Canon advertises their cameras as webcams.

brushfoot · 2025-01-17T13:14:52 1737119692

No, they don't. They advertise that the camera can "turn into" a webcam with the right software or through HDMI out.

baxtr · 2025-01-17T13:35:29 1737120929

That’s basically the same though, isn’t it?

brushfoot · 2025-01-17T13:47:26 1737121646

That's what the marketers wanted us to think, sure.

It's like me trying to sell you a car that can "turn into" a boat with the right attachments. Notice I didn't say how much the attachments cost.

bhickey · 2025-01-17T14:40:03 1737124803

Respectfully, you're just making things up.

brushfoot · 2025-01-17T15:02:03 1737126123

I resent that accusation. We should have a Zoom call on two Canon webcams to hash this out.

bhickey · 2025-01-17T15:31:47 1737127907

Pay my subscription for the next decade and we have a deal.

bhickey · 2025-01-17T13:21:57 1737120117

You're simply mistaken.

brushfoot · 2025-01-17T13:31:09 1737120669

The marketing material for OP's model:

> Use the EOS Utility Webcam Beta Software (Mac and Windows) to turn your Canon camera into a high-quality webcam, or do the same using a clean HDMI output.

bhickey · 2025-01-17T13:46:13 1737121573

Marketing material changes over time and varies between models and regions. Canon customers bought their cameras because Canon advertised a set of features. I bought mine because Canon advertised that I could use it as a webcam. I don't think you're making a persuasive argument.

brushfoot · 2025-01-17T13:54:39 1737122079

You still can use it as a webcam. It's right there in the marketing materials. Clean HDMI out. That lets you use it as a webcam.

Canon advertising its potential to be used as a webcam doesn't mean it's a webcam. It means you can adapt it for use as one. And you still can. The adapter is an HDMI cable or software, which may or may not be free.