I won’t go into so much detail – but I will show it working with a Mac this time since I only showed it with a PC previously. If you have a Hero 7 Black or newer you can use the Live Streaming mode and some free software to turn the camera into a wireless webcam as I covered in detail a few months ago. Wireless webcam using OBS and the Live feature of recent GoPros It should also work with older models that have an HDMI output as well but I’ve not tested just how well it works since I don’t have anything older than my Hero 5 Black to hand.

You can also use it with the Hero 8 and Hero 9 and I imagine any newer cameras with the optional GoPro Media Mod kit. You can use this option with the GoPro Hero 4 Silver and Black, Hero 5 Black, Hero 6 Black, Hero 2018 model and the Hero 7 Black.

This usually provides the best quality and should provide synced audio too. If your camera has an HDMI output you can use a video capture card and an HDMI cable. Using the HDMI out on a GoPro Hero 5 Black, together with a cheap capture card There are three ways to use your GoPro as a webcam depending on your model. It is worth nothing although the wide angle lens of a GoPro can be useful, it doesn’t provide a very flattering image, especially when you’re close up. If you have an older model you’ll need a USB video capture card but the good news is these have come down in price – I’ll be using one I got for less than $10 and comparing it against one from Elgato costing almost 20 times the price! If you have a Hero 7 Black or newer you don’t have to spend any money to get this working. I’ll be using an older Hero 5 Black, a brand new Hero 9 Black and last year’s Hero 8 Black and I’ll compare the various methods to each other, a MacBook Pro webcam, and an iPhone 11 and mirrorless camera both being used as webcams. In this article and accompanying video I’ll demonstrate three methods that between them let you use almost any GoPro as a webcam, even models released over 6 years ago. Before this feature was released a few months ago, I wrote an article with an accompanying video about a free way to use your GoPro as a wireless webcam – but it only worked with more recent models. But only the latest models actually have a dedicated webcam mode. GoPros with their compact design and wide angle lenses, have the potential to make handy webcams for Zoom, Microsoft Teams or Skype.

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