Ask questions, find answers and collaborate at work with Stack Overflow for Teams. Explore Teams. Connect and share knowledge within a single location that is structured and easy to search. I was hoping to use a standard point-and-shoot camera with a high optical zoom factor to do this rather than buying some kind of new hardware.
I have access to several different specific models from among the faculty. I normally use VLC for this. Just select "Open Capture Device" from the "Media" menu and you should see a drop down list of devices - you'll get just "Default" and "None" if you don't have a camera that supports it plugged in. Other software that also allows real time addition of graphics such as lower thirds overlays are available e.
Wirecast, vMix etc. Try Teams for free Explore Teams. Learn more about Teams. Can a normal camera with a USB connection be used as a webcam? Ask Question. Asked 12 years, 7 months ago. Modified 5 years, 1 month ago. Viewed 31k times. Is this possible natively on Windows or is there special software to do it?
Improve this question. I don't think so - a camera just exposes the storage as USB Mass Storage, I haven't seen one that exposes the camera as a webcam. But you never know A "still-photo" camera or a "video" camera? The typical webcams are low-frame-rate video cameras. See edits with new info. What do I have to look for to try to get the camera to connect for streaming? Add a comment. Sorted by: Reset to default. Highest score default Date modified newest first Date created oldest first.
I have used some cameras as webcams, however there a a few issues: There are relatively few still cameras that support this. Some video cameras also don't support it There are often speed issues - even before streaming, I've seen up to 5 seconds of lag I normally use VLC for this.
