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> I've heard it is possible to use an average digital camera as a
> web cam? If
> this is true/correct does anyone have any experience of it? Does
> it require
> special software?
It depends on the camera. Some digital cameras do have that ability,
usually using a special driver for a specific program. For example I own a
very basic digital camera (Mustek VDC-3500) and it has that feature by using
a driver for I believe Microsoft Netmeeting. The video it produces is very
low quality due to the fact that it uses a serial link. I have never tried
it though since my serial port and modem share and IRQ, and I use dial-up
for my net connection, however it from what I have tried it would be
sufficient. Cameras that have USB would undoubtedly offer better quality
video. Hope this helped, TTYL
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