Maximize your reach with livestreaming. By embracing this latest trend, which is here to stay, you can create a more meaningful connection to your audience. The same techniques can also help you better manage your remote teams or connect with friends and family on video calls. Check out below for tips to improve your livestream setup.
Basic Introduction to Livestreaming Video
Livestreaming video seems fairly easy at its most basic if you're talking to Mom or a friend on your smartphone, but when, for example, you need to connect with clients or classrooms, a higher-quality approach may be required. What do you need to stream quality video? The breadth of equipment and streaming platforms out there can be daunting, and these basic guidelines can be helpful.
How to Use (Almost) Any Camera as a Webcam
By this point, I'm sure nearly everyone has joined more video calls or meetings than they can count. For better or worse, it seems that even if our lives start to return to "normal," the idea of video conferencing and livestreaming will remain just as strong. Now, you might be wondering how to use a current camera (or future one) for streaming or even just how to upgrade from your device's built-in webcam. You have come to the right place to learn how to stream from just about any modern camera.
Did you know you can use your existing DSLR, mirrorless, or point-and-shoot camera as a webcam? Most brands even offer dedicated tools to help make it happen. If you want to know how to make your camera work as a webcam be sure to select your brand below or check out our guide on how to use (almost) every camera.
Lighting for Streaming Video 101
While it can be fun to connect online using YouTube, Twitch, Zoom, Facebook, Skype, and other video streaming services, bandwidth glitches, video quality issues, and a variety of camera malfunctions can cause no small amount of irritation. Not to worry—this article addresses something purely vain and totally under your control: how you are lit.
Dress Your Streaming Background for Success with a Green Screen
Looking to display an impressive background while streaming from home with Skype, Zoom, or similar interfaces? Whether you want to use a simulated starship deck, a tropical beachscape, or simply a photo of your true work office, read on to see how a basic green screen can up your streaming game.
Set up a Quality Livestream from Home
This how-to guide covers all the key things you need to do to set up a quality livestream from home using just a couple of affordable pieces of gear. We’ll focus on using a low-cost USB webcam, a simple USB mic or a headset, and the free OBS application for connecting to popular streaming services like YouTube Live.
More people than ever before are working from home out of necessity and B&H is here to help you transition to a remote workflow. Together, we can build an efficient, connected, and comfortable workspace no matter what your job requires.
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I've been testing the Canon webcam Win 10 App and it seems to work ok with most things but not with Skype.
Wish they would get that fixed.
I have both Sony A6000 and R7II and they overheat when shooting prolonged video. How are you getting around that to use as a webcam?
The overheating issue is a little overblown in this situation. Most of the heat generated is when the camera is actually recording and saving to the memory card, if you are using the HDMI output you can record for extended periods of time. Even an RX100 with it's native 5 minute time limit will record for well over an hour using it's HDMI output, I've done it. (I also tested overheating of the a7R III back at release and only had an issue on a 90 degree day leaving it recording in direct sun for 20 minutes after shooting with it for burst images and video for a couple hours).