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Subject: 8MP digital still camera & Webcam
Category: Computers > Hardware
Asked by: keithgillette-ga
List Price: $5.00
Posted: 25 Aug 2005 21:03 PDT
Expires: 24 Sep 2005 21:03 PDT
Question ID: 560658
Which 8+ megapixel digital still cameras can do double duty as a
Webcam compatible with AOL Instant Messenger video conferencing? How
would they interface with my Windows XP laptop to act as a Web
camera (USB, firewire, video capture card, special drivers)?

I am in the market for an 8+ megapixel digital camera with 7X+ optical
zoom, articulated LCD, good battery life, low shutter lag, that can
also provide continuous video out to be useful as a Web camera when
it's not being used as a still camera. Here's my short list of 8+
megapixel digital cameras:

Nikon	CoolPix 8800
Konica Minolta	DiMage A2
Olympus	EVOLT E-300
Canon	PowerShot Pro1
Nikon	CoolPix 8700
Konica Minolta	DiMage A200
Sony	DSC-F828

I'm open to others meeting the stated criteria as well, but these
units have that have the still camera features I want. However, I can't
tell whether or how they would work as Webcams.
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Subject: Re: 8MP digital still camera & Webcam
From: nikonian-ga on 14 Sep 2005 07:45 PDT
 
there is no camera on the market with 8 mp which has the webcam facility as well.
all the 8 mp cameras are made keeping in mind the photography aspect 
not the webcam purpose
Subject: Re: 8MP digital still camera & Webcam
From: bertok-ga on 19 Sep 2005 16:12 PDT
 
Any way around this? After all the camera can be connected to the USB
port. Any program anywhere to use this option?

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