Canon EOS Rebel T8i / 850D for live streaming via hdmi out

[florinp]

Hello,

Does anyone here know if Canon EOS Rebel T8i 850D would be suitable for live streaming via hdmi out?

Is there a risc of overheating and shutdown, if used for streaming (1080p, 50 fps) for several hours (at least four hours in a row) via the hdmi out port, at normal room temperature, with autofocus on?

I intend to buy a camera for live streaming and I was considering Canon M200, Rebel SL3 and this model, T8i 850D.

[Waddizzle · Accepted solution]

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@florinp wrote:

Hello,

Does anyone here know if Canon EOS Rebel T8i 850D would be suitable for live streaming via hdmi out?

Is there a risc of overheating and shutdown, if used for streaming (1080p, 50 fps) for several hours (at least four hours in a row) via the hdmi out port, at normal room temperature, with autofocus on?

I intend to buy a camera for live streaming and I was considering Canon M200, Rebel SL3 and this model, T8i 850D.

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I think you would need a professional camera for that type of requirement.

[bewing · Accepted solution]

SOooo disheartening to read a clearly erroneous post like the above. I have 3 t8i's and 1 t7i and I stream for several hours almost every week. So it definitely CAN be done, but not without a little effort and insight!! my configuration is 1080p via HDMI, no audio, through OBS to YouTube. I have to turn autofocus off for the t7i or I get an irritating little focus box. Two t8i's work great, but one just died because, I think, I had autofocus on and it overheated. The third one turns off after 30 minutes and I'm pretty sure that's a setting issue. I'll try to post back here when I figure out exactly what that is, but here's a hint: when I bought them, I called Canon support and threatened to return them if I couldn't get clean HDMI without a shutdown. They stepped me through configuration  in "P" (program?) mode is all I retain. I work in P mode; "M" mode works but the video breaks up (wavy motion.)

[florinp]

Thank you, bewing, for sharing your experience with t8i for live streaming. Your reply was very useful!