Webcam Utility producing 4:3 vs. 16:9 aspect ratio

[sfgopher]

I have a Rebel T5i. I've installed the latest version of the webcam utility. I have a MAC. I've tried both Zoom and Google Meet and the results are the same. My video is displayed in 4:3 aspect ration vs. wide screen 19:6. On the sides of the video are 2 black bars. Any help in fixing this is greatly appreciated. 

I've followed the getting started guide and have my camera's movie recording size set to 1920 x 1080 (30 fps).

[Waddizzle]

You guys are talking about older cameras, which were designed prior to the standard TV broadcast signal switched from analog NTSC to digital Full HD.

[sfgopher]

My T5i was purchased in 2014, 18 years after the first HD broadcast. Also, it has an HDMI output, why add a black frame? Lastly, it records in 16:9, why not stream over USB in 16:9? Anyway, you are definitely correct that these are older cameras and because of that I don't have hope that Canon will return and fix the firmware. So, I've abandoned the Canon webcam approach.

[Waddizzle]

sfgopher

I am talking about over the air TV broadcasts. You need updated cameras that can output “Clean HDMI”

[Sean003]

Is there a resolution to this? I am encounting the same "Black bars" problem with my T3i using webcam utility.  I was very excited when I fifrst heard about the utility.  Sadly, if I cannot get rid of the black bars, the utility is completely useless to me.  Any help?

[sfgopher]

As far as I’ve been able to see there is no resolution. I gave up and went back to the MacBook built in camera.

[Nylou88]

Hi sfgopher,

I was able to solve the issue by setting my camera's video recording setting to 720p instead of 1080p (exact setting: 1280x720, fps). It was the only way I was able to get rid of the black bars on the left and right side. Hope this helps.