Re: usb camera access

Dan Dennedy <[email protected]> Fri, 10 Aug 2012 13:00:26 -0700
Newsgroups gmane.comp.video.kino.devel
Message-ID <CABBVo1mfnWt3A6euLY+L6yciLRsArf8ni6niuLY-z-xrtsizZw@mail.gmail.com>
On Fri, Aug 10, 2012 at 12:48 PM, Michael Shigorin <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 10, 2012 at 09:15:52AM -0700, Dan Dennedy wrote:
>> > I've only one laptop with Linux and this laptop haven't the
>> > firewire port, but the camera has the usb port...
>> no, sorry, what camera model is it, so we can suggest something?
>
> ...like PC Card/ExpressCard IEEE1394? ;-)

ah, good point. I was not assuming it was a mini-DV camcorder, but
perhaps the reason you are here is precisely because it is. In that
case, we should let you (Davide) know that 99% of all mini-DV
camcorders have USB, but the video is actually not available through
the USB - only the still photos are.

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