"Michael Kennedy" wrote in message
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I need to find a way to print video snapshots from a composite or S-video
source. It is for a dental camera in a dentist's office. The camera only
has 1 composite output and 1 S-video output with no data connections (ex.
usb, serial, etc). I don't have the model number but I don't think that
should matter anyway.

I do not have room for a pc where the camera is so a capture card is not
going to work. I have thought about a video printer that captures video
signal directly but this seems to be a very expensive route.

I was wondering if anyone knows if there is a digital camera that can
capture still frames from a normal NTSC composite input. I know the
quality will not be great but that is not really important.

Does anyone know of any device that could do this?


Thanks,
- Mike


Cheapest solution I can think of would be to hook up the camera to a vcr
(which I'll assume you already have), record the image then capture the tape
on your pc later. Printing a single frame from a captured video clip is a
simple matter.
Capture cards (and usb boxes) are cheap. If the hard copy is required
immediately, locate the capturing pc in another room which will accomodate
it and have a 2nd vcr connected to it for playback. With a usb capture box,
you could "borrow" the receptionist's pc for the short time it takes to get
a pic printed and thus wouldn't have to bother setting up an additional,
dedicated pc in the office (also saving that much space).