How can I use the JVC Everio GZ-HD10 as a camcorder?

AleksH

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I have this camcorder and I want to use it as a live webcam for skype. However, it doesn't have firewire support, if I plug the USB port in it doesn't work and I don't have a capture card to plug the HDMI input into. So how can I use it as a webcam?
 
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https://support.skype.com/en/faq/FA11048/can-i-use-skype-in-broadcast-and-film-productions
"Can I use a Digital Video Camera as a video source?

Yes. Any DV camera with HDMI, composite or S-Video outputs that supports a resolution of VGA 640x480 and 30 frames per second or higher will work with Skype. The camera needs to be connected to a video capture card. Skype has successfully tested the following capture cards (others might work but were not tested) for HD film and broadcasting:
ATI graphics cards with video IN, for example, ATI Radeon X1900 GT
Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-USB2
Belkin Hi-Speed USB 2.0 DVD Creator
Pinnacle Analog Pro USB

Skype might need a special driver to recognize the new video source. You can use Graphedit or ffdshow...
https://support.skype.com/en/faq/FA11048/can-i-use-skype-in-broadcast-and-film-productions
"Can I use a Digital Video Camera as a video source?

Yes. Any DV camera with HDMI, composite or S-Video outputs that supports a resolution of VGA 640x480 and 30 frames per second or higher will work with Skype. The camera needs to be connected to a video capture card. Skype has successfully tested the following capture cards (others might work but were not tested) for HD film and broadcasting:
ATI graphics cards with video IN, for example, ATI Radeon X1900 GT
Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-USB2
Belkin Hi-Speed USB 2.0 DVD Creator
Pinnacle Analog Pro USB

Skype might need a special driver to recognize the new video source. You can use Graphedit or ffdshow for this.*

* Skype is not responsible for the content of the external sites."

I could not find anything in the manual - http://resources.jvc.com/Resources/00/01/01/ZZLYT1945-003A.pdf - regarding using it as a webcam.
You might be able to use something like this - http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/886667-REG/diamond_vc500_usb_video_capture.html/prm/alsVwDtl

 
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