HOW TO ADD A WEBCAM AND UPLOAD PICS

There are many inexpensive webcams around, and many of them will

do fine. Lately there are some really excellent ones.

 

Try to get webcams that allow 640 x 480 or higher resolution and that use

a USB port are quite good. Currently, you should probably use one that

can use USB 2.0.

 

Even better, I also recommend that you look for an old videocam.

You would be surprised (if you ask around) how many "broken" videocams

are lying around, with broken tape transport mechanisms, but the video

part works just fine. I've had friends GIVE me such videocams. That's

cheaper than anything. Ask around. Videocams produce FAR SUPERIOR
video quality (than ANY home webcam). If you do use a videocam,

"broken" or not, the later the model, the better the light response.

 

Note: Since I wrote this, there are some excellent webcams that now do

even HD quality. The CMOS sensor is still not quite as good as the CCD

type that video cams use, but the resolutions now are superb.

 

If you use a videocam, you must have one other ingredient - a video

capture card. This is easy if you have a vacant slot in your computer

and about $40. Get a WinGO TV card by Hauppauge at Circuit City/Best Buy

or any other vendor that sells it. The card (beside being able to receive

TV channels) has a video input, and a good driver that the camera

interfaces to. NOTE: Vista will not work with the WinGO card. You may

need to find a capture card that works with Vista.

 

I put the camera just right up to a window. You want to avoid shooting

through a screen, though.

 

Now read the following links for the next steps.

 

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Good luck.

 

Wally Mayo