Video Capture Card needed for Sony HD cybershot

[Carrie Moon 68826]

I'm going to start doing webcam shows on myfreecams and I want to turn my Sony HD cybershot (DSC-WX10) into a HD webcam.

It's been recommended to me to try http://www.newegg.ca/

 

but I have no clue which one I need.

 

http://www.ehow.com/how_2242539_video-camera-as-webcam-cheap.html

 

any advice will be appreciated!

 

Additional Comments:

http://www.amazon.com/Sony-Cyber-shot-DSC-WX10-HDMI-Cable/dp/B005DNM6R4

I think this is what I need to purchase to hook up my camera directly to my laptop. Can anyone confirm?

[Tallguy007 4172]

I did a little digging, trying to get you a complete answer but it's not looking that good.

 

While the cable you found will let you take video out of your camera to put it on a TV, the port on a laptop is output-only, so you can't use it to take the video in.

 

I found some HDMI capture cards for PC (as an add-in card). They're not that cheap (well over $100) and you did say you were using a laptop. USB video capture with HDMI is pretty rare (i.e.: I found one for US$200 requiring USB3.0).

 

The Sony web site indicates that your camera doesn't support "webcam" mode over USB.

 

I suspect you're probably better off just getting a hi-def webcam (for example, http://www.futureshop.ca/en-CA/product/logitech-logitech-hd-pro-webcam-c910-960-000624/10150359.aspx at $90).

[Carrie Moon 68826]

Thanks! that's exactly what I ended up doing. I got the microsoft lifecam studio.. similar quality to the logitech you posted.