Good USB camera for remote work with good Linux compatibility?

Question

Zoom makes my 12 core CPU burn to the ground. I wonder if it's the camera. Some cameras do some processing in hardware it seems, but I suspect this happens only with proprietary drivers (probably not on linux).Anyone found something they like?

runjake · Accepted Answer

Logitech 920 or 615, but webcams are sold out everywhere, right now.

johnnyL1337 · Answer

Not a hardware solution but it's being talked about today, I wonder if using OBS to capture the video and outputting it to v4l2 loopback with https://github.com/CatxFish/obs-v4l2sink and reading it in zoom that way would be better. Just a thought, hope this helps.

snegu · Answer

The good webcams are sold out everywhere, so you'll be lucky if you find anything!

foxyv · Answer

I haven't been able to use my webcam lately because the teleconferencing I use (WebEx and Slack) is having issues keeping up with bandwidth. I haven't even been able to use the On Computer audio and had to dial in.

lmn23 · Answer

You can try Droidcam, which allows your phone to be used as a webcam.

facorreia · Answer

I used Logitech C920 HD Pro for a couple years with Ubuntu. It worked pretty well. I cannot vouch for the issue you're mentioning though.