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Turning a compact camera into a webcam?

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  • Laptops
  • Webcams
  • Cameras
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December 15, 2013 10:07:09 PM

I was hoping someone might be able to tell me if it's possible to connect a compact camera to a laptop via hdmi (if such a thing as a micro usb to hdmi cable exists?). Basically I'd like to stream a live Google Hangout, but my laptop's webcam is not great quality (1.3 mega pixels) and was hoping the compact camera could "override" the webcam and act in its place? Thanks for any help you guys can come up with. :) 

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December 18, 2013 2:41:37 PM

Not sure you can use the HDMI port on your laptop as the HDMI port is HDMI out only. Here's a step-by-step guide to using a camera as a web cam: http://www.wikihow.com/Use-a-Digital-Camera-As-a-Web-Ca...
Not all cameras will allow you to do this so you would have to check the specs first.
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