Video camera as a web cam?

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Anyone have any info on what video cameras could be used as web cams?

I need a vidcam to transfer many tapes to DVD and later to use as a web cam.

Any possibilities?

TIA

RF

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If you want to be able to zoom your DV camera with your computer or
over the internet, get a Canon ZR model and use DVdriver software from
www.trackercam.com



"RedFox" <RedFox@NoWhere.con> wrote in message news:<oiRpc.9395$zO3.3942@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net>...
> Anyone have any info on what video cameras could be used as web cams?
>
> I need a vidcam to transfer many tapes to DVD and later to use as a web cam.
>
> Any possibilities?
>
> TIA
>
> RF

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Hello,

Yes it's possible but the quality will be less than with a firewire (1394 -
ilink) connection but it's possble if your DV cam has a Analog output

best = DV output => DV input in the computer
medium + = Yc output => yc input
medium - = analog composite output => analog composite input

depending a lot of the quality of the card you use to connect analog video.

Mike
http://www.webcam-montblanc.com


"RedFox" <RedFox@NoWhere.con> a écrit dans le message de
news:QCosc.7293$Tn6.2639@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net...
> Thanks Sl and Eagletron for the replies.
>
> Can the DV camera play analog tapes directly to the HD via the capture
card?
>
> TIA
>
> RF
>
> "Eagletron" <info@eagletron.com> wrote in message
> news:74a4d6e2.0405171327.2d6fff64@posting.google.com...
> > If you want to be able to zoom your DV camera with your computer or
> > over the internet, get a Canon ZR model and use DVdriver software from
> > www.trackercam.com
> >
> >
> >
> > "RedFox" <RedFox@NoWhere.con> wrote in message
> news:<oiRpc.9395$zO3.3942@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net>...
> > > Anyone have any info on what video cameras could be used as web cams?
> > >
> > > I need a vidcam to transfer many tapes to DVD and later to use as a
web
> cam.
> > >
> > > Any possibilities?
> > >
> > > TIA
> > >
> > > RF
>
>

Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.webcam (More info?)

"Eagletron" <announcement@eagletron.com> wrote in message
news:fb83fbb.0405261158.265219d4@posting.google.com...
> "RedFox" <RedFox@NoWhere.con> wrote in message >
>
> > Can the DV camera play analog tapes directly to the HD via the capture
card?
> >
>
> Most DV (firewire) capture cards come with software for capturing DV
> video to disk, usually in mpg or avi format. Yoiu will have to check
> with the camera manufacturer to determine whether the camera will
> convert analog video from tape to firewire out. The Sony TRV cameras can
> do that.
>
> Most analog capture cards also come with software for real-time
> compression and storage to disk. These are usually more expensive than
> firewire cards.
>
> The Hauppauge WinTV-GO is a good inexpensive analog capture card.
> TrackerCam, CamPanel, and DVdriver software can all be used with this
> card to make analog camcorders into webcams.

Thanks everyone for the responses. I sent this post weeks agao but it hasn't
appeared on my news server.

RF