Canon now lets you use its cameras as a webcam with amazing video quality

guest · May 1, 2020

Canon now lets you use its cameras as a webcam with amazing video quality
April 29, 2020
https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/29/21241305/canon-cameras-dslr-eos-webcam-utility-released

If you’ve got a recent Canon mirrorless, DSLR, or PowerShot camera, you can now use it as a webcam and put everyone else on your video call to shame.

As noted by DPReview, the company has released a beta of “EOS Webcam Utility” for Windows 10 that lets you plug in any of the below supported cameras over USB and have it serve as your PC’s webcam. And this should work fine for most of the big video conferencing options, whether you’re using Zoom, Microsoft Teams, BlueJeans, or another service.

“Built by Canon software developers, this beta version software helps consumers to improve their video appearance while using popular video conferencing applications in the market, delivering clarity and high-image quality,” Canon wrote in its press release.
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Canon’s solution cuts out the need for any extra devices or accessories beyond a single USB cable, so if you’ve got one of the listed cameras, this is definitely worth a try. Sorry, Mac users; there’s no EOS Webcam Utility for Apple’s software quite yet, but you’ve still got the option of using a capture card with a wider selection of cameras.
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Update April 29th 1:43PM ET: The article has been updated to clarify options available for Mac users. 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.
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Canon: New Canon U.S.A., Inc. Software Solution Allows Select EOS Interchangeable Lens Cameras to Function as High-Quality USB Webcam

As virtual meetings and gatherings become the new norm, you don’t want to be caught in the dark with a low-quality webcam. Fortunately, a new solution – EOS Webcam Utility Beta software** -- was unveiled today by Canon U.S.A. Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, for select EOS Interchangeable Lens Cameras (ILC) and PowerShot cameras.
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guest · Sep 18, 2020

Canon’s EOS Webcam Utility out of beta on Windows, now supports more programs, cameras
...software for Mac to be released in the near future
September 17, 2020
https://www.dpreview.com/news/32203...on-windows-now-supports-more-programs-cameras

Canon has announced its EOS Webcam Utility is now out of beta for Windows, bringing improved support and additional compatibility with more Canon cameras.

Originally released in beta for Windows, Canon’s EOS Webcam Utility is now an official release. In addition to supporting more livestreaming, messaging and video conferencing programs, the official release also adds support for more cameras, ensuring more than 40 Canon camera models can be used as webcams over USB and Wi-Fi (with compatible cameras).
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You can find installation instructions and a link to download the EOS Webcam Utility Official Release for Windows on Canon’s website.
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guest · Nov 12, 2020

Canon Officially Launches EOS Webcam Utility Software for MacOS and Windows
November 11, 2020
https://petapixel.com/2020/11/11/ca...ebcam-utility-software-for-macos-and-windows/

Hot on the heels of Nikon’s official webcam software release, Canon has announced its free full production version of the EOS Webcam Utility Software for both macOS and Windows, bringing with it compatibility for 43 EOS and PowerShot cameras and 14 video conferencing services.

Now officially out of beta, the software converts compatible Canon EOS interchangeable lens and PowerShot cameras into high-quality webcams for supported video conferencing services and streaming.
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While Nikon’s software was brought out of Beta on November 4, 2020 and supports several popular interchangeable lens cameras and the most popular video conferencing services, it doesn’t include all of Nikon’s most recent cameras [...]
Canon has gone above and beyond in this regard, bringing support to more cameras and more conferencing services than Nikon by a considerable margin.
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There are no limitations with what services are available between macOS and Windows, in contrast to Nikon’s service which does not support Microsoft Teams on macOS.
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