Webcam

This artcle will provide Article description::information on setting up and using webcams on Gentoo using v4l-utils.

Kernel
The following kernel options need to be activated:

USE flags
Recommended USE flags for v4l include:,  , and   - at least   will be needed to follow on with this article.

Emerge
Install :

Configuration
v4l-utils is used here, to check/set the camera's preferences.

Set settings example
Explanation

= Framerate (integer)

= Resolution + Compression

Make options persistent
Getting device info: