As part of the drivers SIG's effort to establish officially supported driver packages for USB cameras, I'm proposing a new USB Video Class (UVC) driver.
libuvc_camera uses a libusb-based userspace UVC library to stream video frames from UVC devices and to read, set and monitor control settings. It is intended to be cross-platform (Mac, potentially Windows) and to enable ROS driver features that are not available through Video4Linux. Examples include more accurate timestamps; lower, more predictable latency; and efficient monitoring of camera-controlled parameters (e.g., exposure time).
I've created an API review page:
If you are interested in this driver, please take a look at the ROS API and share your comments on the review page.