← Back to context Comment by bhickey 2 years ago Canon advertises their cameras as webcams. 10 comments bhickey Reply brushfoot 2 years ago No, they don't. They advertise that the camera can "turn into" a webcam with the right software or through HDMI out. baxtr 2 years ago That’s basically the same though, isn’t it? brushfoot 2 years ago That'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. 3 replies → bhickey 2 years ago You're simply mistaken. brushfoot 2 years ago The 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. 2 replies →
brushfoot 2 years ago No, they don't. They advertise that the camera can "turn into" a webcam with the right software or through HDMI out. baxtr 2 years ago That’s basically the same though, isn’t it? brushfoot 2 years ago That'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. 3 replies → bhickey 2 years ago You're simply mistaken. brushfoot 2 years ago The 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. 2 replies →
baxtr 2 years ago That’s basically the same though, isn’t it? brushfoot 2 years ago That'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. 3 replies →
brushfoot 2 years ago That'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. 3 replies →
bhickey 2 years ago You're simply mistaken. brushfoot 2 years ago The 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. 2 replies →
brushfoot 2 years ago The 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. 2 replies →
No, they don't. They advertise that the camera can "turn into" a webcam with the right software or through HDMI out.
That’s basically the same though, isn’t it?
That'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.
3 replies →
You're simply mistaken.
The 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.
2 replies →