cheesewebcam
My built in camera doesn't work well, it's damage and have crappy and blurry result, so I use a Logitech webcam.
Since I can switch the cams in Skype, I think the same option should be there for Cheese.
I have seen some threads saying to change the cam in Cheese settings, and this is a very stupid question but my Cheese has no settings/preferences or even a menu bar ; just the x, maximize and minimize window, the effects and take photo button.
Where do I access the settings or preferences?
I also have a C510 and it's a composite device of two: a camera and an audio device with just a mono input. This means that it's just a sound card like any other, and you need to control it using the audio mixer settings. For example, use pavucontrol:
Make sure it's unmuted and selected as input for the application (also unmute there):
And finally, check the audio mode, to be on Analogue Input:
It's working for me in Skype 4.1 in Ubuntu 12.04.
Device: ID 046d:081d Logitech, Inc. HD Webcam C510
I just had the same problem. I used sudo modprobe uvcvideo to reconnect/reinitialize (?) the camera.
Best Answer
You just need to move your mouse to the upper left corner of your screen to reveal the Cheese Menu:
Then open the Preferences to select your device: