Hi,

I want to get a list of digital camera that can connected to a capture
card, So I can preview from the computer live and capture it. Now I'm
currently using cctv camera but the quality is very low.

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Request for Question Clarification by aht-ga on 03 Oct 2004 22:29 PDT

rudydarwin-ga:

Can you clarify what you mean by "capture it"; are you capturing a
still image, or capturing a video sequence? If you are capturing a
still image, then there are several models of cameras that provide USB
connectivity for monitoring what the camera sees, and for capturing a
still image. If your need is for capturing video sequences, there are
also several models of camcorders that provide this capability over
FireWire or USB2.0. If you can clarify what you mean by 'capture', I
should be able to formulate an Answer for you. How extensive a list
are you looking for?

Regards,

aht-ga
Google Answers Researcher

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Request for Question Clarification by aht-ga on 04 Oct 2004 09:12 PDT

rudydarwin-ga:

Thanks for the clarification. If you are previewing through a video
capture card, then you may find that the video capture card itself is
the limitation. The card is designed to take in an NTSC or PAL analog
signal consisting of multiple horizontal scan lines, and convert it
into a digital grid of pixels. Depending on the quality of your video
capture card, this can result in an image that has colour bleeding,
blurring, and synchronization errors. A USB or FireWire connection, on
the other hand, allows the computer to directly access the raw image
from the digital camera's CCD or CMOS sensor, which is already a
matrix of pixel-equivalents. So, the image will necessarily be clearer
and crisper. I take it, then, that neither FireWire nor USB are an
option for you? If that is the case, what video capture card are you
using?

Regards,

aht-ga
Google Answers Researcher

I have a Kodak DC3400 Camera (several years old).  This camera was
updated to the DCX series.

The standard windows software that came with this camera allowed a
direct connection and preview of the CCD, and the ability to trigger a
picture from the desktop, with no other hardware or software.

Hi

Capturing still image with high quality files. But the connection is
through video capture card not usb or firewire. About 10-20 list of
products is ok for me. But I'm looking for not a very expensive
camera. around 100-300 usd. Thanks