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Old January 10th, 2003, 05:27 AM
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Hello

I have a digital photo camera that can be connected to a television with its video-out plug. In the camera I plug a tulip-plug, and in the TV I plug a SCART.

My question is, can I connect this video-out plug to the computer, so that I can use the camera as if it was a webcam?
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Thats nice to know.

Could you tell me HOW? USB port? parallel port? Serial Port? What? Should I have some kind of software?
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You didnīt ask "how"

You need a Video Capture Card, i.e. a pinnacle or hauppauge TV card or similar. (my graphics card, GeForce3 ViVo, has built-in composite and svhs input)
And you need a euroscart -> svhs (or composite) adapter since only the expensive cards have scart input.

in linux you can use the bttv package for capturing, in windows you would use the software that came with the card or look at download.com www.winsite.com simtel.net or some other shareware archive. iirc pinnacle came with a simple webcam software, but might be wrong....

i did this already professionally (have a look at http://www.spw-vertrieb.de , button "WebCam") so i can tell for sure it does work
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Wondering about being able to use my camera as a webcam I searched for it on google (with "+canon+s30 +webcam +software") and found this site for example.
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Can I use my Canon digital camera as a webcam?

The Remote Capture software included on the Canon Digital Camera Solutions Disk provides the capability to take and store images remotely using your computer via the USB connection. This is not the same as providing real-time, live video feed to a web server. Apparently some people have been successful in using their Canon digital camera as a webcam utilizing the Audio/Video Out port (if your camera is so equipped). Canon does not recommend using your camera in this manner.

The picture resolution capabilities of your Canon digital camera far exceed the requirements of even a high-quality webcam. Using your digital camera as a webcam would be similar to using a 100-piece symphony orchestra for a high school dance instead of a 5-piece combo. The symphony could obviously fulfill the requirement for music, but the type of music presented may not be exactly what the dancers want. And setting up the auditorium for the symphony would require more time, equipment and expertise than it would for the combo.

Our recommendation is to get a built-for-the-purpose webcam if you wish to send live video over the web. They are quite inexpensive, very easy to install and set up, and are designed for continuous use.
There's some wisdom in it I think. My camera heats up after long periods of time as well so why not buy a simple/cheap webcam designed for the purpose? But if you only meant it for a one-time experiment I'm sure you can get it working
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