These Vimicro webcams can be had on ebay for around $15.
If you are anything like me, losing drivers for older hardware comes naturally. After scouring Google high and low I managed to find these working drivers.
Most search engines usually point to various sites who want to charge for this driver download. Here it is, no bull attached. Enjoy: Vimicro USB Webcam Driver 301
Works with Window98 to XP
UPDATE:
I found the latest drivers for Windows 2000, XP and Vista 32 and 64 bit. Grab them here: Vimicro XP and Vista
And also this excellent Vimicro detection tool (with download link): Vimicro detector
The detector will download the correct driver for what ever Vimicro webcam model you have - Very handy.
All files as always, have been scanned with the latest version of Avast.
I'll keep updating this page as it seems to be a popular google search.
If you are still having major driver trouble, an application like Driver Finder can do wonders - never worry about a driver again.
Updated 22-06-10
There are quite a few cheap webcams available on ebay a lot still use the Vimicro chipset:
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USB 20 200M 6 LED Webcam Web Cam Camera Mic PC Laptop |  |
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AU $2.99 | 1d 1h 9m |
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New 200 Mega Pixel 200M 6 LED USB PC WebcamMic | |
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AU $6.38 | 19h 26m |
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USB 20 300M 6 LED Webcam Web Cam Camera PC Laptop Mic | |
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AU $4.49 | 16h 34m |
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200 Mega 20M USB PC Laptop Video Webcam w Mic 160F S | |
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AU $10.99 | 19h 32m |
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New 300 Mega Pixel 300M 6 LED USB PC WebcamMic | |
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AU $6.99 | 2d 15h 6m |
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20 MEGA PIXELS USB 20 LAPTOPS WEBCAM MIC WINDOWS 7 B7 | |
0 Bid | AU $7.59 | 3h 27m |
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USB 300 Mega 6 LED Webcam Web Cam Camera Mic PC Laptop | |
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AU $4.49 | 1d 21h 1m |
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New 20 Mega Pixels 20MP USB 20 Webcam MIC Plug Play | |
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AU $7.99 | 1d 2h 13m |
2. March 2008 at 8:35 am
Thanks for the link.
4. March 2008 at 11:26 am
thanx!
10. March 2008 at 4:13 am
thanks.
23. March 2008 at 3:37 pm
Yeah,finally I found the good guy, thank you so much.
24. March 2008 at 8:57 pm
Perfect,thanks soo much
8. June 2008 at 12:13 am
Lost a whole heap of comments with a site issue.
Links are all fixed again
22. June 2008 at 10:12 am
I bought this camera because of the infra red feature and ended up being a really good camera with good resolution. The infra red makes it quite unique.
26. June 2008 at 8:23 pm
hey thanks for the link coz im having trouble locating and downloading the right driver for my webcam.. thanks again
27. July 2008 at 1:37 am
Your driver is not approved by Windows or it will destablize your XP system. No logo means bad driver!
31. July 2008 at 4:24 am
I NOT SPEAK ENGLISH VERY WELL BUT I NEED SOME INFORMATION ABOUT THIS WEB CAM
31. July 2008 at 4:28 am
I LOST THE CD WITH THE INSTRUCTION
31. July 2008 at 11:17 am
Uncertified drivers does not mean its a bad driver, It just has not been submitted to Microsoft for signing.
As for instructions on use: Extract the driver package, plug in camera, when windows asks for the driver – point it to the extracted directory.
2. August 2008 at 5:18 am
Thanks for drivers
13. August 2008 at 5:22 pm
thx 4 the driver, appreciated – have been searching for 1/2 an hour!!
24. August 2008 at 9:48 pm
I’ve been searching for this driver for hours since!!! it only took a few seconds to download the files and it worked!!!!
THANKS A LOT!!!
RIVER™
17. September 2008 at 11:24 pm
Thanks for driver. Lesson learned: don’t buy unknown brand which is almost unheard on the Net and has a teeny crappy website that won’t last long. Should have considered Logitech instead.
17. October 2008 at 6:19 pm
Very useful link – I now have my webcam working under Vista. Thank you.
18. October 2008 at 9:48 pm
thanks guys so much lovly thnaks again
31. October 2008 at 4:30 am
Thanks a lot, many time and ago searching this driver…
2. November 2008 at 6:33 am
Hi I have one of these webcams, i believe it is vc0303. my laptop is vista. camera lights and sound work but no picture (black screen) when i try to download your vimicro detector my laptop goes crazy, flashing screen constantly!! i have to shut down computer, when i try to download other version, same thing happens, can anyone advise my why this is happening and why i only get black screen on webcam???? helpl!!!! its driving me crazy!!! Many thanks Gail
2. November 2008 at 9:37 am
The Vimicro detector should work – It is made by Vimicro.
Could be a graphics issue, Try downloading new drivers (after uninstalling your current ones) for your graphics chip and maybe try updating DirectX also.
15. November 2008 at 12:46 am
i very well thanks to your site.. because of you i find my driver in mny webcam. that lost the cd.
8. January 2009 at 7:28 am
Thank you so much i ahve been looking everywere for this as this camera is marketed under a whole bunch of brandnames
You should get a medal!
8. January 2009 at 8:10 am
chip detector does not work on my xp
8. January 2009 at 8:22 am
chip detector does not work on my xp i does detec the camera but driver didnt work it stall the camera but not donout doesnt work
8. January 2009 at 5:38 pm
What is the actual make of the camera?
22. January 2009 at 4:16 am
Sorry, you have no video capture hardware..
..This is the message that appears when i open the AMCAP..
..It is still not working for me..Need help..Please..I lost the installation cd for this webcam..
26. January 2009 at 11:33 am
This sounds more like it could be a USB driver issue. Do you have any issues using a different usb device in the same port?
24. January 2009 at 7:45 am
I want to thank you from bottom of my heart. I have searched everywhere, but none worked. This is the best place for the vimicro drivers. Thanks a lot
31. January 2009 at 9:32 pm
There’s nothing really wrong with my usb ports..Any usb device works..Thank you so much for the reply..I’ve been waiting..Need help..
17. February 2009 at 3:22 am
Hey, this is really useful. I bought a vimicro, and it arrived without software. Thank you very much for keeping it available!
23. February 2009 at 1:22 pm
I tried to download the driver-it keeps asking for the disk, which I don’t have. I must be doing something wrong-any suggestions? Thanks for providing this.
23. February 2009 at 10:26 pm
Click on “Have Disc” and point it to the directory you extracted the download. It will then install. A restart may be required if you are using XP.
Let me know if you need more in depth detail
4. April 2009 at 9:57 pm
Oh-my-god, thank you sooo much, i lost the CD so it wouldnt work, i lost the CD to my other webcam to, but yayy, its workingg .! Thanx
Pamela
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19. April 2009 at 7:48 am
Hi, with best wishes.
however you gaved me the key for searching vimicro driver but it isn’t worked for mine.
my PC camera is Vimicro 03505 OR “305+6241″
your Driver with a little change recognise it as “ZC305″ But I know it is not that model. here writed too many number
like “305+6241″ , “DLV-B22″ and “03505″
I think 305 determine model type but what about other??
it has 6 led ….
Do u have any Idea??
my email is ta_redstar@yahoo.com
thanx a lot
22. April 2009 at 3:28 pm
Try this link Tars if the Detection tool doesn’t work. http://mirror.sunny-network.com/vimicro/drivers/VC0305_drv_60hz_whql_050325_04.rar
17. May 2009 at 8:28 pm
Thnx bro or sis…
29. May 2009 at 3:26 pm
i have extracted the files from the zip file but i can’t understand which file to be used for the process
29. May 2009 at 3:54 pm
Right click My computer.
Click properties.
Go to Device manager.
Select webcam device.
Click update driver.
Click on “Have Disc” and point it to the directory you extracted the download. It will then install. A restart may be required if you are using XP.
31. May 2009 at 5:55 am
Hey dude, how do I get this driver used for my Xtech Webcam. I tried using yr drivers for my webcam but it doesnt get detected. Any suggestions.
12. June 2009 at 11:47 pm
Try these ones: http://www.driverblog.org/video/x-tech-webcam-drivers/
Hard one to find.
8. July 2009 at 6:35 pm
downloaded both files, update wizard goes half way through and then asks for usb pc camera disk into cdrom nd then click ok. dont have disc…
=(
8. July 2009 at 6:52 pm
Point it to the location where you extracted the driver. Should work fine after this
11. July 2009 at 10:22 am
forgot to mention i did tell it to look in that folder for drivers. it says not passed windows testing, i hit continue, it starts to load about 60% through &; stops at tsbyuv.dll then asks to insert disc
– its looking for usbVM305.sys
11. July 2009 at 10:47 am
found this .zip and it did the trick
DRV_VC0305_20070308.zip
ty
14. August 2009 at 5:05 am
Thanks alot, hope it works
12. September 2009 at 1:28 pm
Thanks a ton man! The driver CD that came with this was useless and installed the wrong version, i finally got the camera working with this driver. BTW I have a 480K version of the camera.
16. September 2009 at 11:11 am
thanks very much…god bless u.
28. September 2009 at 7:23 am
perfect and worked a treat. many thanks to the poster saved me a lot of time hunting this down….
19. November 2009 at 2:50 pm
thankss mr Azzx i really needed it
20. November 2009 at 1:59 am
Hey hey.
I purchased a Prestigio 2Mp High Performance Cam but I can’t find a working driver for it.
The driver that’s included in the packaging “drv354″ is definitely NOT working.
Where can I find one that’ll be compatible? Could this one work?
Thanks in advance
22. December 2009 at 7:10 pm
hello it`s work windows7 x64
Thanks in advance
good luck you ^^
8. January 2010 at 7:43 am
Hey. I’ve downloaded the driver and my computer finally connects with the cam and recognize it.
Only problem now is that i get no picture, only a white screen…
What’s the problem?
9. January 2010 at 5:13 pm
Is this only in MSN as I have come across this before.
Make sure the webcam has been selected otherwise run the MSN live installer and update MSN (even if it doesn’t require updating)
Cheers.