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I've been looking into a camcorder for use as a webcam, since all the webcams I have found don't seem to be up to the task I have in mind.

My biggest issue is finding camcorders can can even be used as a webcam, either natively or through a 3rd party software such as DVDriver. DVDriver requires that the camera have an IEEE 1394 port, but it seems that this is not a common thing on camcorders now like it was years ago.

Capability to record in 1080p and a wide angle lens would also be useful.

Does anyone know of any camcorders that are capable of this, or a resource where I can find more information on camcorders? My searches of the Sony, Canon and other manufactures websites has turned up very little in the way of useful information.

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Hey, I am running into the same problem. Did you find any resolution ? – smartnut007 Jun 15 '12 at 22:20
Unfortunately, I wasn't able to come to a resolution on this one. After researching it quite a bit I found that it was going to be too expensive and too much hassle to be able to get a camcorder setup as a webcam, so I abandoned the project. The biggest issue I had was that without actually purchasing everything and trying it, I had no way of knowing if anything would actually work as expected. Seems this method of recording fell out of favor about 5-7 years ago. Kinda surprising given the lack of high quality webcams. – Melikoth Jun 18 '12 at 11:43
Well, i just bought stuff from best buy. Plan to return it if things dont work :-). I am begining to figure things out. will update this post once i do. – smartnut007 Jun 19 '12 at 2:23
I'd be interested to hear how it goes, if you figure something out that works make sure to post it as an answer. – Melikoth Jun 19 '12 at 21:33

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