How take control over a outdoor camera on windows form? Any .dll?

[gabielmatos]

I want to take control over a camera, that work outdoor. Like the IP's camera but, this camera will be connected directly to the computer and I want to capture the live image on my Windows Form and take snap shot. I'm using C# Framework 3.5.

Any suggestion!!

Thanks in advance.

[tlhintoq]

That's fairly vague.
Every camera has it's own communication.
It is entirely different trying to control a Nikon from a Canon. And each model within one maker can be different.

Just saying it is connected to the PC doesn't help either. It could be USB, Firewire, a proprietary interface, an older SCSI camera,

Webcams are a bit more standardized. They talk to the OS, you talk to the framework, and it doesn't matter as much what brand of camera is connected. Some support special features like auto-adjust lighting, some don't... some support a higher resolution still shot, some don't so you have to take just one frame out of the video stream.

Doing a google for "Canon SDK wrapper" will find you articles like this

http://www.codeproject.com/KB/audio-video/Canon_camera_wrapper.aspx

where someone has written a .NET wrapper around the Canon SDK.

If you have a different camera in mind a similar search might help.

[gabielmatos]

ok,

The camera will be exposed to interfere sun, water etc. I'm developing security system for a community that have a control access to their visits. And this camera is for take snap shot to each of those visitors and store in a DB.

Thanks for your replay,

[Plater]

Look up the windows image acquisition (WIA), a lot of webcam programs I have seen make mention to that when connecting

[gabielmatos]

Look up the windows image acquisition (WIA), a lot of webcam programs I have seen make mention to that when connecting

Yes, but can not find a webcam that works out and that is resistant to water. Thats why I'm looking security Cam that I can take control over it. To take snap shot picture.

[Plater]

Yes, but can not find a webcam that works out and that is resistant to water. Thats why I'm looking security Cam that I can take control over it. To take snap shot picture.

Well if it's an IP camera it should be really easy, just keep making HttpWebRequests for the image

[gabielmatos]

Well if it's an IP camera it should be really easy, just keep making HttpWebRequests for the image

Well, The the problem in this case is that the computer will be working without internet. Is a WindowBase applicacion.

Thank you, for your replays,

[Plater]

Then put it on its own network.
Router+PC+IPCam era, if you're going to shell out the serious $$$ for an IP camera, another $50 for a router is nothing