Any digital camera that has USB connectivity can be used as a webcam. The Samsung SL620 has the capability to connect to a TV or a computer via a USB cable. The Samsung SL620 also comes with a basic audio and video cable that allows users to connect their camera to the TV. It essentially gives you a bigger screen to look at and you can watch instant playback on your TV screen. It is this same technology that will let you turn your Samsung SL620 into a webcam.
Instructions
1. Connect your video capture card to your computer and install the accompanying software. The video capture card plugs into the computer's USB port and has audio and video jacks on it. You can connect video sources (ex. digital camera, TV, DVD player, etc.) to the capture card via audio and video cables. The capture card has its own program that will download to the computer once it is installed.
2. Shut your camera off.
3. Plug the audio/video cable into your Samsung SL620. This cable came with your Samsung and allows video playback. The audio/video cable has an extension that plugs into your camera on one side, and red, white and yellow audio and video extensions on the other side. Plug the jack into your camera.
4. Plug the audio and video cables into the corresponding red, white and yellow jacks on your video capture card. Make sure to match up the colors correctly.
5. Plug your Samsung SL620 into a power outlet with the AC adapter that came with your camera. Using the camera as a webcam can take a lot of energy, and you don't want your camera to die in the middle of a broadcast.
6. Launch your video capture card program. An icon for the software should be on your desktop after you've installed the capture card. Check your "Programs" folder if you can't find it. Once you open the program, you will see a small screen in the corner of the program. This screen is displaying what your camera is currently seeing. It is live playback.
7. Turn your Samsung SL620 on and set it to video mode in order to see the live playback.
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