I checked what guvcview is, and it seems like something we tested. C920
was working in some GTK+ app, which COULD BE guvcview - in this app you
can adjust some settings to make it working, but when streaming from
headless server using VLC or when using default video module in
Raspberry Pi QT app it was not working because of some compatibility
problems. I did not test it recently (we are using another webcam for
development) but have to check if works on newest Debian release.
On the other hand, C920 is a very good webcam, and if it works - it
works great - no problems with sound or video quality. Let us know how
it works for you!
On 05/07/18 09:10, Imran Chaudhry via Hampshire wrote:
> Hey thanks Artur - I had my heart set on the Logitech C920 actually
> and was a little sad on what you said... however this thread says it
> works well with Linux Mint from 2016 with install of package
> "guvcview" and miminal set-up.
>
> https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=131011
>
> One person there says he recorded this video using it from Linux:
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpCYH6r4ECI
>
> Another compatibility list is http://www.ideasonboard.org/uvc/ in
> which the Logitech C910 is listed as fully compatible (but not 920
> which just looks like an updated version of it)
>
> I think I'll buy the Logitech C920 and try it, I'll report back here
> and update the list above if it works.
>
> On Mon, 2 Jul 2018 at 08:32, Artur Łądka via Hampshire
> <hampshire@???> wrote:
>> We are sometimes using in our company webcams connected to headless server. From my experience most of them works perfect. What we had problems with was (on Debian Jessie, maybe it is solved in Stretch) Logitech C920. It offers built in hardware video acceleration, but it was a disadvantage - does not work with default driver, and uses too much CPU when streaming video. On the other side is another Logitech product, C270, which is compatible out of the box and offers very good quality.
>>
>> RPi community page also can be a good source of knowledge as mentioned before, just make sure that you don't buy a dedicated Raspberry Pi camera, which I believe will not work on PC.
>>
>> There are some dedicated cameras for surveillance, but not sure about compatibility. Maybe check https://zoneminder.com/ for more details.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Artur
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