<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">The webcam I wanted, a Logitech C920, still costs over $100. Before COVID it was about $50.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">I went looking for another solution and found droidcam (<a href="https://www.dev47apps.com/" target="_blank">https://www.dev47apps.com/</a>). All I needed was an Android phone -- and I had an old Galaxy S5 hanging around.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">It's
not perfect, and definitely not plug and play: sometimes it doesn't
connect, you have to hold your nose just right to get the sound to work,
and a kernel upgrade requires you to reinstall the computer site
software. But it's adequate for my use. It does 1080p without problem,
though you have to edit the configuration file to make it do that.<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">The mount is jury-rigged: a selfie stick, a plastic bottle for a base, and a bunch of duct tape.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">I started using it with Mint 18 (Mate version) and transitioned to Mint 19 without any problem, except for the reinstallation.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Net cost: whatever 2 feet of duct tape costs.<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">(I've got a picture, but it's too large for the list)<br></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Sep 13, 2020 at 7:27 PM Annapolis Linux Users Group <<a href="mailto:lugstuff@annapolislinux.org">lugstuff@annapolislinux.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div style="font-family:courier new,courier,monaco,monospace,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div dir="ltr"> I hope everyone is doing OK. I am using <span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"courier new",courier,monaco,monospace,sans-serif;font-size:16px">Mint 18 (or newer) 64-bit Xfce and</span></span> need to get a basic camera / microphone for my desktop PC.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> Are all of these truly plug & play, or do some not play well with Linux ? I don't need anything fancy. My budget is $ 18.00 to $ 35.00. Recommendations ?</div><div dir="ltr"> - DavidC</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>
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