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Logitech QuickCam video is very dark and has bad colour

Bug #179734 reported by Alexander Jones
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Bug Description

See screenshot.

The video is very low resolution (though it has a high framerate, looks to be at least 30fps), and is far too dark to be useful. If you point the camera directly at a light source, the light just looks like a small light blue circle.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Jan 1 21:54:13 2008
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 7.10
Uname: Linux infinity 2.6.22-14-386 #1 Tue Dec 18 07:34:24 UTC 2007 i686 GNU/Linux

Tags: apport-bug
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Alexander Jones (alex-weej) wrote :

Plugging in:

[ 1284.973791] usb 4-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 2
[ 1285.171851] usb 4-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[ 1285.292789] Linux video capture interface: v2.00
[ 1285.338268] /build/buildd/linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.22-2.6.22/debian/build/build-386/media/gspcav1/gspca_core.c: USB SPCA5XX camera found.(SPCA561A)
[ 1285.344210] usbcore: registered new interface driver gspca
[ 1285.344477] /build/buildd/linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.22-2.6.22/debian/build/build-386/media/gspcav1/gspca_core.c: gspca driver 01.00.12 registered

As I test the camera with gstreamer-properties:

[ 1320.206404] /build/buildd/linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.22-2.6.22/debian/build/build-386/media/gspcav1/gspca_core.c: VIDIOCMCAPTURE: invalid format (7)
[ 1320.279705] /build/buildd/linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.22-2.6.22/debian/build/build-386/media/gspcav1/gspca_core.c: VIDIOCMCAPTURE: invalid format (9)
[ 1320.280012] /build/buildd/linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.22-2.6.22/debian/build/build-386/media/gspcav1/gspca_core.c: VIDIOCMCAPTURE: invalid format (14)
[ 1320.280303] /build/buildd/linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.22-2.6.22/debian/build/build-386/media/gspcav1/gspca_core.c: VIDIOCMCAPTURE: invalid format (13)
[ 1320.280590] /build/buildd/linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.22-2.6.22/debian/build/build-386/media/gspcav1/gspca_core.c: VIDIOCMCAPTURE: invalid format (16)
[ 1320.280877] /build/buildd/linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.22-2.6.22/debian/build/build-386/media/gspcav1/gspca_core.c: VIDIOCMCAPTURE: invalid format (11)
[ 1320.281163] /build/buildd/linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.22-2.6.22/debian/build/build-386/media/gspcav1/gspca_core.c: VIDIOCMCAPTURE: invalid format (6)
[ 1461.971666] /build/buildd/linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.22-2.6.22/debian/build/build-386/media/gspcav1/gspca_core.c: VIDIOCMCAPTURE: invalid format (7)
[ 1462.045193] /build/buildd/linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.22-2.6.22/debian/build/build-386/media/gspcav1/gspca_core.c: VIDIOCMCAPTURE: invalid format (9)
[ 1462.045485] /build/buildd/linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.22-2.6.22/debian/build/build-386/media/gspcav1/gspca_core.c: VIDIOCMCAPTURE: invalid format (14)
[ 1462.045753] /build/buildd/linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.22-2.6.22/debian/build/build-386/media/gspcav1/gspca_core.c: VIDIOCMCAPTURE: invalid format (13)
[ 1462.046013] /build/buildd/linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.22-2.6.22/debian/build/build-386/media/gspcav1/gspca_core.c: VIDIOCMCAPTURE: invalid format (16)
[ 1462.046280] /build/buildd/linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.22-2.6.22/debian/build/build-386/media/gspcav1/gspca_core.c: VIDIOCMCAPTURE: invalid format (11)
[ 1462.046547] /build/buildd/linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.22-2.6.22/debian/build/build-386/media/gspcav1/gspca_core.c: VIDIOCMCAPTURE: invalid format (6)
[ 2143.364557] ppdev0: registered pardevice
[ 2143.364636] ppdev0: unregistered pardevice
[ 2144.725508] ppdev0: registered pardevice
[ 2144.773367] ppdev0: unregistered pardevice

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gsoundsgood (gsoundsgood) wrote :

pretty much the same problem (very dark image) with a creative notebook webcam
Bus 004 Device 002: ID 0572:0041 Conexant Systems (Rockwell), Inc.

loads of:

[ 2138.536000] /build/buildd/linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.22-2.6.22/debian/build/build-generic/media/gspcav1/gspca_core.c: VIDIOCMCAPTURE: invalid format (9)
[ 2138.536000] /build/buildd/linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.22-2.6.22/debian/build/build-generic/media/gspcav1/gspca_core.c: VIDIOCMCAPTURE: invalid format (14)
[ 2138.540000] /build/buildd/linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.22-2.6.22/debian/build/build-generic/media/gspcav1/gspca_core.c: VIDIOCMCAPTURE: invalid format (13)
[ 2138.540000] /build/buildd/linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.22-2.6.22/debian/build/build-generic/media/gspcav1/gspca_core.c: VIDIOCMCAPTURE: invalid format (16)
[ 2138.540000] /build/buildd/linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.22-2.6.22/debian/build/build-generic/media/gspcav1/gspca_core.c: VIDIOCMCAPTURE: invalid format (11)
[ 2138.540000] /build/buildd/linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.22-2.6.22/debian/build/build-generic/media/gspcav1/gspca_core.c: VIDIOCMCAPTURE: invalid format (6)

etc.etc.

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gsoundsgood (gsoundsgood) wrote :

i think this bug is the same as Bug #97101.

maybe my case is different.

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Adam Niedling (krychek) wrote :

Is this still an issue?

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Prodigious Penguin (prodigiouspenguin) wrote :

No - just tried a Logitech Quickcam Deluxe with a fresh Intrepid installation, and it's working fine.

Marking as Fix Released.

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