Tested From Home: Using an iPhone or DSLR as Webcam

11 thoughts on “Tested From Home: Using an iPhone or DSLR as Webcam”

1. Elgato Cam Link 4K: https://amzn.to/3bTfq2I

   OBS Camera app for iOS: https://obs.camera/

   OBS Virtual Camera Plugin: https://obsproject.com/forum/resources/obs-virtualcam.539/

   Canon Webcam Utility Beta: https://www.usa.canon.com/internet/portal/us/home/support/self-help-center/eos-webcam-utility/

   OBS Studio: https://obsproject.com/

   Sony camera Remote Live View: https://imagingedge.sony.net/en-gb/ie-desktop.html

   Android live camera options: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pas.webcam&hl=en_US

   https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dev47apps.droidcam&hl=en_US

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2. Great video! I was surprised how good the iPhone camera looked in the comparison.

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3. I have been using EpocCamHD on my iPhone XS as a place holder until I could get a dedicated webcam on my desktop, and the quality is great.Looks very similar to the OBS Camera app.

   Also, thank you, I did not know about OBS until now and was looking for software that would allow multiple camera inputs to record instructional videos.

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4. Excellent video. I thought the iphone looked really good. Great info. Im going fo0r the software now.

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5. Hey Norm

   I went and bought OBS. When it was installing it asked for permission to record keystrokes in all programs! That doesn’t sound right. I turned that request down but I cant get it to connect.

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6. OBS Studio is free, so you might have looked at the wrong thing? neither OBS studio or the camera app asked those permissions from me!

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7. Are you on Mac OS?

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8.  
   Yes I am

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9. Since Mac OS Catalina, apps that are able to record/stream other apps on your desktop requires a system level permission. This sounds fairly dramatic, but it is actually Apple making sure you are aware that f.ex Skype, Zoom or MS Teams can see what happens in your web browser, in order to share that if you share your screen in a video-call. If you disallow this, the app can’t share your screen/desktop with others.

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10. Hi, great video. Thank you for putting that together.

    I have a canon eos rebel T7, downloaded the canon’s beta s/w and OBS and have tried testing my camera as a webcam several places and now discovered your site.

    I am on WIN10, 64. I made sure to turn wifi OFF on my camera, it’s on video mode, I can see myself on OBS, but it repeatedly fails anywhere I test, even in live chat rooms I try testing different places, can’t get it to work even when a site recognizes the camera and allows me to choose my eos sw to override the hp laptop camera, still nothin’

    I made sure to uninstall any other camera that may be competing, like epoc cam, iwebcam, etc, and rebooted my laptop, still nothin’

    I’m so frustrated. Please help

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11. *NEVERMIND* I feel so silly…. my camera battery simply died was all. Uhg

    ~Thanks anyway

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