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digital camera = webcam???
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rok
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Jun 19, 2002, 01:38 PM
 
okay, folks. i've got the will, so there has to be a way to do this...

i have a kodak dc290, which is a great little camera, and it has a/v out (to allow it to display pictures and such to a standard television). i would LIKE to use this ability to use the camera as a webcam (well, when i'm not using it for anything else, that is).

my computers at home consist of a pismo powerbook, imac dv (1st generation graphite), a powermac 7300 and a powermac 6400.

unfortunately, none of those computers have the old-style video-in jacks. buying an analog-to-DV bridge seems way too pricey to essentially make a webcam for either the powerbook or the imac. any suggestions of either a usb adapter device or a cheap used pci card that i can look for to grab this signal? the camera outputs to standard yellow & white rca plugs, so i need something that those can wotk with.

any ideas???
     
Monstermind
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Jun 20, 2002, 03:14 PM
 
I thought the 6400 came with an A/V in card. My 6400/200 did, anyway.
     
   
 
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