I suppose you’ll be able to (formally) use your fancy Canon digicam as a webcam studio now • TechCrunch

When the pandemic slammed into our shores a few years in the past, many people have been shoo-ed inside, doomed to countless Zoom conferences. On the time, Canon launched a beta of its EOS Webcam Utility, after which appeared to just about neglect about it. Till in the present day. In a ‘geez, Canon, this could have been useful two years in the past’ type of transfer, the corporate launched the EOS Webcam Utility Professional software program, so you’ll be able to lastly present up crisply high-def with Canon’s blessing.

Canon claims that ‘hundreds of thousands of customers’ have already been utilizing the EOS Webcam Utility for streaming and conferences, and its ‘professional’ installment of the software program helps you to give the corporate cash (yay!) and ‘unlock unique options that take video communication and customization capabilities to the subsequent stage.’

Forgive the sarcasm; Canon’s EOS cameras are legitimately high-end and high-quality merchandise and its lens lineup continues to be world-class, so when you actually wish to spotlight each pore and each stray eyelash, Canon’s obtained your, er, entrance.

The subscription model of the software program will set you again $4.99 monthly, or $50 per 12 months. It allows you to hook up a number of cameras, unlocks wi-fi connectivity, and provides extra digicam and content material management. It ups the framerate out there to 60 fps, and you’ll push the video streams to a number of channels directly, corresponding to YouTube, Fb Stay, and others. The brand new software program additionally consists of format choices, watermarking, scene transitions, and different stuff.

Now, if these issues have been necessary to you, you have got most likely already found the free OBS software program and a slew of different, paid-for options which have varied levels of sophistication and have units. However, . Canon.