Sony Cybershot DSC-P32 digital camera

Hi,

Me and a workmate have different opinions re: one function of this
camera

He claims that it can double as a webcam; I say it can't.

Can any other owner comment?

Thanks

 

There are two possible ways of achieving streaming video from a camera of
this type:

1. If the camera has "USB Streaming" functionality then live data stream
can be passed down the USB port with suitable software. Some Sony video
camcorders have this functionality.

2. If you have a video capture card and software that can stream from the
video input port then you could connect your camera that way. This
applies to any camera that has a video output.

The spec sheet for this model doesn't mention USB streaming, so I'd guess
that feature is not provided in that model.

I don't know enough about webcams to know which technique they use to get
their data into a PC, I'd guess the cheaper ones use USB streaming
because the USB interface in the PC and the software do most of the hard
work.

 

Thanks for your input