Is it possible to detect webcams with C# (or .NET in general) and enable/disable them If so, how should I do that
Webcam detection / management
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Webcam detection / management
Charles Darwin
pblecha
I know that panasonic and intellinet webcams have an SDK that you can download, I also guess that each webcam has is own HTTP protocol for requests, so if no SDK and protocol are avail you may sniff the HTTP protocol with a protocol analyzer such as Ethereal (it is freeware).
A "rude" way may be to do a port scan over the intranet (maybe only some port, not the full range) to see if someone replies....
Anyway you should write a sort of "driver" for each webcam that isolates you from the protocol details.
Josh117
not entirely possible in .NET
what exactly do you mean by "detect" webcams can you explain a bit more