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NAME

uvideo — USB video devices

SYNOPSIS

uvideo* at uhub?
video* at uvideo?

DESCRIPTION

The uvideo driver supports a range of USB Video Class (UVC) devices including webcams, camcorders and other cameras. UVC is a generic specification and many USB video devices follow it. The following models are known to work:

• Apple built-in iSight
• Chen-Source CM12402 Eagle IR Cam
• Chicony Electronics 4807 (Lenovo X300 647815G Notebooks)
• Dynex 1.3MP Webcam
• eMPIA Technology 2761 (ASUS EeePC 701 Notebooks)
• Lenovo EasyCamera (Lenovo IdeaPad s10e Notebooks)
• Logitech QuickCam for Notebooks Pro
• Logitech QuickCam Communicate Deluxe
• Logitech QuickCam Communicate MP
• Logitech QuickCam Deluxe for Notebooks
• Logitech QuickCam E 3500 Plus
• Logitech QuickCam Fusion
• Logitech QuickCam OEM (Dell Notebooks)
• Logitech QuickCam Orbit AF
• Logitech QuickCam Orbit MP
• Logitech QuickCam Pro for Notebooks
• Logitech QuickCam Pro 5000
• Logitech QuickCam Pro 9000
• Logitech QuickCam Sphere AF
• Logitech QuickCam Sphere MP
• Logitech QuickCam Ultra Vision
• Logitech Webcam C200
• Logitech Webcam C310
• Logitech Webcam C500
• Microsoft LifeCam NX-6000
• Microsoft LifeCam VX-500
• Microsoft LifeCam VX-700
• OmniVision OV7670 (Dell XPS M1330 Notebooks)
• Panasonic NV-GS320 Camcorder
• Rocketfish 2MP AF Webcam
• Sonix USB 2.0 Camera
• SuYin Acer Crystal Eye (Acer AspireOne Notebooks)
• Vimicro Corp USB 2.0 Camera

If the uvideo device attaches successfully, it will attach the video(4) driver to provide higher-level access.

FILES

The driver needs a set of firmware for some devices which are loaded when a device gets attached:

A prepackaged version of the firmware can be installed using fw_update(1).

SEE ALSO

intro(4), usb(4), video(4)

HISTORY

The uvideo driver first appeared in OpenBSD 4.4.