Roger Mills wrote:
Now, if I could connect it to the USB input of my Android tablet, that
would make it almost acceptable - but I can't find any suitable
apps/software to support that.

Have you tried? If it'll work on a PC without software it might just show
up as a 'webcam'. In which case, some webcam software on Android might do
it - as long as your tablet supports USB OTG (which it probably does in
hardware, but may need a rooted OS if the tablet manufacturer couldn't be
bothered).

Theo