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> and they should—due to the lack of standards—provide software that allows you to use their cameras as intended. There is a standard: https://en.wikipedia.or
by jolmg 2y ago
> and they should—due to the lack of standards—provide software that allows you to use their cameras as intended.
There is a standard:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_video_device_class https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_video_device_class
- formerly_proven 2y agoYes, the articles complaints (no free way to use it as a webcam, 30 minute limits etc.) doesn't seem to apply to many camera brands apart from Canon.
- dmix 2y agoAnd Canon's marketshare has been declining for years https://www.mpb.com/en-uk/content/latest-from-mpb/2024-challenger-camera-brands-continue-to-take-market-share https://www.mpb.com/en-uk/content/latest-from-mpb/2024-chall... Sony encourages their use for vlogging/youtube because that's a huge market and let's you plug in HDMI to your computer without using special software
- frankchn 2y agoIt doesn't apply to Canon's recent cameras either. The R1, R5 Mark II, R6 Mark II, R8, and R50 have built-in UVC support now.
- TheJoeMan 2y agodevil's advocate, but this is not "using the cameras as intended". This is a camera for photography, I don't think a common person would see it and think "this is intended as a webcam". On the one hand, perhaps this fixed software should be a one-time purchase and not a subscription. However, if this software was provided for free, what incentive would the management at Cannon have for investing into updating the software for MacOS when it inevitably breaks? I think there is a small subset of users using this camera as a webcam, and frankly I'm surprised Cannon even has an official app.