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? SUPER IDEA: Do digital video cameras with firewire out exist that aren't camcoders?
I realized that with the price of the cheaper dv camcorder, I saw in ads for $300, that this
was getting low enough in price that it is aproaching webcams. The thing is that camcorders have 4 things that cost money in addition to the camera that wouldn't be needed for a computer 1. A 3 inch or so color LCD 2. A tape recording drive 3. A viewfinder 4. Support to be portable and work with a battery. Since we all know that webcams don't have the quality of a real camera because they make the computer handle handle the video; the more expensive route has been to use a camcorder and plug it into a firewire capture card on you're computer right? BUT I want to know if any company has realized that they could simply make a dv camera "webcam" that has firewire out that would actually perform as a real camera. This would send video out of the firewire port. You would get the color, resolution, constant frame rate of 24fps etc. and this would be a giant step. The price would be closer to the $100 range that people spend for a good webcam and it would not have the performance stereotype of a webcam. It would be a "real camera". Anybody else follow? This makes too much sense! Make sure you know I'm not talking about webcams that simply connect to a computer using firewire, that don't actually use firewire to send pure video. For example if you plug the webcam into a tv with firewire and you don't get a picture then its not a real camera, its that thing we have been calling a webcam because it splits the job of a camera with your computer to do the work of making an image. ================================================== ======================== SNIP JEES write a flippin book mate. regards slayer ================================================== ========================= It was replied that I write a book about this. That's not helpfull in a serious way so if anyone wants to reply please do because it hasn't been replied to yet with any information. I don't think its wrong to play around with replying, I just want people to know that my post has not been addressed yet even though there is a reply post that matches it. |
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