Using a "proper" camera as a webcam

Re:Using a "proper" camera as a webcam by ldayley on Tuesday May 17, 2022 @12:28PM (#31413018)

Yes, that is a gotcha, as some of the cheaper or older camera models have no HDMI out or the require proprietary conversion with a vendor driver. I haven’t run into this often myself yet since most people I know have been buying newer and more video focused cameras over the past couple years.

EDIT - For your case perhaps using camera settings to minimize the data (ISO/aperture/shutter etc) being shown on on the screen works well enough to use what you have?

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Re:Using a "proper" camera as a webcam by moduspol on Tuesday May 17, 2022 @01:33PM (#31413895)

> EDIT - For your case perhaps using camera settings to minimize the data (ISO/aperture/shutter etc) being shown on on the screen works well enough to use what you have?

I saw a few threads with that suggestion, but I wasn't able to minimize the data being shown, or confirmation that anyone with a Rebel T7 was able to do it.

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Re:Using a "proper" camera as a webcam by enzanki_ars on Tuesday May 17, 2022 @03:00PM (#31415003)

I was able to do this on my Rebel T7i by switching to manual focus, and then selecting the "info" button a couple of times to remove the overlay. There might have been some other changes I made, like turning off the grid overlay, but I think just the first two changes were enough though.

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