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Zee 06-12-2006 11:25

Webcam: Input or Output
 
Is a webcam an input or output device?

thanks...

Paul K 06-12-2006 11:30

Re: Webcam: Input or Output
 
Input as far as I know.

Zee 06-12-2006 11:39

Re: Webcam: Input or Output
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul (Post 34173286)
Input as far as I know.

Thanks :tu:

SnoopZ 06-12-2006 11:41

Re: Webcam: Input or Output
 
Input because you're inputing the image from the cam to the PC. :)

LSainsbury 06-12-2006 11:42

Re: Webcam: Input or Output
 
Second vote for input device! It takes video and displays it on your PC, as apposed to a printer which takes data from you PC and outputs it to a piece of paper!!

popper 06-12-2006 12:34

Re: Webcam: Input or Output
 
i disagree, its an output device just as your monitor outputs GFX information for you to see, the webcam outputs data for an input device to take....

Richy99 06-12-2006 12:39

Re: Webcam: Input or Output
 
input as it doesnt take data from the pc and outputs it to somewhere else

popper 06-12-2006 12:50

Re: Webcam: Input or Output
 
it doesnt matter if its a computer or not, the camera in this case is a webcam example but as per my post here http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/sh...2#post34173102 yesturday, its clear that the linked wireless webcam is an output device as the receaving end, 'the input' is the other part.
http://www.cricklewoodelectronics.co...2&cat=4&page=1
so the camera (the transmitter)is the output.

yes, i agree its also an input, IE. it takes input as light, then converts it to electrical current for OUTPUT to be transmitted to the input device.......

SnoopZ 06-12-2006 12:56

Re: Webcam: Input or Output
 
According to Wikipedia a webcam is an input device.

Quote:

Image, video input devices
Image scanner
3D scanner
Digital camera
Webcam
The definition of an input device is something thats connected to the input ports, and in this case it's the input ports of a computer, so a Webcam is an input device just like a mouse and keyboard are. see links,

http://www.technologystudent.com/comps/comp3a.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebit...icesrev2.shtml
http://www.answers.com/input%20device
http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/I/input_device.html

popper 06-12-2006 13:12

Re: Webcam: Input or Output
 
thinking about it, yeah i guess your right, the primary function is to take input (the light source) were as the secondary function is to output that data.....

SnoopZ 06-12-2006 13:17

Re: Webcam: Input or Output
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by popper (Post 34173340)
thinking about it, yeah i guess your right, the primary function is to take input (the light source) were as the secondary function is to output that data.....

Well it is very confusing when you think about it. :)

LSainsbury 06-12-2006 13:32

Re: Webcam: Input or Output
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by SnoopZ (Post 34173342)
Well it is very confusing when you think about it. :)


Just a tad....

You could say a mouse is an output device, because it moves a pointer around a display, but we all know it's an input device!

bob_a_builder 06-12-2006 15:02

Re: Webcam: Input or Output
 
Normally the terms 'input' and 'output' would be relative to the computer itself.
a computer system always requires I/O ports ( input & output ) it's not much use without any.

Thought of in this ( industry std?) way its not so confusing

KaySquirrel 06-12-2006 15:44

Re: Webcam: Input or Output
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Zee (Post 34173284)
Is a webcam an input or output device?

thanks...

Neither. A strict childhood upbringing forced the webcam to repress its in and out-putting urges.

</psychoanalysis> ;)

Nikesh 06-12-2006 18:09

Re: Webcam: Input or Output
 
It's definitely an input device!


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