 : Works fine out of the box
Logitech Quickcam 3000 for Business
8.04
046d:09a5
uvcvideo
Skype 2.0.0.72 : Works fine out of the box
Logitech Quickcam Communicate Deluxe
7.10
046d:0992
uvcvideo
Skype 2.0.0.27 : Works fine out of the box
Logitech Quickcam Communicate STX
7.10
046d:08ad
gspca
Skype 2.0.0.27 : Works fine out of the box
Logitech Quickcam Communicate MP
9.04
046d:09a1
uvcvideo
Skype 2.0.0.72 : Works fine out of the box

Vimicro Z-Star
7.10, 8.04
0ac8:0321
gspca
Works out of the box. Wengophone, Skype, Cheese and Ekiga works great
Vimicro Z-Star chip, sold asA4Tech PK-35N
8.04
0ac8:303b
gspca
Works out of the box, tested with Skype and Cheese
Lenovo Thinkpad R61 built-in Camera
7.10, 8.04

uvcvideo
Skype 2.0.0.68. Pretty much flawless. Sweet!

Trust SpaceCam120 (120 SpaceC@m)
9.04,9.10
0c45:600d
gspca,sn9c102
Skype 2.1.0.47 : works out of the box. lsusb reports: MicrodiaTwinkleCam USB camera

Trust WB-6250X
7.10, 8.04
145f:0142
uvcvideo
Skype 2.0.0.68 : works out of the box. Can use all video modes with luvcview
Trust WB-8500X
9,04
145f:015b
uvcvideo
Skype 2.0.0.72 : works out of the box.
TrustWebcamWB-1400T
8.04
093a:2468
gspca
Skype 2.0.0.72 : works out of the box.

Sweex WC056
9.04
0ac8:3420
uvcvideo
Skype 2.0.0.72 : works out of the box. Kopete works too.

Sony Corp (built-in Vaio P Series - P11Z)
9.10
054c:038b
uvcvideo
Skype 2.1.0.47 : works out of the box as does cheese.

Dynex 1.3MP Webcam (DX-WEB1C)
9.10
19ff:0102
uvcvideo
Skype 2.1.0.47 : works out of the box (both video and sound)


Built in webcams and notebook webcams that also work easily:

eMPIA Technology built-in Asus EeePC
7.10
eb1a:2761
uvcvideo
Works out of the box Skype Version 2.0.0.43

Logitech Quickcam Pro for Notebooks (May 2008)
8.04, 9.04
046d:0991
uvcvideo
Works out of the box w/ v2.0.0.68, also 2.0.0.72 (on my Latitude D420, it takes maybe 10 seconds to turn on).

[optimist]

I have searched and found a webcam currently on sale at Staples and it is purported to work well on skype and on linux. It is the Logitech Webcam C200. Perhaps you can beat the price online though. I prefer going to the store as there are no shipping costs. Great for us newbies. Please forgive me if this is a "support" topic as I seriously don't know what one is. This seems such a simple thing. Thanks.

EDIT
Moved to Open Chat.
Aging Technogeek
Forum Moderator.

[lexon]

Well that is good to hear but I never had any success with my QuickCam Communicate Deluxe in MInt 7 or MInt 8. Maybe someday. Not a big deal.
My littlle Asus Xandros mini laptop does webcam very well.

Lex