Reset Webcam Settings to defaults
Its simple to reset a webcam to it defaults settings using luvcview
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Install luvcview:
sudo apt-get install luvcview -
Start application:
luvcview Click the reset button in the GUI:
If this doesn't work, there are other solutions at the Ubuntus webcam troubleshooting page (section 6)
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.