Cannon PowerShot USB Camera as Web Cam?

I’m pretty sure the answer is a big fat “no,” but I thought I might as well ask…
Is there any way to use a Cannon PowerShot camera (set to video and connected via USB) as a makeshift web cam? I’ve been able to use my firewire video camera, but the PowerShot would be great if I could make it work because it can easily be mounted on top of my Cinema Display.

PowerShot cameras don't provide a live web feed, so no, not without a lot of workaround. There have been workarounds posted for Windows systems and it might be possible to do the same on a Mac, but with USB webcams so cheap, it's probably not worth the headache.
BTW, the company's name is spelled "Canon", one "n". It'll make a difference if you do a web search for their products.
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