Wifi Usb

[bainbrig]

Googling it throws up some very conflicting answers.

Specifically, I want to run a webcam Wirelessly, i.e. not down a USB cable.

Am I too early, or are there such devices or workrounds?

BillB

[Buenchico]

You might be trying to do the impossible. The USB cable that runs between a webcam and a computer doesn't just carry the video signal. Just as importantly, it provides power to the camera from the computer's USB socket. If you remove the cable (and replace it with a wifi or bluetooth connection) you'll still need to provide a power source for the camera.

For example, a home security camera such as this one can send a signal wirelessly but it still needs to have a 5V power supply connected to it:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/D-Link-DCS-932L-Wireless-Night-Camera/dp/B004P8K24W

Putting this question together with your other recent one suggests that you really need something like a GoPro camera
https://gopro.com/
but you certainly don't need to pay GoPro prices
http://www.knowyourmobile.com/wearable-technology/gopro/23753/10-excellent-cheaper-gopro-alternatives-2017

[Buenchico]

^^^ Looking at those suggestions (but using a UK link, rather than the US one offered there) offers this as a possibility:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/DBPOWER-EX5000-Waterproof-Batteries-Accessories-Black/dp/B0146CE9PE

[bainbrig]

Buenchico.

Your encyclopaedic knowledge often amazes me. Thank you for this concise and most useful explanation.

Yes, I am pushing my luck with the wireless USB - what works fine on keyboards and mice won't, I now understand, work the same way on cameras and the like. Maybe one day.

For now, I'll either look at the suggested alternatives, or just settle for a long USB lead.

Thanks again.

BillB

[HarshSharma]

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