Compact Camera with Clean HDMI out for Live View?

[Deactivated] on 22/09/2020 - 10:26

Good morning

Looking to possibly take advantage of this deal to acquire another camera.

I have a specific use case in mind - using a live view HDMI out which DOES NOT HAVE overlay symbols (ie "clean HDMI") in conjunction with a HDMI to USB capture device. Yes - like an overkill USB webcam.

I have an older Micro 4/3 camera (Olympus OMD EM1 MK1) but it does not support live view like its two successors.

Would appreciate any recommendations for a camera, preferably a compact, with clean HDMI output that I could consider.

Cheers

Electrical & Electronics Camera

Comments

  • tororm on 22/09/2020 - 11:19
    +1

    This might not be helpful but I use an older GoPro for this- a Hero4

    • mafroew on 22/09/2020 - 11:25
      +2

      Also, probably not helpful, but when I looked at the price of webcams recently, and was amazed…

      Ended up using a Hero5 black and buying a HDMI to USB 2.0 capture device on Amazon for $17 after watching this video

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daS5RHVAl2U

      https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B08F45W6CV/ref=ppx_yo_d…

      • [Deactivated] on 22/09/2020 - 12:37

        Oh snap! That's almost exactly what I purchased in preparation for this exercise. :-)

        Critically, for me, it does not require any drivers to be installed (using on a heavily locked-down work computer). It's a great little dongle - allowing me to randomly pipe output from my docked Switch into a MS Teams call ;-)

    • [Deactivated] on 22/09/2020 - 12:19

      Left of field idea! Worth exploring and seems like a solid bang-for-buck option. THANK YOU.

  • Indomietable on 22/09/2020 - 12:01
    +1

    If you got the budget go with Sony ZV-1 or PowerShot G7 X Mark III.
    They do have native USB webcam mode but with 1080p resolution.

    Sony RX100 III ( and above) or PowerShot G5 do have clean HDMI output and cheaper.

    • [Deactivated] on 22/09/2020 - 12:48

      OK…that's getting "up there" in terms of price…but I could stretch it if I can convince my better half (and domestic CFO) that SHE needs a compact camera. ;-)

      EDIT: The Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark III for $790 delivered seems to be a good buy, price-wise. Need to read/watch some reviews.

      EDIT2: I wonder if the "native USB webcam mode" is to overcome the 3min limitation for HDMI out. What an odd design decision.

      • [Deactivated] on 22/09/2020 - 13:50

        EDIT 3: Uh oh…. this might be a deal-breaker if the only way to get it to operate as a webcam is via a PC application (which I will not be able to install)

        • Indomietable on 22/09/2020 - 17:21

          I don't have the camera, but I think if you plug in usb power, the camera will stays on.

          The Canon software simply turn camera into webcam without having to buy separate HDMI capture card.

          If you can't install software, what do you use to convert the HDMI input and turn emulate webcam?

          • [Deactivated] on 22/09/2020 - 20:52

            @Indomietable: That makes sense. 3min is an "on battery" limitation.

            Whatever HDMI source I pug into this simply appears as another webcam in Windows10. No software installation required.

  • wackedupwacko on 22/09/2020 - 16:15

    Have you considered using a good phone? There's quite a few ways of turning a phone camera into effectively webcams and the image quality / pictures are pretty good these days.

    • Indomietable on 22/09/2020 - 17:24

      Yep, I used to use pocket camera with HDMI and OBS to emulate webcam , but switched to phone and Ivcam.

      Less cables and simpler to setup

    • [Deactivated] on 22/09/2020 - 20:53

      Deal-breaker is need the install software.

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