PC Cam or Web Cam?

Which is better PC Cam or Web Cam for the clearest picture for video messaging?

LEOBILLAS,
The PC-CAM 900 does not come bundled with tripod and yes there's a camera stand socket at the base of the PC-CAM. You can probably download the manual of the PC-CAM for reference at Product Documentation page.
Jason

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  • Updated : No question, just example web cam capture code

    Hi,
    I posted this example a while back, but it had some cosmetic bugs in it.
    Here's an updated version.
    Quick Start
    1. Install JMF 2.1.1e (performance pack version)
    ( see imports list in source code if you really want to run it using the older version 2.1.1c )
    2. You have to set the JMF_HOME or JMFHOME environment variable. Can't remember which one.
    "Nearly sure" it's JMF_HOME.
    3. Connect your camera
    4. run jmfinit ( may need to do a few times until it detects your camera )
    When it does, you're in business, and you can try to run the code
    5. Run java -cp .;%JMF_HOME%\lib\jmf.jar JWebCam
    known issue
    Under Java 1.5 / 5 - When capturing a frame, and then resizing that snapshots JFrame, the image did not always scale up and display.
    That does work under Java 1.3.1_06 .
    Tested on Win98 2nd edition, Java 1.3.1_06, and Creative Web Cam Pro.
    Legal stuff in plain english : This code is available for use by everyone, personal or commercial, no need to mention me in licenses or anything. It's just a demo I knocked up for myself. So I am under no obligation to support this. Use it at your own risk.... that implies you can't blame or sue me for anything that goes wrong.
    If you like the code, I'd be happy to hear whereabouts you are in the world :-)
    Also note : this is the limits of my JMF experience at present.
    If you've a separate question, post it to a new topic!
    regards,
    Owen ( Dublin, Ireland )
    import javax.swing.*;
    import javax.swing.border.*;
    import java.io.*;
    import javax.media.*;
    import javax.media.datasink.*;
    import javax.media.format.*;
    import javax.media.protocol.*;
    import javax.media.util.*;
    import javax.media.control.*;
    import java.util.*;
    import java.awt.*;
    import java.awt.image.*;
    import java.awt.event.*;
    import com.sun.image.codec.jpeg.*;
    // import com.sun.media.vfw.VFWCapture;         // JMF 2.1.1c version
    import com.sun.media.protocol.vfw.VFWCapture;   // JMF 2.1.1e version
    public class JWebCam extends JFrame
        implements WindowListener,  ComponentListener
        protected final static int MIN_WIDTH  = 100;  // 320;
        protected final static int MIN_HEIGHT = 100;  // 240;
        protected static int shotCounter = 1;
        protected JLabel statusBar = null;
        protected JPanel visualContainer = null;
        protected Component visualComponent = null;
        protected JToolBar toolbar = null;
        protected MyToolBarAction formatButton    = null;
        protected MyToolBarAction captureButton   = null;
        protected Player player = null;
        protected CaptureDeviceInfo webCamDeviceInfo = null;
        protected MediaLocator ml = null;
        protected Dimension imageSize = null;
        protected FormatControl formatControl = null;
        protected VideoFormat currentFormat = null;
        protected Format[] videoFormats = null;
        protected MyVideoFormat[] myFormatList = null;
        protected MyCaptureDeviceInfo[] myCaptureDevices = null;
        protected boolean initialised = false;
         * Constructor
        public JWebCam ( String frameTitle )
            super ( frameTitle );
            try
                UIManager.setLookAndFeel("javax.swing.plaf.metal.MetalLookAndFeel");
            catch ( Exception cnfe )
                System.out.println ("Note : Cannot load look and feel settings");
            setSize ( 320, 260 ); // default size...
            addWindowListener ( this );
            addComponentListener ( this );
            getContentPane().setLayout ( new BorderLayout() );
            visualContainer = new JPanel();
            visualContainer.setLayout ( new BorderLayout() );
            getContentPane().add ( visualContainer, BorderLayout.CENTER );
            statusBar = new JLabel ("")
                // Nasty bug workaround
                // The minimum JLabel size was determined by the text in the status bar
                // So the layoutmanager wouldn't shrink the window for the video image
                public Dimension getPreferredSize (  )
                    // get the JLabel to "allow" a minimum of 10 pixels width
                    // not to work out the minimum size from the text length
                    return ( new Dimension ( 10, super.getPreferredSize().height ) );
            statusBar.setBorder ( new EtchedBorder() );
            getContentPane().add ( statusBar, BorderLayout.SOUTH );
         * Initialise
         * @returns true if web cam is detected
        public boolean initialise ( )
            throws Exception
            MyCaptureDeviceInfo[] cams = autoDetect();
            if ( cams.length > 0 )
                if ( cams.length == 1 )
                     System.out.println ("Note : 1 web cam detected");
                     return ( initialise ( cams[0].capDevInfo ) );
                else
                    System.out.println ("Note : " + cams.length + " web cams detected");
                    Object selected = JOptionPane.showInputDialog (this,
                                                                   "Select Video format",
                                                                   "Capture format selection",
                                                                   JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE,
                                                                   null,        //  Icon icon,
                                                                   cams, // videoFormats,
                                                                   cams[0] );
                    if ( selected != null )
                        return ( initialise ( ((MyCaptureDeviceInfo)selected).capDevInfo ) );
                    else
                        return ( initialise ( null ) );
            else
                return ( initialise ( null ) );
         * Initialise
         * @params _deviceInfo, specific web cam device if not autodetected
         * @returns true if web cam is detected
        public boolean initialise ( CaptureDeviceInfo _deviceInfo )
            throws Exception
            statusBar.setText ( "Initialising...");
            webCamDeviceInfo = _deviceInfo;
            if ( webCamDeviceInfo != null )
                statusBar.setText ( "Connecting to : " + webCamDeviceInfo.getName() );
                try
                    setUpToolBar();
                    getContentPane().add ( toolbar, BorderLayout.NORTH );
                    ml = webCamDeviceInfo.getLocator();
                    if ( ml != null )
                        player = Manager.createRealizedPlayer ( ml );
                        if ( player != null )
                            player.start();
                            formatControl = (FormatControl)player.getControl ( "javax.media.control.FormatControl" );
                            videoFormats = webCamDeviceInfo.getFormats();
                            myFormatList = new MyVideoFormat[videoFormats.length];
                            for ( int i=0; i<videoFormats.length; i++ )
                                myFormatList[i] = new MyVideoFormat ( (VideoFormat)videoFormats[i] );
                            Format currFormat = formatControl.getFormat();
                            visualComponent = player.getVisualComponent();
                            if ( visualComponent != null )
                                visualContainer.add ( visualComponent, BorderLayout.CENTER );
                                if ( currFormat instanceof VideoFormat )
                                     currentFormat = (VideoFormat)currFormat;
                                     imageSize = currentFormat.getSize();
                                     visualContainer.setPreferredSize ( imageSize );
                                     setSize ( imageSize.width, imageSize.height + statusBar.getHeight() + toolbar.getHeight() );
                                else
                                    System.err.println ("Error : Cannot get current video format");
                                invalidate();
                                pack();
                                return ( true );
                            else
                                System.err.println ("Error : Could not get visual component");
                                return ( false );
                        else
                            System.err.println ("Error : Cannot create player");
                            statusBar.setText ( "Cannot create player" );
                            return ( false );
                    else
                        System.err.println ("Error : No MediaLocator for " + webCamDeviceInfo.getName() );
                        statusBar.setText ( "No Media Locator for : " + webCamDeviceInfo.getName() );
                        return ( false );
                catch ( IOException ioEx )
                    System.err.println ("Error connecting to [" + webCamDeviceInfo.getName() + "] : " + ioEx.getMessage() );
                    statusBar.setText ( "Connecting to : " + webCamDeviceInfo.getName() );
                    return ( false );
                catch ( NoPlayerException npex )
                    statusBar.setText ("Cannot create player");
                    return ( false );
                catch ( CannotRealizeException nre )
                    statusBar.setText ( "Cannot realize player");
                    return ( false );
            else
                return ( false );
         * Dynamically create menu items
         * @returns the device info object if found, null otherwise
        public void setFormat ( VideoFormat selectedFormat )
            if ( formatControl != null )
                // player.stop();       // not needed and big performance hit
                currentFormat = selectedFormat;
                if ( visualComponent != null )
                     visualContainer.remove ( visualComponent );
                imageSize = currentFormat.getSize();
                visualContainer.setPreferredSize ( imageSize );
                statusBar.setText ( "Format : " + currentFormat );
                System.out.println ("Format : " + currentFormat );
                formatControl.setFormat ( currentFormat );
                // player.start();  // not needed and big performance hit
                visualComponent = player.getVisualComponent();
                if ( visualComponent != null )
                    visualContainer.add ( visualComponent, BorderLayout.CENTER );
                invalidate();       // let the layout manager work out the sizes
                pack();
            else
                System.out.println ("Visual component not an instance of FormatControl");
                statusBar.setText ( "Visual component cannot change format" );
        public VideoFormat getFormat ( )
            return ( currentFormat );
        protected void setUpToolBar ( )
            toolbar = new JToolBar();
            // Note : due to cosmetic glitches when undocking and docking the toolbar,
            //        I've set this to false.
            toolbar.setFloatable(false);
            // Note : If you supply the 16 x 16 bitmaps then you can replace
            // the commented line in the MyToolBarAction constructor
            formatButton    = new MyToolBarAction ( "Resolution", "BtnFormat.jpg" );
            captureButton   = new MyToolBarAction ( "Capture",    "BtnCapture.jpg" );
            toolbar.add ( formatButton );
            toolbar.add ( captureButton );
            getContentPane().add ( toolbar, BorderLayout.NORTH );
        protected void toolbarHandler ( MyToolBarAction actionBtn )
            if ( actionBtn == formatButton )
                Object selected = JOptionPane.showInputDialog (this,
                                                               "Select Video format",
                                                               "Capture format selection",
                                                               JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE,
                                                               null,        //  Icon icon,
                                                               myFormatList, // videoFormats,
                                                               currentFormat );
                if ( selected != null )
                    setFormat ( ((MyVideoFormat)selected).format );
            else if ( actionBtn == captureButton )
                Image photo = grabFrameImage ( );
                if ( photo != null )
                    MySnapshot snapshot = new MySnapshot ( photo, new Dimension ( imageSize ) );
                else
                    System.err.println ("Error : Could not grab frame");
         * autoDetects the first web camera in the system
         * searches for video for windows ( vfw ) capture devices
         * @returns the device info object if found, null otherwise
        public MyCaptureDeviceInfo[] autoDetect ( )
            Vector list = CaptureDeviceManager.getDeviceList ( null );
            CaptureDeviceInfo devInfo = null;
            String name;
            Vector capDevices = new Vector();
            if ( list != null )
                for ( int i=0; i<list.size(); i++ )
                    devInfo = (CaptureDeviceInfo)list.elementAt ( i );
                    name = devInfo.getName();
                    if ( name.startsWith ("vfw:") )
                        System.out.println ("DeviceManager List : " + name );
                        capDevices.addElement ( new MyCaptureDeviceInfo ( devInfo ) );
            else
                for ( int i = 0; i < 10; i++ )
                    try
                        name = VFWCapture.capGetDriverDescriptionName ( i );
                        if (name != null && name.length() > 1)
                            devInfo = com.sun.media.protocol.vfw.VFWSourceStream.autoDetect ( i );
                            if ( devInfo != null )
                                System.out.println ("VFW Autodetect List : " + name );
                                capDevices.addElement ( new MyCaptureDeviceInfo ( devInfo ) );
                    catch ( Exception ioEx )
                        System.err.println ("Error connecting to [" + webCamDeviceInfo.getName() + "] : " + ioEx.getMessage() );
                        // ignore errors detecting device
                        statusBar.setText ( "AutoDetect failed : " + ioEx.getMessage() );
            MyCaptureDeviceInfo[] detected = new MyCaptureDeviceInfo[ capDevices.size() ];
            for ( int i=0; i<capDevices.size(); i++ )
                detected[i] = (MyCaptureDeviceInfo)capDevices.elementAt ( i );
            return ( detected );
         * deviceInfo
         * @note outputs text information
        public void deviceInfo ( )
            if ( webCamDeviceInfo != null )
                Format[] formats = webCamDeviceInfo.getFormats();
                if ( ( formats != null ) && ( formats.length > 0 ) )
                for ( int i=0; i<formats.length; i++ )
                    Format aFormat = formats;
    if ( aFormat instanceof VideoFormat )
    Dimension dim = ((VideoFormat)aFormat).getSize();
    // System.out.println ("Video Format " + i + " : " + formats[i].getEncoding() + ", " + dim.width + " x " + dim.height );
    else
    System.out.println ("Error : No web cam detected");
    * grabs a frame's buffer from the web cam / device
    * @returns A frames buffer
    public Buffer grabFrameBuffer ( )
    if ( player != null )
    FrameGrabbingControl fgc = (FrameGrabbingControl)player.getControl ( "javax.media.control.FrameGrabbingControl" );
    if ( fgc != null )
    return ( fgc.grabFrame() );
    else
    System.err.println ("Error : FrameGrabbingControl is null");
    return ( null );
    else
    System.err.println ("Error : Player is null");
    return ( null );
    * grabs a frame's buffer, as an image, from the web cam / device
    * @returns A frames buffer as an image
    public Image grabFrameImage ( )
    Buffer buffer = grabFrameBuffer();
    if ( buffer != null )
    // Convert it to an image
    BufferToImage btoi = new BufferToImage ( (VideoFormat)buffer.getFormat() );
    if ( btoi != null )
    Image image = btoi.createImage ( buffer );
    if ( image != null )
    return ( image );
    else
    System.err.println ("Error : BufferToImage cannot convert buffer");
    return ( null );
    else
    System.err.println ("Error : cannot create BufferToImage instance");
    return ( null );
    else
    System.out.println ("Error : Buffer grabbed is null");
    return ( null );
    * Closes and cleans up the player
    public void playerClose ( )
    if ( player != null )
    player.close();
    player.deallocate();
    player = null;
    public void windowClosing ( WindowEvent e )
    playerClose();
    System.exit ( 1 );
    public void componentResized ( ComponentEvent e )
    Dimension dim = getSize();
    boolean mustResize = false;
    if ( dim.width < MIN_WIDTH )
    dim.width = MIN_WIDTH;
    mustResize = true;
    if ( dim.height < MIN_HEIGHT )
    dim.height = MIN_HEIGHT;
    mustResize = true;
    if ( mustResize )
    setSize ( dim );
    public void windowActivated ( WindowEvent e ) {   }
    public void windowClosed ( WindowEvent e ) {   }
    public void windowDeactivated ( WindowEvent e ) {   }
    public void windowDeiconified ( WindowEvent e ) {   }
    public void windowIconified ( WindowEvent e ) {   }
    public void windowOpened ( WindowEvent e ) {   }
    public void componentHidden(ComponentEvent e) {   }
    public void componentMoved(ComponentEvent e) {   }
    public void componentShown(ComponentEvent e) {   }
    protected void finalize ( ) throws Throwable
    playerClose();
    super.finalize();
    class MyToolBarAction extends AbstractAction
    public MyToolBarAction ( String name, String imagefile )
    // Note : Use version this if you supply your own toolbar icons
    // super ( name, new ImageIcon ( imagefile ) );
    super ( name );
    public void actionPerformed ( ActionEvent event )
    toolbarHandler ( this );
    class MyVideoFormat
    public VideoFormat format;
    public MyVideoFormat ( VideoFormat format )
    this.format = format;
    public String toString ( )
    Dimension dim = format.getSize();
    return ( format.getEncoding() + " [ " + dim.width + " x " + dim.height + " ]" );
    class MyCaptureDeviceInfo
    public CaptureDeviceInfo capDevInfo;
    public MyCaptureDeviceInfo ( CaptureDeviceInfo devInfo )
    capDevInfo = devInfo;
    public String toString ( )
    return ( capDevInfo.getName() );
    class MySnapshot extends JFrame implements ImageObserver
    protected Image photo = null;
    protected int shotNumber;
    public MySnapshot ( Image grabbedFrame, Dimension imageSize )
    super ( );
    shotNumber = shotCounter++;
    setTitle ( "Photo" + shotNumber );
    photo = grabbedFrame;
    setDefaultCloseOperation ( WindowConstants.DISPOSE_ON_CLOSE );
    int imageHeight = photo.getWidth ( this );
    int imageWidth = photo.getHeight ( this );
    setSize ( imageSize.width, imageSize.height );
    final FileDialog saveDialog = new FileDialog ( this, "Save JPEG", FileDialog.SAVE );
    final JFrame thisCopy = this;
    saveDialog.setFile ( "Photo" + shotNumber );
    addWindowListener ( new WindowAdapter()
    public void windowClosing ( WindowEvent e )
    saveDialog.show();
    String filename = saveDialog.getFile();
    if ( filename != null )
    if ( saveJPEG ( filename ) )
    JOptionPane.showMessageDialog ( thisCopy, "Saved " + filename );
    setVisible ( false );
    dispose();
    else
    JOptionPane.showMessageDialog ( thisCopy, "Error saving " + filename );
    else
    setVisible ( false );
    dispose();
    setVisible ( true );
    public void paint ( Graphics g )
    super.paint ( g );
    g.drawImage ( photo, 0, 0, getWidth(), getHeight(), Color.black, this );
    * Saves an image as a JPEG
    * @params the image to save
    * @params the filename to save the image as
    public boolean saveJPEG ( String filename )
    boolean saved = false;
    BufferedImage bi = new BufferedImage ( photo.getWidth(null),
    photo.getHeight(null),
    BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_RGB );
    Graphics2D g2 = bi.createGraphics();
    g2.drawImage ( photo, null, null );
    FileOutputStream out = null;
    try
    out = new FileOutputStream ( filename );
    JPEGImageEncoder encoder = JPEGCodec.createJPEGEncoder ( out );
    JPEGEncodeParam param = encoder.getDefaultJPEGEncodeParam ( bi );
    param.setQuality ( 1.0f, false ); // 100% high quality setting, no compression
    encoder.setJPEGEncodeParam ( param );
    encoder.encode ( bi );
    out.close();
    saved = true;
    catch ( Exception ex )
    System.out.println ("Error saving JPEG : " + ex.getMessage() );
    return ( saved );
    } // of MySnapshot
    public static void main (String[] args )
    try
    JWebCam myWebCam = new JWebCam ( "Web Cam Capture" );
    myWebCam.setVisible ( true );
    if ( !myWebCam.initialise() )
    System.out.println ("Web Cam not detected / initialised");
    catch ( Exception ex )
    ex.printStackTrace();

    Hi,
    Here's a working version.
    If there are no spaces after the "<" symbol, it thinks it's a HTML tag.
    Putting spaces in, stops this.
    cheers,
    Owen
    import javax.swing.*;
    import javax.swing.border.*;
    import java.io.*;
    import javax.media.*;
    import javax.media.datasink.*;
    import javax.media.format.*;
    import javax.media.protocol.*;
    import javax.media.util.*;
    import javax.media.control.*;
    import java.util.*;
    import java.awt.*;
    import java.awt.image.*;
    import java.awt.event.*;
    import com.sun.image.codec.jpeg.*;
    // import com.sun.media.vfw.VFWCapture;         // JMF 2.1.1c version
    import com.sun.media.protocol.vfw.VFWCapture;   // JMF 2.1.1e version
    public class JWebCam extends JFrame
        implements WindowListener,  ComponentListener
        protected final static int MIN_WIDTH  = 100;  // 320;
        protected final static int MIN_HEIGHT = 100;  // 240;
        protected static int shotCounter = 1;
        protected JLabel statusBar = null;
        protected JPanel visualContainer = null;
        protected Component visualComponent = null;
        protected JToolBar toolbar = null;
        protected MyToolBarAction formatButton    = null;
        protected MyToolBarAction captureButton   = null;
        protected Player player = null;
        protected CaptureDeviceInfo webCamDeviceInfo = null;
        protected MediaLocator ml = null;
        protected Dimension imageSize = null;
        protected FormatControl formatControl = null;
        protected VideoFormat currentFormat = null;
        protected Format[] videoFormats = null;
        protected MyVideoFormat[] myFormatList = null;
        protected MyCaptureDeviceInfo[] myCaptureDevices = null;
        protected boolean initialised = false;
         * Constructor
        public JWebCam ( String frameTitle )
            super ( frameTitle );
            try
                UIManager.setLookAndFeel("javax.swing.plaf.metal.MetalLookAndFeel");
            catch ( Exception cnfe )
                System.out.println ("Note : Cannot load look and feel settings");
            setSize ( 320, 260 ); // default size...
            addWindowListener ( this );
            addComponentListener ( this );
            getContentPane().setLayout ( new BorderLayout() );
            visualContainer = new JPanel();
            visualContainer.setLayout ( new BorderLayout() );
            getContentPane().add ( visualContainer, BorderLayout.CENTER );
            statusBar = new JLabel ("")
                // Nasty bug workaround
                // The minimum JLabel size was determined by the text in the status bar
                // So the layoutmanager wouldn't shrink the window for the video image
                public Dimension getPreferredSize (  )
                    // get the JLabel to "allow" a minimum of 10 pixels width
                    // not to work out the minimum size from the text length
                    return ( new Dimension ( 10, super.getPreferredSize().height ) );
            statusBar.setBorder ( new EtchedBorder() );
            getContentPane().add ( statusBar, BorderLayout.SOUTH );
         * Initialise
         * @returns true if web cam is detected
        public boolean initialise ( )
            throws Exception
            MyCaptureDeviceInfo[] cams = autoDetect();
            if ( cams.length > 0 )
                if ( cams.length == 1 )
                     System.out.println ("Note : 1 web cam detected");
                     return ( initialise ( cams[0].capDevInfo ) );
                else
                    System.out.println ("Note : " + cams.length + " web cams detected");
                    Object selected = JOptionPane.showInputDialog (this,
                                                                   "Select Video format",
                                                                   "Capture format selection",
                                                                   JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE,
                                                                   null,        //  Icon icon,
                                                                   cams, // videoFormats,
                                                                   cams[0] );
                    if ( selected != null )
                        return ( initialise ( ((MyCaptureDeviceInfo)selected).capDevInfo ) );
                    else
                        return ( initialise ( null ) );
            else
                return ( initialise ( null ) );
         * Initialise
         * @params _deviceInfo, specific web cam device if not autodetected
         * @returns true if web cam is detected
        public boolean initialise ( CaptureDeviceInfo _deviceInfo )
            throws Exception
            statusBar.setText ( "Initialising...");
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         document.wwv_flow.p_request.value = r;
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    }Also, reference the script that the above code makes use of, in the page header<script type="text/javascript" src="#WORKSPACE_IMAGES#apex_save_large.js"></script>Assuming the script is located in workspace images, and not associated to a specific app. Other wise reference #APP_IMAGES#
    *Set up the table to store the images*CREATE TABLE "WC_SNAPSHOT"
    "WC_SNAPSHOT_ID" NUMBER NOT NULL ENABLE,
    "BINARY" BLOB,
    CONSTRAINT "WC_SNAPSHOT_PK" PRIMARY KEY ("WC_SNAPSHOT_ID")
    create sequence seq_wc_snapshot start with 1 increment by 1;
    CREATE OR REPLACE TRIGGER "BI_WC_SNAPSHOT" BEFORE
    INSERT ON WC_SNAPSHOT FOR EACH ROW BEGIN
    SELECT seq_wc_snapshot.nextval INTO :NEW.wc_snapshot_id FROM dual;
    END;
    Then finally, create a page process to save the image:declare
    v_image_input CLOB;
    v_image_output BLOB;
    v_buffer NUMBER := 64;
    v_start_index NUMBER := 1;
    v_raw_temp raw(64);
    begin
    --discard the bit of the string we dont need
    select substr(clob001, instr(clob001, ',')+1, length(clob001)) into v_image_input
    from apex_collections
    where collection_name = wc_pkg_globals.g_base64_collection;
    dbms_lob.createtemporary(v_image_output, true);
    for i in 1..ceil(dbms_lob.getlength(v_image_input)/v_buffer) loop
    v_raw_temp := utl_encode.base64_decode(utl_raw.cast_to_raw(dbms_lob.substr(v_image_input, v_buffer, v_start_index)));
    dbms_lob.writeappend(v_image_output, utl_raw.length(v_raw_temp),v_raw_temp);
    v_start_index := v_start_index + v_buffer;
    end loop;
    insert into WC_SNAPSHOT (binary) values (v_image_output); commit;
    end;Create a save button - add some sort of validation to make sure the hidden item has a value (i.e. image has been captured). Make the above conditional for request = button name so it only runs when you click Save (you probably want to disable this button until the data has been completely submitted to the collection - I haven't done this in the demonstration).
    Voila, you should have now be able to capture the image from a webcam. Take a look at the samples from the CamCanvas API for extra effects if you wanted to do something special.
    And of course, all the above assumed you want a resolution of 320 x 240 for the image.
    Disclaimer: At time of writing, this worked with a logitech something or rather webcam, and is completely untested on IE.
    Check out a demo: http://apex.oracle.com/pls/apex/f?p=trents_demos:webcam_i (my image is a bit blocky, but i think its just my webcam. I've seen others that are much more crisp using this) Also, just be sure to wait for the progress bar to dissappear before clicking Save.
    Feedback welcomed.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

    Hmm, maybe for some reason you aren't getting the base64 version of the saved image? Is the collection getting the full base64 string? Seems like its not getting any if its no data found.
    The javascript console is your friend.
    Also, in the example i used an extra page, from what one of the examples on apex packages apps had. But since then, I found this post by Carl: http://carlback.blogspot.com/2008/04/new-stuff-4-over-head-with-clob.html - I would use this technique for submitting the clob, over what I have done - as its less hacky. Just sayin.

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