---
name: "probeqcam"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "qcam"
version: "0.91-12.1+b1"
release: "Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/probeqcam"
---

# probeqcam(1)

## NAME

probeqcam

## SYNOPSIS

**probeqcam**

## DESCRIPTION

Searches for black and white Connectix QuickCams on each of the three possible parallel ports: 0x378, 0x278, 0x3bc, and reports results.

## SEE ALSO

The QuickCam Third Party Developers web page at **http://www.crynwr.com/qcpc**.

## BUGS

Autodetection is very brittle.

The new Color QuickCam is not handled with this software, although there are Color Cam drivers available from the web site.

## AUTHORS

Scott Laird (original code), Brian Scearce (bidirectional and dark current modifications,  **xqcam** window scaling, edge detection), Ed Orcutt (autoexposure modifications), Dave Plonka (locking code).  This manpage written by Ben Pfaff \<pfaffben@pilot.msu.edu\> for the Debian GNU/Linux qcam package.