Webcam snooping

[atgcpaul]

Wow. Thanks for the links on using your DV camera as a web cam. We are thinking about a web cam for taking to the grand parents and if I can get this working it will be way cool. Not sure if it will work for me though - no USB on my camera. I have to wash it through a converter to get to USB.

WebCamDV is designed to work through Firewire, I believe, and make your
webcam software think it's going through USB. Download the free trial and
see if it works for you.

You could get the Microsoft Lifecam from CircuitCity for $25 and not even
have to buy WebCamDV for $20. Another option. I actually might do this at
some point. I have an extra machine with a wireless card I was thinking of
parking in the shop and don't want my nice cam to get dusty.

I still think it's cool that my DV cam has more than one purpose in life now.

Paul