Can the Canon A40 be used as a vidcam?

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On Sat, 06 Aug 2005 03:00:29 GMT, "Juan R. Pollo" wrote:

>I have a pair of A40's and would like to set them up as vidcams so I can
>video chat with the kids at home in real time. Has anyone tried this? Thanks
>in advance

No PowerShot can be used as a webcam.

The only way you get video out of the A40 is like when you hook it
up to a TV - and the you have the problem of getting the video in to
the PC and out on the internet...

You need a webcam like Logitech QuickCam Pro 4000 or Creative WebCam
Live! Ultra - at least one with a 640x480 pixel CCD sensor - CMOS
sensors are not as good (unless they're in a high-end dSLR!). Most
cheap webcams will not work very good unless you have big lamps on.