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OP is using a camera as a webcam that's not sold as a webcam. That's fine, I do the same with mine, but it's also fine of the manufacturer to allow for that by
by brushfoot 2y ago
OP is using a camera as a webcam that's not sold as a webcam. That's fine, I do the same with mine, but it's also fine of the manufacturer to allow for that by simply providing A/V interfaces instead of trying to account for every use case.
- bhickey 2y agoCanon advertises their cameras as webcams.
- brushfoot 2y agoNo, they don't. They advertise that the camera can "turn into" a webcam with the right software or through HDMI out.
- bhickey 2y agoYou're simply mistaken.
- brushfoot 2y agoThe marketing material for OP's model: > Use the EOS Utility Webcam Beta Software (Mac and Windows) to turn your Canon camera into a high-quality webcam, or do the same using a clean HDMI output.
- bhickey 2y agoMarketing material changes over time and varies between models and regions. Canon customers bought their cameras because Canon advertised a set of features. I bought mine because Canon advertised that I could use it as a webcam. I don't think you're making a persuasive argument.
- brushfoot 2y agoYou still can use it as a webcam. It's right there in the marketing materials. Clean HDMI out. That lets you use it as a webcam. Canon advertising its potential to be used as a webcam doesn't mean it's a webcam. It means you can adapt it for use as one. And you still can. The adapter is an HDMI cable or software, which may or may not be free.
- baxtr 2y agoThat’s basically the same though, isn’t it?
- brushfoot 2y agoThat's what the marketers wanted us to think, sure. It's like me trying to sell you a car that can "turn into" a boat with the right attachments. Notice I didn't say how much the attachments cost.