https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Camcorders/connect-Canon-vixia-hf-r400-to-laptop/m-p/172417#M3406 <P>Want to use my VIXIA HF R400 as a video input to Skype on my PC laptop. &nbsp;What's the easiest and least expensive way?</P> Mon, 09 May 2016 20:17:08 GMT ggerstner 2016-05-09T20:17:08Z https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Camcorders/connect-Canon-vixia-hf-r400-to-laptop/m-p/172417#M3406 <P>Want to use my VIXIA HF R400 as a video input to Skype on my PC laptop. &nbsp;What's the easiest and least expensive way?</P> Mon, 09 May 2016 20:17:08 GMT https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Camcorders/connect-Canon-vixia-hf-r400-to-laptop/m-p/172417#M3406 ggerstner 2016-05-09T20:17:08Z https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Camcorders/connect-Canon-vixia-hf-r400-to-laptop/m-p/172647#M3407 <P>Hi Ggerstner,</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Thanks for posting.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Canon's VIXIA camcorders cannot be used as webcams via USB. The only way to capture while recording is to use an HDMI capture device on your computer. Canon does not offer support for this type of connection, so you'll want to check with your computer manufacturer to see if they have a solution, that includes the required hardware, software and support, for this.</P> Wed, 11 May 2016 19:05:54 GMT https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Camcorders/connect-Canon-vixia-hf-r400-to-laptop/m-p/172647#M3407 Richard 2016-05-11T19:05:54Z