Will Image Capture do this?

I've been doing some web searching for an answer to this but have yet to discover anything encouraging. So here's my question/problem:
I have a nice photo table with a stable crane like rig on the back (Imagine a camera mounted directly overhead looking down at the subject) - perfect for my needs of product photography. The only problem is no matter what camera I use, I cannot see what I'm doing when the camera is mounted on the vertical crane rig - especially when it's high up. So, is there a software/hardware solution that will allow me to operate the camera remotely from my mac? More simply put, allow me to connect to a remote monitor and/or capture images directly to the computer? I've been out of the photography arena for a while now and don't know what's available these days. It makes sense to me to bypass capturing to the camera's internal memory and go straight to my hard drive, which is where it will end up anyways. Are there cameras that will allow me to do this? Will image capture allow me to do this?
Thanks all!

Well, just to give you an update, I have decided it is time to buy a new camera. I went and got a powershot A710, and returned it immediately as it did not offer the remote capture option nor did image capture "take a picture." So I tried a PowerShot A630 and ran into the same problem.
The funny thing is, both cameras come with the remote capture software but it fails to work with those models. Confusing, but that was the answer I got from the canon technical support and it sounds as if they are phasing out that function for mac users. Very disappointing as I think it is the most powerful feature on their old cameras!
So, I returned that camera and have now ordered a S3 IS. I have been confirmed by Canon that this model will support remote capture on mac OS X but have yet to receive it via mail. So if anyone else is looking for this feature in their next purchase, please contact the manufacture first to see if it is possible. It is well worth the hassle of talking to an uneducated mac tech guy. Hope this helps future users and will post my results with the new camera when it arrives.
thanks for everyones help.

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