Douglas A. Tutty wrote:
So at this point, the question is can a consumer digital camera function like a web-cam and then do I just view it with something like VLC?
None of the cheap digicams I have/had (Nikon Coolpix and various Canons) nor my Pentax K100D DSLR can work as a webcam.
My Panasonic NV-GS37 camcorder has a webcam mode but I failed to find a Linux driver for it - AIUI each camcorder implements its own protocol.
None of them has the sort of macro you're looking for either.