Here's a list of lsusb entries with cameras that have successfully been reused:
- ID 090c:37a9 Silicon Motion, Inc. - Taiwan (formerly Feiya Technology Corp.)
- Lenovo EasyCamera, YUYV 4:2:2, 640x480 20fps, up to 1280x1024 7.5fps (likely interpolated)
- ID 064e:a219 Suyin Corp. 1.3M WebCam (notebook emachines E730, Acer sub-brand)
- eMachines E730 camera, YUYV 4:2:2, 640x480 30fps, up to 1280x1024 7.5fps (likely interpolated)
- ID 090c:37a2 Silicon Motion, Inc. - Taiwan (formerly Feiya Technology Corp.)
- HP Webcam 101, YUYV 4:2:2, 640x480 24fps
- ID 04f2:b064 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd CNA7137 Integrated Webcam
- CNA7137: Chicony USB 2.0 Camera, YUYV 4:2:2, 640x480 30fps, up to 1280x1024 7.5fps (likely interpolated)
- ID eb1a:2761 eMPIA Technology, Inc. EeePC 701 integrated Webcam
- UVC Camera, YUYV/UYVY 4:2:2, 640x480 30fps
- From an EEE PC 701
- Silkscreen says that requires 3.9V but it seems to work on 3.3V
- ID 04f2:b015 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd VGA 24fps UVC Webcam
- HP Webcam, YUYV 4:2:2, 640x480 24fps
- ID 04f2:b053 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd
- Chicony CKA7216 HP Webcam (2 MP), YUYV 4:2:2, 640x480 30fps, up to 1600x1200 5fps (likely interpolated)
- From a HP Elitebook 8530p (a laptop on the expensive side), so, the camera is quite fancy
- Fifth (orange) wire needs to be connected to VCC for the camera to show up (connects to pin between VCC and GND)
- Has some kind of focus adjustment! The focus is available through v4l2-ctl, haven't checked if it's manual-only or also auto-focuses.
- ID 04f2:b3b2 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd
- TOSHIBA Web Camera - FHD: TOSHI, YUYV 4:2:2, MJPG, 640x480 30fps, up to 1920x1080 30fps
Here are some cameras that don't work in one way or another (Raspberry Pi Zero, direct connection, dwc-otg driver):
Does not create a /dev/video device:
- ID 0c45:6310 Microdia Sonix USB 2.0 Camera
Want to add an entry here?
Email me on arsenijs at zerophone dot org. Please include output from these commands:
- lsusb
- v4l2-ctl --all
- v4l2-ctl --list-formats-ext
You can also email me with your questions, message me here on Hackaday.io or leave a comment on one of the posts.
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