Skype and Web Cameras

Following the recent [http://www.skype.com/intl/en/download/skype/linux/beta/ release] of a beta version of Skype that has support for video calling, this page will give a list of webcams that have been tested on Skype, and other details. This may differ from the list of webcams working in general on Ubuntu, given [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareSupportComponentsMultimediaWebCameras here]. For general webcam issues see [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Webcam here].

Note: Please include your Ubuntu version in the lists below (in the 'notes' sections), this may turn out to be relevant.

List of Webcams that 'Just Work'

List of 'Fiddle to Get Working' Webcams

List of Non-Working Webcams

Additional Notes about Video on Skype

You may need to modify the "Sound in" device in the "Sound devices" options menu, to point to USB device (as appropriate) instead of Default. Likewise, ensure that video input is correctly defined.

TODO

If this page gets enough useful information, we might want the following pages to link to it, because people wanting that information might look there first:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Webcam

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareSupportComponentsMultimediaWebCameras