OpenCV + Webcam compatibility

Question

For the people that have experience with OpenCV, are there any webcams that don\'t work with OpenCV.

I am looking into the feasibility of a project and I know I am going

Answer 1

Unfortunately, the page that I'm about to reference doesn't exist anymore. OpenCV evolved a lot since I first wrote this answer in 2011 and it's difficult for them to keep track of which cameras in the market are supported by OpenCV.

Anyway, here is the old list of supported cameras organized by Operating System (this list was available until the beginning of 2013).