Welcome to the USB Video Class Linux device driver home.
The goal of this project is to provide all necessary software components to fully support UVC compliant devices in Linux. This include a V4L2 kernel device driver and patches for user-space tools.
The USB Device Class Definition for Video Devices, or USB Video Class, defines video streaming functionality on the Universal Serial Bus. Much like nearly all mass storage devices (USB flash disks, external IDE disk enclosures, ...) can be managed by a single driver because they conform to the USB Mass Storage specification, UVC compliant peripherals only need a generic driver.
The UVC specification covers webcams, digital camcorders, analog video converters, analog and digital television tuners, and still-image cameras that support video streaming for both video input and output.
Due to the limited available man power and the broad scope of the UVC specification, the Linux UVC project will concentrate the development efforts on video input devices, especially webcams. Video output devices will be considered at a later time.
Please visit the BerliOS project page for support forums and mailing list archives.
The Linux UVC projects is currently focussing on kernel support for UVC devices. The driver implements the Video4Linux 2 (V4L2) API. Support for V4L1 is not planned.
The following table lists the UVC features supported by the Linux UVC driver.
| UVC Feature | Status | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| UVC 1.0 descriptors | Yes | |
| UVC 1.1 descriptors | Yes | |
| Camera input terminal | Yes | |
| USB Streaming terminal | Yes | |
| Processing unit | Yes | |
| Selector unit | Yes | |
| Extension unit | Yes | Extension units can be accessed directly or mapped to V4L2 controls. They require a user-space management tool. |
| Still image capture | No | |
| Video streaming | Yes | |
| Uncompressed payload | Partially | Timestamps support is not implemented. |
| MJPEG payload | Partially | Timestamps support is not implemented. |
| DV payload | Partially | Timestamps support is not implemented. |
| MPEG-2 TS payload | No | |
| Frame-based payload | Partially | Timestamps support is not implemented. |
| Stream-based payload | No |
The table below lists known UVC devices. Other UVC compliant video input devices are very likely to be supported. If your UVC device is not listed below, please report it to the Linux UVC development mailing list.
For Logitech UVC webcams, the QuickCam Team website hosts a very detailed list of cameras models with part numbers and chipset models.
Device works
Device works with issues
Device is untested
Device doesn't work| Device ID | Name | Manufacturer | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0402:5606 | USB 2.0 Camera (VIT D2010 notebooks) | ALi Corporation | |
| 0408:030c | HP Webcam (HP Pavilion DV6744 and DV6750) | Quanta Computer | |
| 041e:4057 | Creative Live! Cam Optia | Creative Labs | |
| 041e:4058 | Creative Live! Cam Optia AF | Creative Labs | |
| 041e:4063 | Creative Live! Cam Video IM Pro | Creative Labs | [7] |
| 041e:4065 | Creative Live! Cam Optia Pro | Creative Labs | |
| 041e:406a | Creative Live! Cam Notebook Ultra | Creative Labs | |
| 0458:7055 | Genius Slim 2020AF | Genius | |
| 045e:00f8 | Microsoft LifeCam NX-6000 | Microsoft | |
| 045e:075d | Microsoft LifeCam Cinema | Microsoft | |
| 046d:0809 | Logitech Webcam Pro 9000 | Logitech | |
| 046d:08c1 | Logitech Quickcam Fusion | Logitech | [1,2] |
| 046d:08c2 | Logitech Quickcam Orbit/Sphere MP | Logitech | [1,2] |
| 046d:08c3 | Logitech Quickcam for Notebooks Pro | Logitech | [1,2] |
| 046d:08c5 | Logitech Quickcam Pro 5000 | Logitech | [1,2] |
| 046d:08c6 | Logitech Quickcam OEM Dell Notebook | Logitech | [1,2] |
| 046d:08c7 | Logitech Quickcam OEM Cisco VT Camera II | Logitech | [1,2] |
| 046d:08c9 | Logitech Quickcam Ultra Vision | Logitech | [1,2] |
| 046d:08ca | Logitech Quickcam Fusion (2006 model) | Logitech | [1,2] |
| 046d:08cb | Logitech Quickcam for Notebooks Pro (2006 model) | Logitech | [1,2] |
| 046d:08cc | Logitech Quickcam Orbit/Sphere MP (2006 model) | Logitech | [1,2] |
| 046d:08ce | Logitech Quickcam Pro 5000 (2006 model) | Logitech | [1,2] |
| 046d:0990 | Logitech Quickcam Pro 9000 Logitech Quickcam Pro 9000 for Business |
Logitech | [6] |
| 046d:0991 | Logitech Quickcam Pro for Notebooks (2007 model) Logitech Quickcam Pro for Notebooks for Business |
Logitech | |
| 046d:0992 | Logitech Quickcam Communicate Deluxe | Logitech | |
| 046d:0994 | Logitech Quickcam Orbit/Sphere AF | Logitech | |
| 046d:09a1 | Logitech Quickcam Communicate MP/S5500 Logitech Quickcam Communicate MP for Business |
Logitech | |
| 046d:09a2 | Logitech Quickcam Communicate Deluxe/S7500 | Logitech | |
| 046d:09a4 | Logitech Quickcam E 3500 | Logitech | |
| 046d:09a5 | Logitech Quickcam 3000 for Business | Logitech | |
| 046d:09a6 | Logitech Quickcam Vision Pro | Logitech | |
| 046d:09b0 | Acer OrbiCam (Acer notebooks) | Logitech | |
| 046d:09b2 | Fujitsu Webcam (Fujitsu-Siemens notebooks) | Logitech | [3] |
| 046d:09c0 | Quickcam for Dell Notebooks (Dell notebooks) | Logitech | [1,2] |
| 046d:09c1 | Logitech Quickcam Deluxe for Notebooks Logitech Quickcam Deluxe for Notebooks for Business |
Logitech | [1,2] |
| 0471:0331 | Philips SPC 1300NC | Philips | |
| 0471:0332 | Philips SPC 1000NC | Philips | |
| 0471:0333 | Philips SPC 620NC | Philips | |
| 0471:0334 | Philips SPC 520/525NC | Philips | |
| 0471:2034 | Philips SPC 530NC | Philips | |
| 0471:2037 | Philips SPC 1330NC | Philips | |
| 0474:0722 | Sanyo W33SA | Sanyo Electric | |
| 0489:d00a | Traveler DC 8900 | Schenker Inc. | |
| 04cb:014c | Fujifilm FinePix A340 | Fujifilm | |
| 04cb:016f | Fujifilm FinePix S5500 Zoom | Fujifilm | |
| 04cb:0172 | Fujifilm FinePix E550 | Fujifilm | |
| 04da:2318 | Panasonic Camcorder NV-GS11/230/250 (webcam mode) | Panasonic | |
| 04da:231a | Panasonic Camcorder NV-GS11/230/250 (DV mode) | Panasonic | |
| 04da:231d | Panasonic Camcorder NV-GS27/37/320/500 (webcam mode) | Panasonic | |
| 04da:231e | Panasonic Camcorder NV-GS27/37/320/500 (DV mode) | Panasonic | |
| 04f2:a133 | Chicony USB 2.0 1.3MP UVC Camera | Chicony Electronics | |
| 04f2:a13c | HP KQ246AA 8.0MP Deluxe Webcam | Chicony Electronics | |
| 04f2:a13e | Panda 10C | Chicony Electronics | |
| 04f2:b008 | Chicony USB 2.0 Camera | Chicony Electronics | |
| 04f2:b012 | Chicony 1.3M UVC Webcam (Asus G1S notebooks) | Chicony Electronics | [3] |
| 04f2:b013 | Chicony USB 2.0 Camera (Lenovo 3000 N200 notebooks) | Chicony Electronics | |
| 04f2:b015 | Chicony VGA 24fps UVC Webcam (HP notebooks) | Chicony Electronics | |
| 04f2:b016 | Chicony VGA 30fps UVC Webcam (HP notebooks) | Chicony Electronics | |
| 04f2:b018 | Chicony 2M UVC Webcam (Compal notebooks) | Chicony Electronics | |
| 04f2:b021 | ViewSonic 1.3M, USB2.0 Webcam (ViewSonic VX2255WMB screens) | Chicony Electronics | [5] |
| 04f2:b022 | Gateway USB 2.0 Webcam (One C34xx notebooks) | Chicony Electronics | |
| 04f2:b023 | Gateway USB 2.0 Webcam (HP Pavilion DV9560EG notebooks) | Chicony Electronics | |
| 04f2:b024 | USB 2.0 Webcam (Packard Bell notebooks) | Chicony Electronics | |
| 04f2:b027 | Gateway USB 2.0 Webcam (Gateway T-1616 notebooks) | Chicony Electronics | |
| 04f2:b029 | USB 2.0 1.3M UVC WebCam (Asus F6S notebooks) | Chicony Electronics | |
| 04f2:b033 | USB 2.0 1.3M UVC WebCam (Asus M70VM notebooks) | Chicony Electronics | |
| 04f2:b044 | Acer CrystalEye webcam (Acer Aspire 5535 notebooks) | Chicony Electronics | |
| 04f2:b062 | CNF7045 (Packard-Bell notebooks) | Chicony Electronics | |
| 04f2:b070 | Toshiba Satellite L350D notebooks | Chicony Electronics | |
| 04f2:b071 | CNF71297 (Asus N10JA2 netbooks and K50IN notebooks) | Chicony Electronics | [3] |
| 04f2:b073 | CNF7231 (MSI MS-1722 ID1 notebooks) | Chicony Electronics | |
| 04f2:b082 | CKA7227 (HP EliteBook 2530p notebooks) | Chicony Electronics | |
| 04f2:b083 | CKF7063 (HP Compaq 6830s notebooks) | Chicony Electronics | |
| 04f2:b105 | Lenovo EasyCamera (Lenovo IdeaPad Y530 notebooks) | Chicony Electronics | |
| 04f2:b106 | CNF7246 (Asus G71V notebooks) | Chicony Electronics | |
| 04f2:b107 | CNF7070 (HP 2133 notebooks) | Chicony Electronics | |
| 058f:3820 | Future Boy PC USB Webcam (Alcor Micro AU3820 chipset) | Alcor Micro | |
| 05a9:2640 | OmniVision OV2640 (Dell Inspiron 1420/1720 notebooks) | OmniVision | |
| 05a9:2643 | OmniVision Monitor Webcam (Dell SP2208WFP) | OmniVision | |
| 05a9:2649 | OmniVision Monitor Webcam (Dell SP2309W) | OmniVision | |
| 05a9:7670 | OmniVision OV7670 (Dell XPS m1330 notebooks) | OmniVision | |
| 05ac:8502 | Apple built-in iSight | Apple | [4] |
| 05c8:0103 | FO13FF-65 PC-CAM | Foxlink | |
| 05ca:18a1 | Integrated Webcam (Dell Studio 1535 notebooks) | Ricoh | |
| 064e:a100 | Acer OrbiCam (Acer notebooks) | SuYin | |
| 064e:a101 | Acer CrystalEye webcam (Acer notebooks) | SuYin | |
| 064e:a103 | Acer OrbiCam (Acer Aspire 7730ZG-343G32Mn notebooks) | SuYin | |
| 064e:a110 | HP Webcam (HP TX2000 notebooks) | SuYin | |
| 064e:a111 | USB 2.0 Camera (Datron TW7A notebooks) | SuYin | |
| 064e:a116 | USB 2.0 UVC 1.3M WebCam (Asus N20A notebooks) | SuYin | [3] |
| 064e:a117 | Acer HD Crystal Eye webcam (Acer 4930 notebooks) | SuYin | |
| 064e:a118 | Integrated Webcam (Dell Mini 9 netbooks) | SuYin | |
| 06f8:3005 | Hercules Dualpix Exchange | Guillemot Corp. | |
| 06f8:3007 | Hercules Dualpix Chat and Show | Guillemot Corp. | |
| 06f8:300a | Hercules Dualpix Infinite | Guillemot Corp. | |
| 090c:b370 | Silicon Motion SM370 | Silicon Motion | |
| 090c:b371 | Silicon Motion SM371 | Silicon Motion | |
| 093a:2700 | iSonic W002 | Pixart Imaging | |
| 093a:2800 | DealExtreme USB 2.0 Camera | Pixart Imaging | |
| 0ac8:0336 | Elecom UCAM-DLQ30 (Vimicro VC0336 chipset) | Solid Years | |
| 0ac8:3313 | TopSpeed USB 2.0 Camera B. | Vimicro | |
| 0ac8:332d | Vega USB 2.0 Camera (AOC screens) | Vimicro | |
| 0ac8:3330 | Sirius USB 2.0 Camera (Xinyi Y867 LCD Prince) | Vimicro | |
| 0ac8:3343 | Sirius USB 2.0 Camera (Fujitsu A6110 notebook) | Vimicro | |
| 0ac8:3410 | Venus USB 2.0 Camera (Minoru3D) | Vimicro | [8] |
| 0ac8:3420 | Venus USB 2.0 Camera (Tevion MD 85872 and Minoru3D) | Vimicro | [8] |
| 0ac8:c302 | Vega USB 2.0 Camera (Samsung Q45 notebook) | Vimicro | |
| 0ac8:c303 | Saturn USB 2.0 Camera (Samsung screens) | Vimicro | |
| 0ac8:c315 | HP Elite Autofocus Webcam | Vimicro | |
| 0c45:62c0 | Sonix USB 2.0 Camera (Acer Aspire 5050 and HP Pavilion DV6000 notebooks) | Sonix Technology | |
| 0c45:62e0 | MSI Starcam Racer | Sonix Technology | |
| 0c45:63e0 | Sonix Integrated Webcam (found in Dell notebooks) | Sonix Technology | |
| 0c45:63ea | Laptop Integrated Webcam 2M (found in Dell Studio 1555 notebooks) | Sonix Technology | |
| 0e8d:0004 | MediaTek MT6227 phone | MediaTek Inc | |
| 145f:013e | Trust Megapixel USB2 WB-5600R | Trust | |
| 145f:013f | Trust Megapixel USB2 Auto Focus Webcam | Trust | |
| 145f:0142 | Trust WB-6250X Webcam | Trust | |
| 145f:015b | Trust WB-8500X Webcam | Trust | |
| 174f:5212 | Syntek USB 2.0 UVC PC Camera (HP Spartan notebooks) | Syntek | |
| 174f:5215 | Syntek USB 2.0 UVC PC Camera (upcoming UMPC device) | Syntek | |
| 174f:5271 | Syntek USB 2.0 UVC PC Camera (upcoming UMPC device) | Syntek | |
| 174f:5931 | Syntek USB 2.0 UVC PC Camera (Samsung Q310 notebooks) | Syntek | |
| 174f:5a11 | Unknown (Asus A8Sc notebook) | Unknown | |
| 174f:5a31 | Sonix USB 2.0 Camera (Asus M50SV notebook) | Sonix | |
| 174f:5a35 | Sonix USB 2.0 Camera (Asus F3KE and G2S notebook) | Sonix | [3] |
| 174f:8a12 | Syntek USB 2.0 UVC PC Camera | Syntek | |
| 174f:8a33 | Syntek USB 2.0 UVC PC Camera (Asus U3S notebooks) | Syntek | |
| 174f:8a34 | Syntek USB 2.0 UVC PC Camera (JAOtech Smart Terminal) | Syntek | |
| 17ef:480b | Integrated Camera(Lenovo SL400 and SL500 notebooks) | Lenovo | |
| 1871:01f0 | Aveo Technology USB 2.0 Camera | Aveo Technology | |
| 1871:0306 | Aveo Technology USB 2.0 Camera | Aveo Technology | |
| 18cd:cafe | Pico iMage | Ecamm | |
| 18ec:3288 | FSC WebCam V30S | ArkMicro | [9] |
| 199e:8101 | DFx 21BU04 | ImagingSource | |
| 19ab:1000 | Bodelin ProScope HR | Bodelin | |
| 19ff:0102 | Dynex 1.3MP Webcam | Dynex | |
| 1b3b:2951 | MSI StarCam 370i | Unknown | |
| 1c4f:3000 | SiGma Micro USB Web Camera | SiGma Micro | |
| 1cac:a332 | Kinstone C8 webcam (Vimicro chipset) | Kinstone | |
| 1cac:b288 | Kinstone C18 webcam (Sonix chipset) | Kinstone | |
| 22b8:6006 | Motorola MOTOROKR E6 | Motorola | |
| 5986:0100 | Acer OrbiCam (Acer notebooks) | Bison Electronics | |
| 5986:0101 | USB2.0 Camera (Packard Bell Easynote SJ notebooks) | Bison Electronics | |
| 5986:0102 | Acer Crystal Eye webcam (Acer TravelMate 7720 notebooks) | Bison Electronics | |
| 5986:0200 | Acer OrbiCam (Acer notebooks) | Bison Electronics | |
| 5986:0202 | Bison (Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo SI2636 notebooks) | Bison Electronics | |
| 5986:0203 | Bison (Advent 4211 and MSI Wind notebooks) | Bison Electronics | |
| 5986:0205 | Lenovo EasyCamera (Lenovo N500 and U330 notebooks) | Bison Electronics | [9] |
| 5986:0241 | Bison (MSI Wind Top AE1900 nettop) | Bison Electronics | |
| eb1a:2571 | eMPIA 27xx based camera (unbranded) | eMPIA Technology | |
| eb1a:2761 | eMPIA 2761 based camera (unbranded) | eMPIA Technology | |
| eb1a:2771 | eMPIA 2771 based camera (Intelbras iPlug notebook) | eMPIA Technology | |
1 First and second generation Logitech webcams suffer from firmware bug which make the camera somehow unstable. As the issue is timing-related, the exact impact of the bug on a particular user can't be predicted. If you plan to buy a Logitech webcam, consider getting one of the models not affected by the bug. More information about the issue, including possible workarounds, are available on the QuickCam Team website.
2 Starting at version 2.6.22, the Linux kernel includes a USB audio bug fix which triggers a (possibly identical to the above) bug in first and second generation Logitech webcams. See the Linux UVC wiki for a workaround.
3 This camera module is known to be mounted upside-down in some notebooks. Applications that use the libv4l library should display the video correctly, as libv4l detects upside-down cameras and rotates the image automatically. See Hans de Goede's post on the linux-uvc-devel mailing list for more information. For applications that don't use libv4l, try holding your computer upside-down.
4 iSight webcams require a proprietary firmware that can't be redistributed. Tools to extract the firmware from the MacOS X driver and load it into the device are available at http://bersace03.free.fr/ift/.
5 Video corruption has been noticed when the camera is connected to a USB 1.1 controller. For better performances, connect the camera to a USB 2.0 controller.
6 Some revisions of this model suffer from issues similar to those described in [1]. Only specific part numbers are affected. See Logitech UVC devices list for more information.
7 Creative Labs released at least two different devices under the Live! Cam Video IM Pro model name. While the one listed in this table is UVC compatible, the other(s) might not be. If in doubt, check the webcam USB product ID.
8 Resolutions below 640x480 might only work at the full 30fps frame rate.
9 This Device ID is known to be used by several different webcams amongst which at least one is currently not supported by the driver. If you plan to buy this camera make sure it matches the product name.
Linux 2.6.26
and newer includes the Linux UVC driver natively. You will not need to
download the driver sources manually unless you want to test a newer
version or help with development.
Source code for the Linux UVC kernel driver is maintained in a Mercurial repository on linuxtv.org.
hg clone http://linuxtv.org/hg/~pinchartl/uvcvideo/
Instructions to build and install drivers from the linuxtv.org trees are available on linuxtv.org. You can skip the "Retrieve v4l-dvb sources" section if you have downloaded the source tarball.
Older versions can still be found in the Linux UVC Subversion repository on the BerliOS project page. Please do not use those versions for anything else than historical purpose.
More information can be found in the unofficial wiki.
For developers, the USB Video Class specification is available on the USB Implementers Forum website.