USB Web Camera LabWindows CVI 2009

[gmelenka]

Hello,

I would like to try and use a Microsoft Lifecam usb web camera in order to acquire images using LabWindows/ CVI 2009.  How would I go about doing this?  What drivers do I require? 

I would like to use some low cost web cameras for a proof of concept before I upgrade to CCD cameras.  I have NI-Vision and IMAQdx and have used these with a CCD camera but I don't know how to work with a web camera to acquire images.

Thank you

[BlueCheese]

As long as you update to Vision Acquisition 2009 or later, you can use IMAQdx with that Microsoft Lifecam just the same as you did with any other camera previously supported by IMAQdx - it will appear as any other IMAQdx camera.

Eric

[rosat]

I used labview and vision 8 to acquire images from creative webcam. I had to dowload IMAQ for USB cameras driver. It is free and available here in the site. Once you install it, you would get a seperate set of functions to handle webcams and usb cameras. You can use these just as you use the other IMAQ functions.