EOS 5D Mark II Web Cam Application

[jm0431]

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!

[Waddizzle]

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

[jm0431]

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!

[Waddizzle]

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

[jm0431]

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.

[ebiggs1]

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

[jrhoffman75]

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@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!

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