Reset Webcam Settings to defaults

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Solution 1

Its simple to reset a webcam to it defaults settings using luvcview

  1. Install luvcview:

    sudo apt-get install luvcview
    
  2. Start application:

    luvcview
    
  3. Click the reset button in the GUI:

Luvcview, after click the reset buton

If this doesn't work, there are other solutions at the Ubuntus webcam troubleshooting page (section 6)

Solution 2

luvcview is no longer available in newer versions of Ubuntu.

As a replacement, you can use guvcview.

guvcview is available in Ubuntu's universe repository.

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Updated on September 18, 2022

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  • volting
    volting over 1 year

    I installed Camorama as part of a test on video capture performance under xubuntu 12.04.

    I played around with some of the effects settings -afterward I realized that Camorama doesn't apply Image processing to the frames it reads from the webcam, instead it appears to alter some settings on the webcam device itself, as every other app that uses the webcam now shows the video feed with same tint / contrast etc as set under Camorama.

    I tried to reset the settings in Camorama without any look, I tried to set the settings to look some way normal also without any luck! is there some other way?

  • polarkatenuchie
    polarkatenuchie over 11 years
    sorry tried this too? help.ubuntu.com/community/Webcam
  • volting
    volting over 11 years
    Thanks.. figured out how to reset it, after finding a link to the webcam trouble shooting page via that link..
  • niceman
    niceman over 5 years
    Is there a way to install this on 18.04 ?