Re: Firefox with webcam

[Dave Tyson <dtyson%anduin.org.uk@localhost>]

On Mon, 2024-03-11 at 10:15 +0100, Hauke Fath (SPG) wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> has anybody had any recent success in using a webcam with Firefox?
> 
> Sites like <https://webcamtests.com/> claim to detect the webcam
> (it's a 
> logitech whatzit, attached as uvideo0), but are missing access
> permissions.
> 
> Firefox (123.0.1 here), OTOH, never asks for permissions; it does
> not 
> log any related errors, either.
> 
> Cheerio,
> Hauke
> 

Just another data point. I tried a usb webcam with Firefox 120.0.1
under NetBSD 10.0_RC4 on another desktop and that seems to work fine.
Firefox failed to detect the camera has a built-in microphone, but that
may be a lack of support on the usb video driver...

Webcam Information
Webcam Name: 	FLH-H62-200414 (0x0c45) Integrated Camera
Quality Rating: 	159
Built-in Microphone: 	None
Built-in Speaker: 	None
Frame rate: 	10 FPS
Stream Type: 	video
Image Mode: 	rgb
Webcam MegaPixels: 	0.92 MP
Webcam Resolution: 	1280×720
Video Standard: 	HD
Aspect Ratio: 	1.78
PNG File Size: 	1.23 MB
JPEG File Size: 	662.15 kB
Bitrate: 	6.59 MB/s
Number of Colors: 	68285
Average RGB Color: 	
 
Lightness: 	53.33%
Luminosity: 	53.96%
Brightness: 	53.46%
Hue: 	160°
Saturation: 	2.52%

Dave