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
> 

I just had a try with Firefox 107.0.1 under NetBSD 10.0_BETA and it
seems to work with the video being displayed. The hardware was a
Samsung all-in-one PC 64bit x86.

The webcam info display shows:

Webcam Name: 	Namuga (0x2232) WebCam SC-10IRQ
Quality Rating: 	863
Built-in Microphone: 	None
Built-in Speaker: 	None
Frame rate: 	30 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: 	1.19 MB
JPEG File Size: 	593.78 kB
Bitrate: 	17.59 MB/s
Number of Colors: 	79346
Average RGB Color: 	
 
Lightness: 	49.80%
Luminosity: 	54.70%
Brightness: 	51.50%
Hue: 	64°
Saturation: 	11.81%


I have the /dev/video* devices permissions set to crw-rw-rw- 
Firefox asked for permission to access the device and accepted my
affirmative response.

Dave