Rebel T6 camera freezes when being used as webcam on pc

[Andrew_P]

I've recently run into the issue where, whenever I'm using my EOS Rebel T6 camera as a webcam, it randomly freezes the picture for like 2 seconds and the shutter closes then opens back up and it's back to normal. This happens both when the camera is being used to actively record and while it is just powered on doing nothing. I've replaced the Mini-B cable that I need to connect to the pc and I've tried using a new dummy battery and it doesn't fix the issue.

[Waddizzle]

“ Finally got to use an actual canon battery, but no luck, it still just randomly closes then opens the shutter. “ 

What shooting mode is the camera set for?

I believe that the Webcam Utility tells you to use Movie Mode.  Do not use any buttons on the camera.  Just the power switch.