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Offline Axelvold

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If you want to use your Digital camcorder or VHS recorder as webcam you only need one thing.

And this is it.



I have tried it with my Samsung SMX-F30 and it works fine, and this for only 20€ (25$)



Offline 4wd

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Re: If you want to use your Digital camcorder or VHS recorder as webcam.
« Reply #1 on: July 08, 2010, 09:39:33 PM »
I have an old Sony TRV something or other, I got it working but could not stop it turning itself off after ten minutes!

Offline TokKiwi

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Re: If you want to use your Digital camcorder or VHS recorder as webcam.
« Reply #2 on: July 08, 2010, 10:05:23 PM »
4WD - you can try some tricks like putting an empty cassette in it (strip out the tape) and it thinks it is recording.  My Sharp N1 from 1986 or so, would sit happily in preview mode continuously, but most don't.  I just replaced the battery pack with the external power adaptor from the charger.  It worked for about 3 years and it finally died 6 months after a cat peed on it... :(  It had better resolution than the personal webcams, I used a PCI AV/TV Capture card, a plug in USB device looks a whole lot better though!  I now use an Olympus digicam for my main cam.

TK
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Offline Goldseeker

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Re: If you want to use your Digital camcorder or VHS recorder as webcam.
« Reply #3 on: July 09, 2010, 06:39:24 AM »
If you want to use your Digital camcorder or VHS recorder as webcam you only need one thing.

And this is it.

Hi
Where can we purchase this?

thanks


Offline Axelvold

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Re: If you want to use your Digital camcorder or VHS recorder as webcam.
« Reply #4 on: July 09, 2010, 07:11:25 AM »
If you want to use your Digital camcorder or VHS recorder as webcam you only need one thing.

And this is it.

Hi
Where can we purchase this?

thanks




Here, http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.5707 and it's half the price what i paid.  8O