Comment by baxtr Comment by baxtr a day ago 13 replies Copy Link View on Hacker News OP expects the camera comes with some decent convenience at that price.
Copy Link brushfoot a day ago Next Collapse Comment - OP is using a camera as a webcam that's not sold as a webcam. That's fine, I do the same with mine, but it's also fine of the manufacturer to allow for that by simply providing A/V interfaces instead of trying to account for every use case. Reply View | 11 replies Copy Link bhickey a day ago Parent Collapse Comment - Canon advertises their cameras as webcams. Reply View | 10 replies Copy Link brushfoot a day ago Root Parent Collapse Comment - No, they don't. They advertise that the camera can "turn into" a webcam with the right software or through HDMI out. Reply View | 9 replies Copy Link baxtr a day ago Root Parent Next Collapse Comment - That’s basically the same though, isn’t it? Reply View | 4 replies 4 more replies Copy Link bhickey a day ago Root Parent Prev Collapse Comment - You're simply mistaken. Reply View | 3 replies 3 more replies
Copy Link bhickey a day ago Parent Collapse Comment - Canon advertises their cameras as webcams. Reply View | 10 replies Copy Link brushfoot a day ago Root Parent Collapse Comment - No, they don't. They advertise that the camera can "turn into" a webcam with the right software or through HDMI out. Reply View | 9 replies Copy Link baxtr a day ago Root Parent Next Collapse Comment - That’s basically the same though, isn’t it? Reply View | 4 replies 4 more replies Copy Link bhickey a day ago Root Parent Prev Collapse Comment - You're simply mistaken. Reply View | 3 replies 3 more replies
Copy Link brushfoot a day ago Root Parent Collapse Comment - No, they don't. They advertise that the camera can "turn into" a webcam with the right software or through HDMI out. Reply View | 9 replies Copy Link baxtr a day ago Root Parent Next Collapse Comment - That’s basically the same though, isn’t it? Reply View | 4 replies 4 more replies Copy Link bhickey a day ago Root Parent Prev Collapse Comment - You're simply mistaken. Reply View | 3 replies 3 more replies
Copy Link baxtr a day ago Root Parent Next Collapse Comment - That’s basically the same though, isn’t it? Reply View | 4 replies 4 more replies
Copy Link bhickey a day ago Root Parent Prev Collapse Comment - You're simply mistaken. Reply View | 3 replies 3 more replies
OP is using a camera as a webcam that's not sold as a webcam. That's fine, I do the same with mine, but it's also fine of the manufacturer to allow for that by simply providing A/V interfaces instead of trying to account for every use case.