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O.P. using a digital camera as a webcam
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 :)
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08-19-2005 04:35 AM
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RE: using a digital camera as a webcam
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 :()
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08-19-2005 04:49 AM
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RE: using a digital camera as a webcam
Usually the drivers support it as a webcam aslong as you plug it in :-/.
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RE: using a digital camera as a webcam
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Usually the drivers support it as a webcam aslong as you plug it in :-/.

There is no "program" to make it work, as far as I know, it depends if it has webcam capicity or not.
08-19-2005 05:18 AM
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RE: using a digital camera as a webcam
my dcam can do it it can attach to a pc to tranfer pictures, to be a web cam and also to a printer :D
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

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RE: using a digital camera as a webcam
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.
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08-19-2005 08:50 AM
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RE: using a digital camera as a webcam
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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08-19-2005 09:03 AM
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RE: RE: using a digital camera as a webcam
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could even play videos through it over messenger.

how? like from ur cam to msgr?
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how? like from ur cam to msgr?

exactly, someone requested webcam, i said yeah and set it to play, they where watching me on my holidays in greece. (well on the plane on the way to greece)
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RE: using a digital camera as a webcam
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:@

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