(Current running Z6 and D3300 for web conferencing purposes.) DSLR in body mics are pants (Especially when fans are spinning hard) so expect to need a separate external mic to plug into the mic input on the camera. Ok if your laptop is reasonably new but older kit often can’t really keep up and it will run fans full a lot of the time and/or will drop frames. Video processing is quite processor intensive. In the end, having gone through a good deal of Lockdown experimentation time I found that DSLR or mirrorless are the ‘best’ solution but I also found (pre-Nikon s/w for webcam) that simple h/w HDMI to USB converters were a good solution even if you do need to buy them.įor the OP, do be a bit beware of sw only solutions. Yeah, there is some a hassle factor in the initial setup but once done, it’s done and you forget about it. Lens is better than the webcams but these babies run really hot even without a battery (usb powered with HDMI) and don’t natively do USB video output easily either. I’d suggest not again (been there, tried that too). Personally I could not be bothered with the hassle of setting up a DSLR to do this job. You can buy better ones such as Hero7 by Gopro. Sony RX100iii), DX or, best a FF sensor simply blows them away. I used to think this too until I tried in in Lockdown. Why not buy a proper webcam? Just plug it in to a USB port on a Windows 10 computer and off you go. Hello, after having read this good article on Dpreview: Nikon releases beta Webcam Utility for Windows with support for select DSLR, mirrorless cameras I've started a search to find how to use my Nikon D7000 as a webcam alone or with applications as: Streamyard, Skype, etc.

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