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Driver to make my XF400 a webcam, where is it located.

cdougherty — Sun, 19 Mar 2023 05:26:21 GMT

I went to the Canon driver page for my XF400 video camera but don't know which driver to download to use that camera as a webcam for Zoom meetings.

It's probably simple but I can't tell what driver does what.

Thanks for any help.

Candace

Re: Driver to make my XF400 a webcam, where is it located.

Waddizzle — Sun, 19 Mar 2023 07:23:44 GMT

I recommend an HDMI cable and an HDMI to USB adapter.

Re: Driver to make my XF400 a webcam, where is it located.

cdougherty — Sun, 19 Mar 2023 07:51:05 GMT

Waddizzle, Thanks for your reply. I have the HDMI cable attached to HDMI adapter to the laptop but camera not showing up, so I watched a Youtube where they talked about needing to download a utilities driver. There are drivers for the XF400 listed but I don't know which one to use.

Re: Driver to make my XF400 a webcam, where is it located.

Waddizzle — Sun, 19 Mar 2023 15:35:29 GMT

@cdougherty wrote:
Waddizzle, Thanks for your reply. I have the HDMI cable attached to HDMI adapter to the laptop but camera not showing up, so I watched a Youtube where they talked about needing to download a utilities driver. There are drivers for the XF400 listed but I don't know which one to use.

To address your original question, I am fairly confident that there will never be Webcam Utility for a professional camcorder. The Webcam Utility allows consumer cameras, which are not normally able to produce a “Clean HDMI” output, to appear to your computer as USB webcam.

If your HDMI to USB adapter is not showing in your software, then you have an issue with the adapter, not the camera. Perhaps you need a device driver for your USB adapter. USB devices typically install themselves, though. Contact the manufacturer.

Re: Driver to make my XF400 a webcam, where is it located.

cdougherty — Sun, 19 Mar 2023 19:04:06 GMT

Hi Waddizzle - Thanks for this info. I think based on what you say I won't sweat trying to get the XF400 to be a webcam. Maybe I'll try a smaller camcorder I have and if that doesn't work, I'll just use little external webcam. Appreciate your help.