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Love the bokeh on his video feed. Hard to justify a $900 camera for that alone though, anyone using anything else they'd recommend?
by byefruit 6y ago
Love the bokeh on his video feed. Hard to justify a $900 camera for that alone though, anyone using anything else they'd recommend?
- geerlingguy 6y agoI’m testing the Pi HQ camera with a C-Mount Tamron lens that gives similar bokeh for a total cost of around $100... but it is awkward and a little clumsy, and offers no autofocus, so you have to be careful to not move out of the prefocused area. So in other words, it’s easier to just use a good mirrorless camera. I have a similar setup to OP, but I bought a used Sony a6000 and the same lens on sale, so the camera and lens only cost me about $500. You could use the Sony kit lens too, and it would still be a huge upgrade over any webcam.
- agentultra 6y agoI'm using my phone, there's an app that lets you stream from your phone's camera... which is usually better than the dedicated web cams.
- rane 6y agoWhat's the app? Are you saying it allows you to use the phone as a video source in OBS?
- formerly_proven 6y agoiVCam is one of those. They use h.264 with quality equivalent to a video recorded on the phone. Not-so-vague hint from the future: Don't run the Windows-only client on untrusted networks.
- agentultra 6y agoYes, https://obs.camera/ https://obs.camera/
- soylentcola 6y agoI've started playing with https://obs.ninja https://obs.ninja for work-related WebEx conferences. It's surprisingly competent and doesn't require any additional application installed on the phone (just the browser).
- StavrosK 6y agoAny camera with an f/2ish lens will do it, even $150 ones (but it also depends on the size of the sensor). You might not be able to use it as a Webcam directly, though.