Is this web camera a faked counterfeits?

luofeiyu · 09-08-2023, 10:51 PM

I have bought a usb web camera,the product info in Outer packaging is as below:

Plug in usb port:

Code:

lsusb | rg cam
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 0c45:6366 Microdia Webcam Vitade AF

It saya that vendor id is 0c45 ,product id belong to the vendor id is 6366.Search the detailed info:

Code:

curl  http://www.linux-usb.org/usb.ids -s | grep  0c45
0c45  Microdia
curl http://www.linux-usb.org/usb.ids -s | grep  0c45 -A 200 | grep 6366
	6366  Webcam Vitade AF

Here is the vendor factory : https://www.microdia.com/,there is nothing related with philips,it is a counterfeits or OEM designed by philips?

obobskivich · 09-09-2023, 06:22 AM

"Counterfeit" is probably an extreme stretch here - likely what you're seeing is something that was OEM'd for the Philips brand (by Microdia, who seem to make a lot of webcams) and somebody didn't go through and pretty up the firmware for it to report as a Philips device (likely because its easier to live with the stock firmware). This is not uncommon with legacy brands like Philips (which don't make a whole lot these days, but will have their name slapped on all sorts of things).

EDIT
Yes this is almost certainly what this is - saw the attached image. It says right there 'name used under licence' and lists a non-Philips manufacturer down below.

Matthew Wai · 03-10-2024, 03:10 AM

I have bought a general webcam from China.
I guess the camera chip was produced by Microdia as per the following output:

Code:

Matthew_Wai@My-PC:~$ lsusb|grep 0c45
Bus 003 Device 010: ID 0c45:64ab Microdia 
Matthew_Wai@My-PC:~$ curl http://www.linux-usb.org/usb.ids -s|grep 0c45
0c45  Microdia
Matthew_Wai@My-PC:~$

jefro · 03-12-2024, 03:38 PM

Open and get the actual board info?

All this stuff is made in you know where.

Matthew Wai · 03-12-2024, 11:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jefro

Open and get the actual board info?

If opened, it could be damaged.

Quote:

Originally Posted by jefro

All this stuff is made in you know where.

I do not know where.