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If you own a DV camcorder, or are about to buy one, wouldn’t it be cool if you could use all its features by making it the world’s best web cam? WebCamDV™ is a utility which runs in conjunction with your webcam software application. It lets your digital video camera with all its expensive features, act like a webcam! Imagine, a webcam with 600X zoom, auto focus, stereo sound, auto stabilizing, night vision, high quality optics, and more, depending on your camcorder. Also, you can "film" a video on your DV camera, edit it if you wish, then archive it back on your DV camera. By using webcam broadcasting software such as WebcamXP, your DV camcorder (acting as a webcam) can broadcast your prerecorded (or live) video via the Internet to your friends or business partners. WebCamDV combined with your DV camcorder makes the world’s best webcam solution.  The cost is only $20.00 US Dollars to fully license your trial version. * Remote zoom and focus is only available on DV camcorders that support control of these features through software.