DIY Photography

Hacking Photography - one Picture at a time

  • News
  • Inspiration
  • Reviews
  • Tutorials
  • DIY
  • Gear
Search

Submit A Story

This handy device turns almost any camera into a webcam

Aug 21, 2017 by Dunja Djudjic Leave a Comment

  • Share
  • Tweet
  • Flipboard
  • WhatsApp

Game capture hardware maker Elgato has created Cam Link, a tiny and handy device that lets you turn any camera you have into a webcam. Although it’s aimed mainly at gamers who want to stream and record their gaming sessions, you can use it for other purposes as well. You can stream videos on YouTube or just use it as a webcam for video chat. And it’s a pretty affordable gadget.

With Cam Link, you can stream video in 1080p quality at 60fps, and it will get you up and running fast on YouTube, Facebook Live or any other platform. You just plug it into the USB port on your computer, plug in the HDMI cable of your camera, and you have a webcam with high-quality video and sound. And it’s a webcam of all the functions of the camera you’re using, so you can physically zoom, switch lenses and change settings.

The company has already launched several products that enable users to use their DSLR, mirrorless, GoPro or camcorder as a webcam. However, the Cam Link is the smallest and the simplest of their previous products such as Game Capture HD60, Game Capture HD60 Pro or Game Capture HD60 S. It’s also the cheapest and costs $130. One thing to pay attention to is to disable the auto turn-off mode so the camera stays on during the entire stream or call.

There are other solutions to use your digital camera as a webcam. Some of them come with a software, or you can download software from the internet (although I don’t know how reliable they are). But this seems like a simple and affordable solution if you need fast, reliable and high-quality video stream. Or you just want your friends to see how tired you really are the next time you call them via Skype.

[via Kotaku]

FIND THIS INTERESTING? SHARE IT WITH YOUR FRIENDS!

  • Share
  • Tweet
  • Flipboard
  • WhatsApp

Related posts:

Fujifilm’s new app turns your mirrorless camera into a webcam – Even the medium format ones Panasonic releases new software that actually turns your camera into a USB webcam this time GoPro now turns your action cam into a webcam for Windows, too How to turn any camera into a webcam for $14

Filed Under: Gear Tagged With: Cam Link, live stream, livestream, streaming video, web camera, Webcams

About Dunja Djudjic

Dunja Djudjic is a multi-talented artist based in Novi Sad, Serbia. With 15 years of experience as a photographer, she specializes in capturing the beauty of nature, travel, and fine art. In addition to her photography, Dunja also expresses her creativity through writing, embroidery, and jewelry making.

« Here are ten predictions about the future of photography
This artist creates unique pinhole cameras made of clay »

Submit A Story

Get our FREE Lighting Book

DIYP lighting book cover

* download requires newsletter signup
DIYPhotography

Recent Comments

Free Resources

Advanced lighting book

Recent Posts

  • Sony teases upcoming ZV-E1 full-frame vlogging camera coming on March 29
  • The Xencelabs Pen Display 24 is silent, glare-free retouching tablet
  • Fall in love with astrophotography with these 10 space objects
  • Hipstamatic app relaunches as a social network, but only for iOS
  • Instagram now has ads even in search results. Sigh

Alex Baker is a portrait and lifestyle driven photographer based in Valencia, Spain. She works on a range of projects from commercial to fine art and has had work featured in publications such as The Daily Mail, Conde Nast Traveller and El Mundo, and has exhibited work across Europe

Dave Williams is an accomplished travel photographer, writer, and best-selling author from the UK. He is also a photography educator and published Aurora expert. Dave has traveled extensively in recent years, capturing stunning images from around the world in a modified van. His work has been featured in various publications and he has worked with notable brands such as Skoda, EE, Boeing, Huawei, Microsoft, BMW, Conde Nast, Electronic Arts, Discovery, BBC, The Guardian, ESPN, NBC, and many others.

John Aldred is a photographer with over 20 years of experience in the portrait and commercial worlds. He is based in Scotland and has been an early adopter - and occasional beta tester - of almost every digital imaging technology in that time. As well as his creative visual work, John uses 3D printing, electronics and programming to create his own photography and filmmaking tools and consults for a number of brands across the industry.

Dunja Djudjic is a multi-talented artist based in Novi Sad, Serbia. With 15 years of experience as a photographer, she specializes in capturing the beauty of nature, travel, and fine art. In addition to her photography, Dunja also expresses her creativity through writing, embroidery, and jewelry making.

Copyright © DIYPhotography 2006 - 2023 | About | Contact | Advertise | Write for DIYP | Full Disclosure | Privacy Policy