Using a "proper" camera as a webcam

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Post by ltratt » Tue, May 17, 2022, 3:06 PM UTC

Using a "proper" camera as a webcam
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Re: Using a "proper" camera as a webcam

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Post by renewiltord » Tue, May 17, 2022, 3:52 PM UTC

Does anyone have a comprehensive guide for Canon DSLRs on MacOS on M1? The Canon drivers to use as a webcam are nightmarish and my friends had a hell of a time trying to get it to work.

Re: Using a "proper" camera as a webcam

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Post by flipflipper » Tue, May 17, 2022, 3:54 PM UTC

Another reason to not use a DSLR is that many (all?) have timeouts (<30min) in their video mode due to some import tax reason, even when hooked up to a computer. Atleast this is what I found when I tried a canon DSLR with canons webcam software.

Re: Using a "proper" camera as a webcam

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Post by curiousgal » Tue, May 17, 2022, 3:57 PM UTC

I guess the only reason for me not to try this is how insecure I am about seeing my make-up free face in HD haha Solid write-up though!

For those with no camera, DroidCamX works rather well too!

Re: Using a "proper" camera as a webcam

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Post by hu3 » Tue, May 17, 2022, 3:58 PM UTC

For those of us with less than perfect skin, using a webcam can be a feature.

Also I found out that the difference in image quality between a good webcam and a semi-professional camera is not that big after video compression.

Re: Using a "proper" camera as a webcam

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Post by adoxyz » Tue, May 17, 2022, 4:00 PM UTC

flipflipper wrote: post #3

Another reason to not use a DSLR is that many (all?) have timeouts (<30min) in their video mode due to some import tax reason, even when hooked up to a computer. Atleast this is what I found when I tried a canon DSLR with canons webcam software.

That's only if you actually hit the record button and are actively recording to the memory card, but if you're using the DSLR as a passthrough, it works all day. I have done it w/ my Sony a6500 and it works really well.

Re: Using a "proper" camera as a webcam

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Post by 01100011 » Tue, May 17, 2022, 4:00 PM UTC

How does this compare to using something like the Raspberry Pi HQ camera and a decent c mount lens?

Re: Using a "proper" camera as a webcam

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Post by cr3ative » Tue, May 17, 2022, 4:00 PM UTC

I'll put Reincubate Camo here as an option too - turns your iPhone in to a webcam.

I was so impressed I bought a used iPhone to use solely as a webcam; the whole setup was cheaper than the Logitech C920 he mentions.

The picture quality is great.

Re: Using a "proper" camera as a webcam

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Post by some-guy » Tue, May 17, 2022, 4:01 PM UTC

Another good option is to use an older flagship smartphone. I have a heavily cracked iPhone 8 that works wonderfully as a webcam.

Re: Using a "proper" camera as a webcam

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, May 17, 2022, 4:01 PM UTC

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