>has anybody been brave/silly enough to wire up a webcam to a pic? i
>can't see any inherent problems, except that nowhere can i find any
>information about instructions for specific cameras, and format of
>returned data. if you know where to find such details, or have any
>experience of cameras and uCs, i'd appreciate pointers.

Examine the Connectix parallel port cameras. They use a cpia chipset and
are supported under Linux (hence there is driver info). I have one on my
desk and real soon now [tm] things are going to happen to it.

I am not sure what kind of frame store it has, I suppose that it would be
a good idea to scan and send the picture asap lest it fade on you.  The
sensor is CCD (so don't expect any amazing pictures from it). The lens has
a depth of field of 2 inches or less which is just enough to focus on my
nose and leave out the stubble on my chin. You get the idea. I am sure
that more recent products are better, I got mine surplus from a friend
who runs a computer shop.

Peter

--
http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different
ways.  See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.