Ok... I don't know if this works in Linux, didn't try to get it to work myself, and I'm probably not going to. According to www.gphoto.org , the support for this is 'experimental'.
First, a few things on the description that I left out. Some details from their site:
VGA Sensor, 640 x 480 Resolution
• Focus Free, Auto Exposure, Auto Flash
• 8 MB SDRAM Internal Memory
• Web Camera Functionality
• Video Clip Recording Capability
• Compatible with Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP
Here's a photo:
http://www.concordcam.com/products/digital/digital_p3/easy.jpg
Why am I not going to try it in Linux? Well, it is a very cheap (not just in price) camera. First thing that annoyed me about it was its flash. It is very bright, so bright that it hurts my eyes. When someone takes a picture of me with it, I see colorful spots for the next ten minutes or so. Next thing was the pictures. If you take one too close to the person, they are to bright. Too far away and you see nothing but darkness. Plus, in the 'good' pictures you get darkness in the backround, because that stuff is too far away. The pictures look they were taken at night, you see the person (or part of them) with darkness surruonding them.
This thing is also supposed to double as a webcam. Forget that. The blindingly bright flash is there for a reason. Without it, everything is too dark. You'd have to have a floodlight next to your pc to use it. I'm guessing it might work better outdoors on a sunny day, but who uses a webcam outside?
Overall, what's on the gphoto main page is very accurate:
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Digital cameras have the balance of quality, features, and price that appeals to users looking for a fast and convenient way to get images into their PC. You can spend a lot more -- or a lot less -- for one than the $100 to $3000 (or even more) these cost, but you won't like the quality at the low end or the prices at the high end. With digital cameras, the best place to be is in the middle.
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This camera is too cheap to be good.
