Over the last few weeks I’ve been experimenting with the process of perfecting online streaming live from meetings and conferences. I’ve been dreaming up different setups, and have come up against a few road blocks and challenges but not the type that I thought that I would have faced. I’ve been looking at a means to grow in to / build a system that will allow me to make purchases without the need to purchase things twice (once at a low end, to have to replace it later down the line.)
The choice of cameras has made me quite gun shy. My plan was to buy low end camera (AVCHD) that and stream via the USB / Firewire. This past weekend I was at the Conroe House of Pray (CHOP) and was streaming a meeting for Marty Gabler (who will be there the fourth Saturday of every month, as will I as schedule will allow!) He is the owner of a JVC Everio HD 30, which I later found out has no web camera function!
WHY!
Pass the USB Please – or even the 1394, you can set the output of the firewire (1394 / iLink) to DV – so that should pass images as a camera, but no! So now I need to verify that the camera that I end up with will allow this function – or I’ll keep shooting with my trusty DSR PDx10!
