WebCam Cannon powershot A520

NoOp glgxg at sbcglobal.net
Tue Sep 29 01:27:27 UTC 2009


On 09/28/2009 11:42 AM, Knapp wrote:
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> 
> Thanks for that. I was hoping for webcam but that hope is looking slim.
> 
> 

I doubt that it could be used as a webcam in Windows either unless you
rewrote the Canon (Windows) 'Remote Capture Task' to port the output to
an IP address. However, just because it isn't, doesn't mean that it
can't (Win or linux). :-)

  What it does show is that there is indeed a method to obtain a
viewfinder feed from the camera (A75 in my case).

I reckon that someone just has to: 1) figure out how the
ZoomBrowser/'Remote Capture Task' does it (BTW: the new/improved Canon
ZoomBrowser version 6.11 update is a serious bloat compared to the 4.x
version. With 4.x the commands/controls are simple & work just fine,
with 6.x they've addeed so much bloat that it's almost impossible to
find the 'feature'), and 2) port that feed into an existing webcam app
from the repositories.

In the interim... unless you've got lots of time on your hands, I'd
recommend buying a retail webcam to accomplish your task. Others here
can advise you on which works best... I prefer to keep my ugly face off
of others desktops so have no experience with them :-)








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