topic Re: EOS 5D Mark II Web Cam Application in Camera Software

EOS 5D Mark II Web Cam Application

jm0431 — Wed, 27 Apr 2022 01:58:00 GMT

Hey Canon Community,

I'd like to use my 5D Mark II as a web cam, but there is no web cam utility application on the Canon website for the 5D Mark II. I tried using a web cam utility for a few other cameras without success. Does anyone have insight on how to make this work with my 5D Mark II? Thanks for your help!

Re: EOS 5D Mark II Web Cam Application

Waddizzle — Wed, 27 Apr 2022 16:15:30 GMT

Need a lot more information. Let’s start here. What OS are you trying to use with the Webcam Utility?

Re: EOS 5D Mark II Web Cam Application

jm0431 — Wed, 27 Apr 2022 21:37:52 GMT

Hi Waddizzle,

I'm using version 12.3.1 of macOS Monterey. I plan to use the web cam function as my camera source on Zoom.

Thanks for your help!

Re: EOS 5D Mark II Web Cam Application

ebiggs1 — Sat, 30 Apr 2022 17:28:20 GMT

The 5D2 is not really designed to be a web streaming camera. You would be better served by getting a real web cam.

Re: EOS 5D Mark II Web Cam Application

Waddizzle — Sat, 30 Apr 2022 18:45:20 GMT

Is your hardware and OS supported? The web page where you downloaded the Webcam app tells you what the hardware and software prerequisites are.

Re: EOS 5D Mark II Web Cam Application

jm0431 — Sat, 30 Apr 2022 19:01:00 GMT

Canon doesn't provide webcam utility software for the EOS 5D Mark II on their website (https://en.canon-cna.com/cameras/eos-webcam-utility/). That's why I reached out to the community to see if anyone else encountered this issue and has a fix.

Re: EOS 5D Mark II Web Cam Application

jrhoffman75 — Tue, 03 May 2022 11:36:00 GMT

@jm0431 wrote:
Hey Canon Community,
I'd like to use my 5D Mark II as a web cam, but there is no web cam utility application on the Canon website for the 5D Mark II. I tried using a web cam utility for a few other cameras without success. Does anyone have insight on how to make this work with my 5D Mark II? Thanks for your help!

Saw this on YouTube. https://youtu.be/tVyMA36iNEU