What does "** USB not included with camera" mean?

[Mercusio]

On Canon's list of supported beta webcam conversions: Canon U.S.A., Inc. | EOS Webcam Utility, they list some camera's as "** USB not included with camera". What does this mean? For example, the Rebel T8i has a "**" and yet on BestBuy specs it says, "Outputs: 3.5mm audio, HDMI, USB". I want to be able to hook this up to a PC and use for webcam. That's my goal. Which camera under $1000 is my best choice?

[jrhoffman75 · Accepted solution]

I believe it means a cable is not supplied.

[jrhoffman75 · Accepted solution]

I believe it means a cable is not supplied.

[Mercusio · Accepted solution]

Yep. That was it. Now that I have it, and I'm using their beta software, I'm not really satisfied with the video quality. It stutters a little - not sure if "slow frame rate" is the right term. As I move and speak, it looks just a little jerky. And the video lags the audio by a hair (using a Yeti mic and not the onboard camera mic). So... a little more tweaking before I give up.

[shadowsports]

@Mercusio,

Greetings,

What are the specs of the PC you are connecting to?

Type of storage? (plattered disk, SSD, m.2)

CPU?

Amount of installed RAM?

Does it have a dedicated GPU?

[Mercusio]

I use a Microsoft Surface Pro, i7 2.5 GHz, 16 GB RAM SSD plenty of speed and space. I'm going through USB 3.0 with the connector from the camera.

I got a partial answer from another poster that said that Canon slowed down the frame rate on the webcam software to avoid sensor overheating. It seems to be a trade-off... do you want no perceptable flicker but flat colors by using a webcam like a Logitech Brio? Or do you want warm studio colors but put up with a slightly perceptable stutter of a reduced frame rate? I'd like both in one solution. I may take this camera back and try something else. Not sure yet.

[Scott007]

My Rebel T6 Camera is connected via USB into WIndows 10 64 bit Dell. The camera is in the video mode/ and I can see the image on LCD just fine.  However, my problem is the computer never detects Canon Rebel. I can plug a Cheap camera into the same USB port. and it is detected immediately.  In a few minutes, Rebel T6 clicks off.

[Mercusio]

Have you downloaded the beta webcam drivers for your T6? Canon U.S.A., Inc. | EOS Webcam Utility

[Scott007]

Not yet.  Many thanks.  I will give that a try.