Apr 29, 2020 While Canon’s EOS Webcam Utility isn’t available for macOS, people with an Apple desktop or laptop can still use a third-party HDMI capture card to use a digital camera as a webcam. Find Your Software. There are many options available – everything from free software that may already be included with your camera, to super-charged programs incorporating all your post-production needs into one package, to very unique and specific features for a particular shooting requirement.
Plenty of people use their Canon DSLRs and mirrorless cameras as webcams, but up until now you needed third party software or a capture card like the Cam Link to make it happen. No more. Canon has released its own software that’s up to the task.
In a quiet announcement earlier today, Canon revealed EOS Webcam Utility Beta, a piece of timely software that lets you use “select EOS Interchangeable Lens Cameras (ILC) and PowerShot cameras” as webcams for video conferencing. The beta software is an easy-to-use, plug-and-play option for users who either don’t have a Canon camera with clean HDMI out, or don’t need the additional functionality, resolution, or streaming support that capture cards and streaming software offers.
This is particularly good news for users of Canon’s crop-sensor DSLRs, since only the latest models—the Rebel T8i, Rebel SL3, EOS 7D Mark II and EOS 90D—can even produce a clean HDMI output. EOS Webcam Utility works over a USB connection rather than HDMI, and is already compatible with all of the cameras below:
The one major catch is that the Canon EOS Webcam Utility Beta is currently only available for windows, but Canon says other operating systems “may be available at a later date.”
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“In unprecedented times, it’s imperative for Canon to provide our customers with useful, simple and accessible solutions to assist them in whatever imaging needs they have,” explained Tatsuro Kano, Executive VP of Canon USA, as part of the announcement. “Our goal is that the EOS Webcam Utility Beta software can help reduce some of the remote workday stress for employees who are tasked with video conferencing and virtual meetings.”
To learn more about this option, check out the demo video up top, or go download the beta today. Once you’ve downloaded the program and have started using it, you can find tips or provide feedback on the Canon Support forum.
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Canon was rightly praised when it unveiled its EOS Webcam Utility last month, allowing users to turn many of the company’s most popular DSLRs and mirrorless cameras into webcams without using a capture card. There was just one issue: the Beta was Windows only. Well, not anymore.
Just minutes ago, Canon announced that EOS Webcam Utility has officially been released on MacOS. In a not-so-humble press release titled “You Asked, Canon Delivers,” the company pats itself on the back for acting on feedback from Apple users who made their disappointment known “through multiple Canon social media channels, customer comments and media inquiries.”
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“Similar to the Windows operating system version released April 28, the new macOS compatible software solution requires one single USB [cable] to connect the compatible camera to the computer,” writes Canon. “Once the software is downloaded and the camera is configured within a video conferencing application, the user will have improved video appearance while participating in video conferencing and virtual meetings.”
As a reminder, the software is still in Beta, but if you follow the instructions in the video up top, you can set it up to work with any of the cameras below:
To find out more about the software or if you want to download the beta for yourself, head over to the Canon Webcam Utility webpage or check out our coverage of the original release last month.
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And if you’re not a Canon user, keep in mind that there are MacOS workarounds that will work with other brands. Fuji just launched its own Webcam software this morning, but like Canon did originally, Fuji’s first iteration is Windows only.
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