Sony Dsc-P72

External Since: Sep 02, 2003 Posts: 3

two questions
one i just bought a new dsc-p72 and it came with a usb connector to the
computer my question is there a way to set up teh camera so that i can use
it like a web cam with live feed to the computer?

second
i know nothing about photography am completly new where is a good newbie
tutorial focus on digital camera of course if that is important

thanks

External Since: Jun 29, 2003 Posts: 9

On Tue, 02 Sep 2003 18:49:43 GMT, "William E. Storey II" wrote:

>i just bought a new dsc-p72 and it came with a usb connector to the
>computer my question is there a way to set up teh camera so that i can use
>it like a web cam with live feed to the computer?

Check with your manual, but as it's not sold as web-camera it's
probably not suited for such use. Some other less known brands do
that - and then with less-suited CMOS (and not CCD, as in most other
digicams you'll see) sensors in their cameras. CMOS is OK for digicams
too, just look at Canons dSLRs - but in this context it is not good
enough with their very low specs.

I have a few reasons for that it's not useable as a webcam: it's
battery powered and thus will not last long (AC cord is optional, but
it'll cost more than a webcam), it's not meant for 25 frames per
second continous use and a good webcam is really more useful as a
webcamera - combos might be attractive, but not very good as we have
the picture quality to concider as well.

In short; for webcam use, get a webcam - preferrably one with a
high-quality CMOS sensor, i.e. not the cheap ones with just awful
picture quality in low-light situations.

>i know nothing about photography am completly new where is a good newbie
>tutorial focus on digital camera of course if that is important

<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.shortcourses.com/using/index.htm" target="_blank">http://www.shortcourses.com/using/index.htm</a> might be useful.