does anybody know of a software that can turn an ordinary usb connected digital camera into a webcam that could be used over msn and such.

if so that wouldd be great

there should be a button that turns it in to Web mode or something. you might need to unplug it, start it up, put it into this mode and plug it back in.

(although last time i tried to use this mode on my camera it bsod'd my computer )

Usually the drivers support it as a webcam aslong as you plug it in .

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Originally posted by Underlord
Usually the drivers support it as a webcam aslong as you plug it in .

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my dcam can do it it can attach to a pc to tranfer pictures, to be a web cam and also to a printer
i go this one too bad its only 3.2 mega pixels only on bad thing when u use dcams for web cams are the batteries i have to buy new ones every time i use it as web cam cus it wastes it (Y
my cam   http://www.fujifilm.com/JSP/fuji/epartners/digitalA330Overview.jsp

I think it needs to be capable of USB streaming. If it is not meant to be, you might be able to find hacks to make it work anyway.

Is this a digi cam where talking about?, i had no softwares and mine did it automatically, could even play videos through it over messenger.

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Originally posted by Mentality
could even play videos through it over messenger.

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Originally posted by guanako
how? like from ur cam to msgr?

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hmm

i've got a camera that states on the specifications that it can be used as a webcam.... it has video capture capabilities but wen i goto video and audio setup it works fine... select the camera, the preview shows what the camera is seeing, as soon as i try to use it as a webcam or goto webcam settings it tells me there is no webcam plugged in (u no the greyed out box where the camera input normally is...) and the writing etc etc...

how could i get round it? the manual doesnt say what to do

i used to have that problem all the time, then one day it just worked. what messenger are you using, it started working for me only when mess 7 came out. i dunno if it works now, i got a new comp with no DV port and i havnt been bother buying the firewire for it yet.

im using mess 7... i tried it the other day it still does it

owel... it wasnt ment to be used for a webcam.... bought it for actual video recording.. lol never mind

You need a digital camera that supports webcam mode, because they need to keep streaming the video through the USB cable, so... it depends in the camera. Im using one right now .

if it works on the preview thing then you can still use it... what you might need is a third party software to read the stream from your camera and then tell msn messenger to read from the sofware as opposed to the camera... i'll look for some software for you and post again.

mine is a newish one, so maybe thats why mine works, mines a lil  sharp DV.

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Originally posted by Mentality
mine is a newish one, so maybe thats why mine works, mines a lil  sharp DV.

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update of software stuff...
the only free one that i have found is trackercam which seems to work really well for most people.

http://www.trackercam.com/TCamWeb/download.htm

OK look to turn ur cam into webcam, 1st it's depends if the cam support that, such as a friends said above!, then you should make sure you have the driver installed, coz as u know if you only use your D. cam to upload photos to your pc, it doesn't need a driver, coz at this case it will be as a Storage Device.

So you should go to Options or Settings in your cam,and change the camera settings, from Storage Device into Web Cam or called Remote Cam.

So when u do this, and u have the driver, just plug the cam and turn it. and the pc will consider it as a Web Cam

Regards

i have a samsung digimax s500 with the usb cord and i have the newest windows live messanger aka msn and well it used to work and now it does not when i hook it up and the cam is on the lens goes back into its lil hole then it does not give me a webcam tool to get on webcam uggh it is so aggervating please help me

It's a webcam issue if it turns itself off when connected

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Originally posted by jenny2010
i have a samsung digimax s500 with the usb cord and i have the newest windows live messanger aka msn and well it used to work and now it does not when i hook it up and the cam is on the lens goes back into its lil hole then it does not give me a webcam tool to get on webcam uggh it is so aggervating please help me

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