New Canon software lets you use your digital camera as a high-resolution webcam solution

[Shawn Knight]

Bottom line: I probably wouldn't go out and buy a high-end Canon camera just for use with video conferencing, but if you already have a quality camera for your photography or video recording needs, there's no reason not to add it to your video conferencing setup.

With millions of people now working from home and conducting video calls from their computer or mobile devices, the quality of these calls is suddenly more important than it once was. A quick check of Logitech’s website reveals that all of their business-minded webcams are out of stock due to high demand.

Canon wants to help.

The renowned camera maker has launched the EOS Webcam Utility Beta which, using a single USB cable, can turn your compatible Canon EOS interchangeable lens camera or PowerShot camera into a dedicated webcam compatible with your Windows 10 PC.

Cameras currently compatible with the EOS Webcam Utility Beta include the following:

EOS-1D X Mark III	EOS-1D X Mark II	EOS 5DS R
EOS 5Ds	EOS 4D Mark IV	EOS R
EOS 6D Mark II	EOS RP	EOS 7D Mark II
EOS 90D	EOS 80D	EOS 77D
EOS Rebel T7i	EOS Rebel T7i	EOS Rebel T7
EOS Rebel T6	EOS Rebel SL3	EOS Rebel SL2
EOS Rebel T100	EOS M6 Mark II	EOS M50
EOS M200	PowerShot G5X Mark II	PowerShot G7X Mark III
PowerShot SX70 HS

As you can see, going from a standard webcam to a higher-end Canon digital camera for your web camera creates a night and day difference.

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[toooooot]

I could use it. You guys wanna see a beautiful middle age man strip and dance for ya?

 

[Hexic]

I could use it. You guys wanna see a beautiful middle age man strip and dance for ya?

I have $3.

 

[VitalyT]

I could use it. You guys wanna see a beautiful middle age man strip and dance for ya?

I have $3.

Take it to kickstarter, guys.

 

[Squid Surprise]

You can do it with any digital camera... as long as Windows recognizes it when you connect it via USB and it has a “play” mode... been using my old Sony SLR for years...

 

[Mike Gray]

Take it to kickstarter, guys.

::hopeless giggling:: Thanks. My day just got a little better.

 

[cuerdc]

Video conferencing quality yeah right more like porn from home quality.

 

[mbrowne5061]

You can do it with any digital camera... as long as Windows recognizes it when you connect it via USB and it has a “play” mode... been using my old Sony SLR for years...

This is giving these Canon cameras that ability, without giving them a firmware update. It is middleware that talks to the camera and then passes the info to Windows in the way that Sony's do.

But with Canon putting something out, I expect to see Nikon follow suit with their own version.

 

[Squid Surprise]

There has been 3rd party software that does this for virtually all DSLRs for years...

 

[mbrowne5061]

There has been 3rd party software that does this for virtually all DSLRs for years...

Never said it didn't exist. Now there is first party software that does it too.

 

[Squid Surprise]

Yeah... but not exactly groundbreaking... I suspect this story was sponsored...

 

[Raytrace3D]

I installed Magic Lantern on my Canon Rebel T5i. Since then, I can use it as my webcam since I can now remove all of the on screen overlays in the options. Works great!