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Real Time Video Stream over Firewire?

Posted by Cliff on from the high-quality-webcams dept.

videomotion asks: "Digital camcorders from Sony and others are very handy gadgets. It is easy to capture or download on to the PC what you have previously recorded on the camcorder's digital tape. It would be wonderful if the same Firewire interface could be used to stream real time video to your PC for cool machine vision applications or for direct capturing of video onto the hard drive. Is it possible get the real time video stream from the Sony digital camcorder (DCR-PC100) through the Firewire cable and display the video picture on your computer screen?"

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  1. Re:Before iSight... by TwistedGreen · · Score: 0, Troll

    Nah, don't buy a Mac because of the software... any other computer can do the same thing.

    Buy a Mac because they are "hip" and "cool." Mmm, marketing.