How to use an external USB Webcam

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jeff4892
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How to use an external USB Webcam

Post#1 by jeff4892 » 23 Aug 2016, 14:09

I have a laptop with a built in Webcam but I want to use one that I connect to a USB port. I can't find anywhere in Porteus to change which webcam to use. Anyone know?

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Re: How to use an external USB Webcam

Post#2 by sean » 23 Aug 2016, 15:12

@jeff4892,

The application using the USB webcam should have a setting to choose from. Such as:

/dev/video0 (which should be the built-in camera)
or
/dev/video1 (which should be the USB camera).

Sean

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