# Unlock webcam controls missing on Linux

Native camera settings app using PipeWire, with controls recovered from the Windows utility.

## Hardware
Dell UltraSharp Webcam 4K UHD WB7022

The custom app exposes controls on a physical Dell webcam under Linux.

## Shopping list

Parts for one build. Reuse equipment you already own. Quantities are planning quantities unless the creator explicitly specifies a count; kit contents are not additional purchases.

Quantities are for one build. Unless marked source-specified, they are planning quantities; confirm kit contents and the chosen configuration before ordering.

### Confirm before buying
- The former Dell WB7022 store link no longer resolves to the product; a current exact-model seller is not verified.

### 1 × Dell UltraSharp Webcam 4K UHD WB7022
- Requirement: Required
- Quantity basis: Planning quantity for one build; check the selected configuration
- Purpose: Exact USB camera target.
- Notes: Manufacturer storefront blocked a live check; model identity comes from the creator and manufacturer reference.
- Sourcing: The former Dell store link now redirects to an accessories page. Exact WB7022 purchase destination and product photo need reconfirmation; do not substitute another Dell webcam.
- Evidence: Creator source
- Source: https://blogs.gnome.org/uraeus/2026/03/23/using-ai-to-create-some-hardware-tools-and-bring-back-the-past/
- Source: https://gitlab.com/cschalle/appfordellwebcam

### 1 × Linux computer
- Requirement: Required
- Quantity basis: Planning quantity for one build; check the selected configuration
- Purpose: Build, configure or flash the software.
- Notes: Run the camera controls.
- Sourcing: Use existing equipment or match the specification above. No exact purchase link verified.
- Evidence: Setup requirement — check against your configuration
- Source: https://blogs.gnome.org/uraeus/2026/03/23/using-ai-to-create-some-hardware-tools-and-bring-back-the-past/
- Source: https://gitlab.com/cschalle/appfordellwebcam

### 1 × USB 3 camera data cable
- Requirement: Required
- Quantity basis: Planning quantity for one build; check the selected configuration
- Purpose: Connect to the computer for programming or data.
- Notes: Use the camera’s full-bandwidth cable and a suitable host port; charge-only or USB 2 cables are not an equivalent.
- Sourcing: Use existing equipment or match the specification above. No exact purchase link verified.
- Evidence: Setup requirement — check against your configuration
- Source: https://blogs.gnome.org/uraeus/2026/03/23/using-ai-to-create-some-hardware-tools-and-bring-back-the-past/
- Source: https://gitlab.com/cschalle/appfordellwebcam

### 1 × Webcam mount
- Requirement: Conditional
- Quantity basis: Planning quantity for one build; check the selected configuration
- Purpose: Hold the camera.
- Notes: Reuse the included mount or a compatible tripod.
- Sourcing: Use existing equipment or match the specification above. No exact purchase link verified.
- Evidence: Setup requirement — check against your configuration
- Source: https://blogs.gnome.org/uraeus/2026/03/23/using-ai-to-create-some-hardware-tools-and-bring-back-the-past/
- Source: https://gitlab.com/cschalle/appfordellwebcam

Source reviewed, not assembled or hands-on tested. A working product page does not confirm stock, firmware compatibility or a complete build.

## Setup
Computer companion

## Coding tool
Claude

## How the agent helped
Creator describes screenshot-led implementation, Windows binary inspection, automated screenshots and several days of iteration.

## Before you build
Hardware controls are implemented; software-only features such as background removal were still absent.

## Sources
- Original build: https://blogs.gnome.org/uraeus/2026/03/23/using-ai-to-create-some-hardware-tools-and-bring-back-the-past/
- Supporting source: https://gitlab.com/cschalle/appfordellwebcam

Source reviewed 2026-11-04. Not hands-on tested.