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| Digital video
cameras can record video in digital form so that it can be
downloaded to a computer for editing.
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A web cam is a digital video camera. It can be directly connected to a computer. It usually takes a digital picture at regular intervals and uploads the picture to an Internet website. Webcams are used for teleconferencing. Users communicate with each other using microphones and speakers as well as webcams to see each other on their monitors. |
There are webcams sited all over the world at all sorts of places .. from inside homes to outdoor scenes.
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Webcams are often used to monitor various sites eg highways, sea conditions etc. | |
| Images from a video
can be captured using a video digitiser.
The analogue video images are converted
into digital form.
Sections of video can also be captured and then edited. They can then be displayed on web pages, saved on CD or recorded back on video.
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The video player is connected to your PC and you need a special card and software to capture images from a video. | |
| Exercise : Video camera | ||
| Digital
Video cameras can be used to take video that can be to a
computer for editing and further processing.
Webcams take pictures . These pictures can be placed on a and updated frequently. Webcams are also used for where users can talk to each other and see each other on the monitors.
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