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Either be linked or merged to and from this one ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Use_of_webcams). But I'm half unsure and half to lazy to go through and make a stylistically correct process of either Undead Herle King ( talk) 03:33, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
This article could seriously use some clues to help people who want to put their own webcam on the web, everyone can already get their hands on the cameras, but nobody knows how to set up a live, real time, full motion video feed. Certainly not easily. And then nobody knows how to make mulitple cameras give feeds from the same site. And then there's no mention of how to let users take command of Pan / Tilt / Zoom functions, if a camera even has that.
Maybe a techie from the webcam pr0n industry could write us a how-to and place a link to it here?
I wouldn't really write how-to's. That will be to specific for each piece of hardware and platform and there's other sites for that, like howtoforge (not to be treated as an endorsement, just search google for more). Howtos are not encyclopedic enough if you ask me. What I would like to see though is a list of chat and/or voip programs that support webcams and videoconferencing, their license, on which operating systems they run and whether or not they support encryption. Mykeyspace 22:56, 4 August 2007 (UTC)
"Webcam" yields about 41,200,000 Google hits. "Web cam" yields about 6,570,000 Google hits (less than 1/6 as many) and a suggestion that the user might have meant "webcam" (which is the far more common spelling). — Lifeisunfair 23:57, 4 October 2005 (UTC)
Since the vote&move is over&done, is it appropriate to remove this section? Is there a guideline on deleting stuff like this from talk pages?
Perhaps we can put a section on the page of "Notable events captured (intentionally or not) on webcam". I have one that deserves mention:
Please, if we can come up with one or two more, let's make this a section on the article.
The first webcam was pointed at this trojan room since when? 3 years ago? 50 years ago? thanks, Yonidebest 17:45, 22 September 2005 (UTC)
Comments/changes before I add this section? Several factors are leading the explosion in webcam popularity. Network effects (each person who has a webcam makes other webcams more useful; similarly, a phone is not useful if no one else has one), low costs and adult video are primary. Software enhancements that have made them easier to use:
it has been suggested that the external link I removed should be replaced under the "fansite" terms of Wikipedia:External links. Please discuss. - brenneman {T} {L} 23:56, 13 March 2006 (UTC)
Has anyone actually read the book which is cited? Just citing a random book with 'webcam' in the title seems pointless from a verifiability standpoint IMHO 193.131.176.54 16:30, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
NECESITO INFORMACION DE LOS TIPOS DE WEBCAM QUE EXISTEN
Seriously, there's no mention of people using webcams for sexual acts. It's pretty common (erm isn't it?). Mglovesfun 23:41, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
Someone has vandalized the page adding the text, "As webcam see my dick" and screwing up everything else in the section.. I'll revert to the most recent. 05:57, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
Almost every laptop offers a built-in webcam these days - A trend no doubt started by Apple after it started including built-in iSight cameras with every single iMac, Macbook Pro, and Macbook. But was Apple the first? They were probably the first to offer it unilaterally and popularize it, but can anyone confirm which laptops were the first to include a built-in webcam? -- Zippo 19:53, 3 November 2007 (UTC)
Ede6772 (
talk) 01:13, 5 April 2011 (UTC)Webcams are a popular 'built-in' option for laptops, however its not considered a 'universal' feature yet. More soon, more than likely all webcams will have built in webcams. If computers are not equipped with a webcam, to install one is farely easy and low cost. More details at
http://www.consumersearch.com/webcam-reviews/laptop-webcams Cite error: There are <ref>
tags on this page without content in them (see the
help page). --
Ede6772 (
talk)
01:13, 5 April 2011 (UTC) (Ede6772)
The Army image under Videoconferencing is nice and touching but as the discussion at Image talk:TSgt Goodman inspects newest member of family.jpg notes it is obviously faked. The image of the baby was clearly photoshopped onto it and the list of rules above computer forbids use of webcams so this artistic picture is just a bit of propaganda/false advertising. It would be desirable to replace this image with a real one. DoubleBlue ( Talk) 16:28, 23 November 2007 (UTC)
I personally feel the article Use of webcams merely covers an aspect of the technology itself, and with this article not too long, I don't really see why that article shouldn't just belong to a section called "Applications" or something like that? — Northgrove 14:49, 11 July 2008 (UTC)
-- 62.251.21.22 ( talk) 17:05, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
Perhaps a electrical wiring diagram schematics of a webcam with hardwired LED for the privacy section. That I would like to see. -- Frap ( talk) 23:19, 19 July 2008 (UTC)
This seems like an ad
Most webcams feature built in microphones to make video conferencing more convenient. Creative Technology has introduced a webcam featuring built in noise cancellation to focus the audio to the speaker who is directly in front of the camera, excluding ambient noise.
I've moved some history that used to be at the title webcam to Talk:Webcam/History. Graham 87 12:51, 14 October 2008 (UTC)
In an article in Elektor magazine (december 2010), it is noted that any webcam can also modified to include night vision. All that is required is to not have an infrared filter on the webcam (so this needs to be removed if present) and infrared leds (or an infrared led floodlight) needs to be added. 91.182.239.56 ( talk) 09:30, 15 March 2011 (UTC)
Aren't webcams cameras that you can actually view through the web? I think this is different from videophoning. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.93.102.215 ( talk) 22:38, 4 September 2011 (UTC)
Worldwide sales of PC cameras by year:
. — Ark25 ( talk) 23:49, 14 September 2011 (UTC)
Today, IP editor 69.181.202.42 deleted a paragraph of material regarding the development of the Connectix QuickCam, with the following edit summary comment: " Removed incorrect (and mostly non-sensical) historical development of project — DARPA and college/university collaborations had no part in QuickCam's hardware or software development.)"
Material removed:
This material was originally added to the QuickCam article on January 3, 2011 by I.P. 174.65.7.88., and then copied into this article by yours truly (mea culpa). I'm parking the deleted material here to see if anyone can provide a reliable citation for it. Note that many blogs and mirrors have copied the material from Wikipedia, so they obviously don't count. Best: HarryZilber ( talk) 00:01, 31 March 2012 (UTC)
A suggestion for an addition to the technology section: in which format do webcams transmit video to the computer? Is each frame separately compressed (jpeg?), or is each frame transmitted in some standard non-compressed format (which?), or does every camera use its own proprietary raw format for each frame (with the device driver on the computer dealing with conversion)? Thanks, AxelBoldt ( talk) 18:46, 8 April 2012 (UTC)
i feel this article encompasses to much of "web cameras". A "web camera" is not a "webcam". A webcam is a camera connected to your computer via USB or fire-wire. So this "webcam" is only accessible if connected to a computer. A "web camera" is accessible with OR without a computer. Web cameras are usually connected either by IP address or a direct coax cable connection. A web camera is what you see on the internet showing places across the world and is the only thing used in say a daycare or school. You can not access a webcam without a computer connected to the USB or fire-wire camera. Most web cameras can be accessed without having a computer connected to it. Web cameras have built-in software that allows you to access the camera from smart phone or computer across the net or web. A webcam does not have this software capability and will need special software on the computer it is connected to view the webcam from another location thru the web or net. Web cameras that are used say in daycare or schools have a direct connection to a computer either thru WiFi, Ethernet cable or coax cable. The distances these cameras are installed compared to the computer they are connected to is usually greater than USB or fire-wire can handle. These web cameras or surveillance cameras that are connected with WiFi, Ethernet or coax cables have special software in the computer they are connected to. The software records the happenings that go on in front of the cameras and as an added feature in the software gives web access for someone to view from a smart phone or computer. This software also has high security walls to keep just anyone from viewing them. These type camera systems have been around for years but started out as VCR recording. Once computers became easier to use and cheaper, software was created for these type systems. The software systems have not always had access to internet as bandwidth was always a problem. Bandwidth being to expensive to not good enough. Now that bandwidth is readily available and cheap there are web accessible cameras everywhere. Most web accessible cameras or web cameras now a days have their own software built-in to view directly at the camera and no need for camera to have a computer connection just a internet connection.
So after all that I feel that webcam is the small camera that is built into the screen of your laptop or one you can buy and connect thru USB. A webcam is NOT a web accessible camera. You cant take a web accessible camera and use it on a web video chatting software like Omegle or Chatrulette. An IP camera also can not be used as a "webcam". Without some crazy special software that I could only find to work on a Linux or Unix system.
http://resource.dlink.com/view/hello-world/ http://www.video-conferencing-guide.org/video-conference-camera.html http://www.g0hwc.com/streaming_webcam.html http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/21247-3-camera-webcam http://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia_term/0,1237,t=Webcam&i=54369,00.asp http://www.experienceproject.com/dictionary/definition-of/Webcam http://www.hudsonhorizons.com/Our-Company/Internet-Glossary/Webcam.htm http://www.techterms.com/definition/webcam Robertguero ( talk) 16:48, 30 October 2012 (UTC)
I came here for my vision impaired older friends. I wanted to know what USB camera I can get so they can point it at a magazine and read on a big screen TV. The article doesn't even discuss this use, which lots of old people do apparently. And the artile didn't help me decide what the options are for choosing a webcam. The one we have now is a cheapie for $10 and is not up to the job. So I only gave the article 2 stars. Hopefully some wikipedia person could improve it (I don't have the knowledge). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.61.61.161 ( talk) 02:56, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
[4] Someone not using his real name ( talk) 01:06, 22 December 2013 (UTC)
It is not a portmanteau; there is no blending of two words. The fact that "camera" is abbreviated does not make its concatenation with the whole word "Web" a portmanteau. For example: "defcon" (a double abbreviation and concatenation of "defense condition") is not, "surgical cam" (where "camera" has been abbreviated) is not, but "surgicam" (where the last syllable of "surgical" has been replaced, somewhat punnishly, with "cam") is.
(Okay, I admit that I just made up "surgicam" 'cuz I don't really have time at the moment to come up with any good examples, but I would be pretty surprised if the word doesn't already exist. I suppose I'm not making my point very clearly. But, hey, this isn't a discussion on Facebook; I'm not supposed to be gettin' all extraneous and chatty here. So there!) Starling2001 ( talk) 06:05, 8 February 2014 (UTC)
Quote: Videoconferencing via computers already existed
Where, how? Thanks, Maikel ( talk) 20:38, 8 April 2021 (UTC)
What's the technical standard for connecting a webcam via USB? Is it related to the OS? Thank you. Maikel ( talk) 20:56, 8 April 2021 (UTC)
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