Using a camera as a webcam

[Geralt]

As the title reads.

 

I've been trying to use my Olympus EP-3 as a webcam for a while now but I have no idea how to. Adobe Lightroom does allow for tethered shooting but to use it as a webcam, I'm just out of ideas. Can someone point me in the right direction?

[GreezyJeezy]

can you just buy a webcam? you can get decent ones for cheap nowadays 

[Geralt]

9 minutes ago, GreezyJeezy said:

can you just buy a webcam? you can get decent ones for cheap nowadays 

Thing is, I already have a webcam but it's only good for doing twitch streams as a facecam. I need a camera that can actually pick up the details when I do DJ live streams like the example below.

 

 

 

It's okay when at small resolutions but when it goes full screen, it's very blurry

[nickl]

Since the camera has an HDMI out, you probably could use a capture card to connect it to your computer.

[Geralt]

Just now, nickl said:

Since the camera has an HDMI out, you probably could use a capture card to connect it to your computer.

I was afraid of this answer. Guess I'll need a capture card to really use it as a capture device on xsplit.

[FourCorners]

27 minutes ago, Geralt said:

I was afraid of this answer. Guess I'll need a capture card to really use it as a capture device on xsplit.

Before pulling the trigger on a capturing device, I'd check to see of the HDMI port on your camera can actually output a stream live as many cameras can only display video that has already been shot and saved to memory rather than.

If you watch Paul on Paulsharware, he explains that this is the reason that he got another Panasonic GH4 as his point and shoot couldn't output anything that could be captured live.

[Geralt]

Just now, FourCorners said:

Before pulling the trigger on a capturing device, I'd check to see of the HDMI port on your camera can actually output a stream live as many cameras can only display video that has already been shot and saved to memory rather than.

If you watch Paul on Paulsharware, he explains that this is the reason that he got another Panasonic GH4 as his point and shoot couldn't output anything that could be captured live.

Will do!

 

Recommend me a cheap capture card?

[FourCorners]

Just now, Geralt said:

Will do!

 

Recommend me a cheap capture card?

 Capture cards are kinda out of out of my realm...

and depends on what you mean by "cheap"

The Elgato HD60 is probbs the most popular and they also have them as a extrenal brick or a PCI-e expansion card

AverMedia also makes some

and if you go higher end, Black Magic

 

[Geralt]

Just now, FourCorners said:

 Capture cards are kinda out of out of my realm...

and depends on what you mean by "cheap"

The Elgato HD60 is probbs the most popular and they also have them as a extrenal brick or a PCI-e expansion card

AverMedia also makes some

and if you go higher end, Black Magic

 

Right, that's a good starting point. Thanks!

[FourCorners]

Just now, Geralt said:

Right, that's a good starting point. Thanks!

no probbs!

[ShadowCaptain]

3 hours ago, Geralt said:

Right, that's a good starting point. Thanks!

if its to go into a desktop check out blackmagic capture cards

 

if its for portable like with a laptop then yeah one of the gaming ones will work