Due to their poor image quality, commercial web cameras can rarely be used for remote monitoring applications. FireWire cameras, on the other hand, offer high image quality, but unfortunately, not network (TCP/IP) access. There are, however, a number of monitoring applications that could benefit from both high image quality and access over a TCP/IP network, such as

• Quality control
• Monitoring of industrial processes
• Remote action
• Telematics
• Medical
• Scientific visualization

This week's programming example shows you how to use IC Imaging Control with a FireWire camera to create such a remote monitoring application: [link removed]

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