Want to use built-in camera in linux.

snayak · ‎02-23-2012

Dear All,

I purchased a Lenovo G570 (Model Name: 20079).

It has Core i3 2350M and 4GB RAM.

I have installed Ubuntu Linux on my laptop.

How can I use the built-in camera of my laptop?

Sincerely,

Srinivas Nayak

zoltanthegypsy · ‎01-13-2008

Hi,

The few articles I Googled on this topic indicated that the webcam should Just Work. Does this guide help?

Ubuntu Documentation > Community Documentation > Webcam

Z.

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rzrfreefr · ‎10-11-2011

I did test it using skype it worked flawlessly ... I have to test it using jingle too

Btw do you know the specs of that cam ?

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http://rzr.online.fr/q/lenovo# g470 s103t
Lenovo G470 | Model Name : 20078 | M fg Date: 11/03/23 | BIOS: 40CN23WW(V2.09) 06/20/2011 | CPU: i5-2410M | Linux version 3.3.4lenovog470+ (root@lap) (gcc version 4.6.3 (Debian 4.6.3-4) ) #8 SMP Tue May 1 10:23:48 CEST 2012
OS:GNU/Linux/Debian

wujj123456 · ‎02-17-2012

I usually use Cheese to test/record/take photos.

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