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The hot question is of course: can this be used with a Pi as a web Cam? Because with the current homeworking enthousiasm so many people buy good quality webcams

The hot question is of course: can this be used with a Pi as a web Cam? Because with the current homeworking enthousiasm so many people buy good quality webcams that almost everything is sold out. And to rub it in the current best selling webcam is a 4 year old Logitech 920. Did technology not improve since? I saw on the Pi forums that somework is being done by people but it is not there yet.

bronco21016 6y ago
I was trying to source a camera as well but finally found that using Open Broadcaster with an iPhone running and NDI app is a great solution. You run OBS with an NDI receiving plugin and a plugin for making a virtual webcam. Then on the iOS device (really any phone could work) you run something similar to https://apps.apple.com/us/app/camera-for-obs-studio/id1352834008 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/camera-for-obs-studio/id135283.... Obviously this works best if you can find a spare phone to use and have good 5 GHz WiFi.
- copperx 6y ago
  If you have an Android phone you can use DroidCamX, and it supports direct USB for higher framerates than WiFi.
miniman1337 6y ago
I dont see why it wouldn't be possible to connect over RTP - Or you could use something that emulates UVC like this, https://github.com/wlhe/uvc-gadget https://github.com/wlhe/uvc-gadget
cvwright 6y ago
There's the UV4L project that will let the Pi connect to Jitsi Meet. https://www.linux-projects.org/uv4l/tutorials/jitsi-meet/ https://www.linux-projects.org/uv4l/tutorials/jitsi-meet/ Not sure if there's a way to hook it up to Zoom.
patentatt 6y ago
https://www.tomshardware.com/how-to/use-raspberry-pi-as-pc-webcam https://www.tomshardware.com/how-to/use-raspberry-pi-as-pc-w...
acegopher 6y ago
The Logitech 920 is still a GREAT webcam. I'm not sure what there is to improve?
- heeen2 6y ago
  It actually got worse, apparently they removed the built-in h264 encoder. I tried to use it and it is certainly not turn key, you need a special gstreamer pipeline

bronco21016 6y ago

I was trying to source a camera as well but finally found that using Open Broadcaster with an iPhone running and NDI app is a great solution. You run OBS with an NDI receiving plugin and a plugin for making a virtual webcam. Then on the iOS device (really any phone could work) you run something similar to https://apps.apple.com/us/app/camera-for-obs-studio/id1352834008 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/camera-for-obs-studio/id135283.... Obviously this works best if you can find a spare phone to use and have good 5 GHz WiFi.

copperx 6y ago
If you have an Android phone you can use DroidCamX, and it supports direct USB for higher framerates than WiFi.

miniman1337 6y ago

I dont see why it wouldn't be possible to connect over RTP - Or you could use something that emulates UVC like this, https://github.com/wlhe/uvc-gadget https://github.com/wlhe/uvc-gadget

cvwright 6y ago

There's the UV4L project that will let the Pi connect to Jitsi Meet. https://www.linux-projects.org/uv4l/tutorials/jitsi-meet/ https://www.linux-projects.org/uv4l/tutorials/jitsi-meet/ Not sure if there's a way to hook it up to Zoom.

patentatt 6y ago

https://www.tomshardware.com/how-to/use-raspberry-pi-as-pc-webcam https://www.tomshardware.com/how-to/use-raspberry-pi-as-pc-w...

acegopher 6y ago

The Logitech 920 is still a GREAT webcam. I'm not sure what there is to improve?

heeen2 6y ago
It actually got worse, apparently they removed the built-in h264 encoder. I tried to use it and it is certainly not turn key, you need a special gstreamer pipeline