Hey friends! You can check out part 2 of this video here ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Can-N78ptPI.html Thanks for checking out the video! I have a few things to mention that I did not mention in the video that might help you out if you're having any issues getting your camera to work as a webcam. ⬇️⬇️⬇️ ZOOM - Make sure that you have updated zoom to at least 5.1. If you don't, then Cam Twist will not appear in the video settings. CAM TWIST - If your image is looking low resolution go into the Cam Twist preferences and play around with the FPS and resolution. - A good starting point is 30FPS and 1280 x 720. You might think 720 is low quality, but it looks incredible in comparison to a normal webcam. YOUR SONY CAMERA - Make sure that your camera is in Movie mode on the top dial. - From what viewers have said, THIS METHOD does not seem to work with the a6000 at the moment. I do not personally own an a6000 so I cannot test this for myself. - There are other ways to use the a6000 as a webcam, but they typically are a hassle to make work. - If anyone has any helpful tips to get that specific camera to work with THIS METHOD please comment below :) Hopefully this helps :)
@@mah5255 As far as I know you cannot use the camera audio for this method. There are however a couple of options. 1. you could run the Rode directly into your computer with a cable like this amzn.to/3jegYHU However, the one drawback is that you would need to use headphones or external speakers in order to hear the audio coming from your computer. You could use the standard apple headphones if you wanted. - Macs are a bit funky because they don't have a dedicated mic input. So if you don't have external speakers or a set of headphones that you like, then this method may not satisfy your needs. 2. You could purchase one of these cheap capture cards amzn.to/3gDASdI It's like $23 and would enable your mic and camera audio to feed into your computer since it runs over HDMI. - This is actually what I use now instead of the Camera Live and Cam Twist method because it's easier and more flexible. - I'll be making a part 2 of this video soon talking about this capture card. It's only 1080p at 30fps, but that is more than enough for the majority of people and I've never seen a capture card that produces such good quality for such a cheap price. 3. You could always purchase a USB mic to use for your computer, but obviously, you'd be limited to what you could use it for. Unless... if you happen to have the Rode Video Mic NTG amzn.to/2D4JFYx then I think you can just run that to your computer over USB. Hope that this helps Mark!
This is the best tutorial to get lagless and smooth video input into your OBS. Other tutorials didn't work. This one did! Saved me $200 on Elgato! This video needs a million more views! More power to you, Zac! Great content!
@@srgnt23 quality isn’t as good as elgato’s. I’ve tried this method with the camtwist, sony’s imaging edge webcam software and the camlink4K. Sony’s webcam software is buggy and camera live would sometimes go from “ active” to “camera error”
At first I was apprehensive cause of the length of the video, but this is actually the best tutorial I’ve ever seen. With links in the description and time stamps on the video. Thank you !
Hey friends! Thanks for all of the love on this video! I just posted a new video with a MUCH EASIER method using the new Sony Webcam Software. You can check it out here ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Can-N78ptPI.html
This works like a charm! I just spent a week watching tutorials on how to connect my DSLR and the were always pointing back to "expensive" video capture cards. I cannot believe this is free. And it works with my old Canon T2i, too!
Ronald James Baculo glad that you enjoyed the video! I’ve only started posting consistently over the past few months. It’s slow growth right now, but eventually more people will take notice 😎👍🏻 thanks for the sub! More content on the way!
I spent literally HOURS yesterday trying to get my new Sony ZV-1 to connect to the monitor because the sony imaging webcam software was not working! YOU ARE AWESOME!! THANK YOU SO SO SO MUCH! Im a new subscriber!
Great video! I tried it with my A7iii. At first it did not work, then upgraded zoom and unplugging - plugging the USB camera again. Et Voila, works perfect! Thank you for sharing Zac!
Check the pinned comment at the top to see if it can help. Otherwise I'd suggest trying this new method ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Can-N78ptPI.html
Just connected my a7iii moments ago and downloaded the apps as well. I actually watched another video that left out how to turn the pc remote on! Thanks a lot for the help as this has elevated my lives already! 🙏🏽💯
I AM SO PUMPED To try this.. I have tried everything else and I was just seconds from spending $300 on a HDMI device... I dont really have the money so I hope this works... I will buy a 24mm 1.8 lens instead if this works! YOU ARE THE MAN! Ill update shortly
Nice man! If you have any issues let me know. Here are a couple of other resources as a backup. I also made a video about the new Sony webcam software that basically does the same thing. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Can-N78ptPI.html If you do end up wanting a capture card and you can live with 1080p at 30fps, then save your money and get this one for less that $20. I use it all of the time and it's awesome. amzn.to/3mX5Cu4 Good luck 👍
Thanks, man! Nice summary and approach. Using a7ii worked like a charm the first time. Unfortunately camera live tool went to "camera error" after about an hour and could not recover. If anyone experienced the same - please comment. OBS with Sony's remote control still works too as a backup plan.
Hey Andrey, sorry to hear that you're having some issues. I haven't personally experienced the issue that you described so I can't really suggest a solution. The only thing that comes to mind is when I've had my battery die on me I get a camera error. Out of curiosity, what camera mode do you have the dial on top set to? I typically run mine in movie mode.
@@ZacSopak Tried movie, auto and pretty much all other modes. Like you mentioned, I also feel like if battery goes lower than x% - camera error comes up, however mine never recovered.. Anyway, using OBS and screen capture works, perhaps one day sony will start supporting Macs better :)
This is literally the only video that managed to help me out!! Thank you soooooo much Dude! I know little late to the party but that Video is so good thank you so much!!!
Thank you so much! Had freezing and lagging issues with the Elgato Cam Link 4K and my Sony A7C camera. Had to use a micro-HDMI-to-HDMI adapter out of my camera, then a HDMI cable, then the Cam Link, then a USB-to-USB C adapter and then plug it to my new M1 Mac Book Pro. I think it was too much so that the image froze every few minutes or barely worked at all with OBS. Your solution works perfectly fine! Thanks mate, you saved me another whole day of trouble shooting and headache 🤝
thank you. this saved me not only my money but my time too. I was using blackmagic 4k camlink for my Sony a6400 and when I try to record i was facing some problems with audio and video mismatch and bad recording.
omg man I've been struggling using the Sony Image Remote then it would lag on both OBS and Streamlabs but thanks to this everything looks good! thanks man!
Thanks Mate! You are a legend! Your tute worked a treat! I was about to throw my a6300 out the window after countless attempts to get this to work! Your video saved me and it!
Oh this is awesome. I’ve been using the imaging edge and then cropping the window capture in OBS and I feel like the video is just way too laggy. Going to give this a try!
Super helpful Zac!!! I'm going to try this for my 24/7 livestream on Twitch! I'm adding a second one and I think you just saved me from having to buy the Blackmagic mini recorder : )
hello, I just would like to give a quick way to open camTwist and that by Clicking Right click then open it will ask you to click on cancel or open click open and you are good to go .
Maybe try reinstalling it. Sometimes this can be a little glitchy. I recently posted a video that shows an easier method of doing this and you can pull it off for around $20 if you want to avoid the hassle of the different softwares. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-dgobX7gVGzc.html
@@ZacSopak would you happen to know why output could be grainy/oversharpened/bad quality? Your recording is amazing quality. I have A7c on AUTO and tested best settings on OBS. Thanks 😅
Got the ZV-1 in order to use it as a webcam for Zoom, but the charge it's getting from the USB cable is not enough, so after a while, it runs out of battery and shuts down. Details: - I use the "Imaging Web Edge Webcam" software on MacOS, - I get similar behavior both with the USD cable that was in the box and a slightly longer one I bought from Amazon. - Actually, with the long one from Amazon, it seems to be running out of battery faster. - I've connected it directly to my mac mini which already has many USB devices. Actually, when I tried to connect my iPad after that, macOS complained about an accessory that draws too much power (the ZV-1), so I wonder if I just need to plug everything else in a powered data hub, so the mac mini provides more voltage to the camera. My expectation was that if I had it plugged-in I could be doing videoconferences for 7-8 hours per day-not that the battery would run out after 50min. I also wonder if the people that are talking about how an amazing webcam it is, are using HDMI for data and are only powering via USB.
Sorry to hear that you're having issues with power. I would normally suggest purchasing a dummy battery for continuous power, but it doesn't look like anyone makes one yet. It is possible that running the signal out over HDMI to a capture card can improve the battery life, but I can't say that for sure because I have never tried it.
You need to correct the title. and info. This works with Alpha cameras that are live-view compatible. The a330, a57, and a58, plus others, are Alphas but may not be capable of streaming due to lack of live view.
This is the best video about this subject I have ever seen. Thank you so much! Can you please provide me the links for the cable connecting A6300 to Mac. I actually need the longer cables?
Check the pinned comment at the top for tips on how to make things look better in Cam Twist. You have to change the resolution and FPS with the preferences
@@ZacSopak How are you finding the 35mm as your main streaming lens? Or do you use others too? I use the Tamron 28-75 atm - but was thinking of swapping to a prime or two maybe.
CamTwist did not appear in the OBS and I selected the only one option came in 'syphon client' in obs, that was camera live sony a6000. but preview screen of the camera is not appearing. Can you please advise me on this? my camera is Sony a6000
hello my friend thanks for this amazing video, I am running into some problems, in the menu of my sony camera the option for control w/ smartphone is not there and when I connect the camera the iMac doesn't recognise it. what should i do?
@@ZacSopak Awesome! I can't wait. I love that setup and I haven't found anyone else who has it. I'll buy the equipment so I can be ready. Is it easy to manipulate and move around to different angles?
In CamTwist, CameraLive did not appear as an option (In fact there were no options available in the Syphon server). Any idea what the problem might be?
For some reason I can't get this to work on my Mac Mini M1. I have my a7iii on movie mode, settings are correct, plugged in via usb c, everything is showing up correctly on camtwist and camera live, and installed imaging edge. But when I open any program that requires the use of a camera, it does't show up in any drop down as an option. Anyone else encounter this and happen to have a solve?
How do you stick your camera behind your iMac like that? I have seen the thing but i still can't figure it out how you do it, can you please share it? Amazing video btw, i have done every step exactly like you did and now the only thing missing is how to stick my camera like yours. Thank you in advance
The links below are what I use. The light stand is between the desk and the wall. It's acting as a tripod behind the iMac. Lighting Stand amzn.to/3dUGvV1 Mini Ball Head with Quick Release amzn.to/3e2eUS8
That is a fantastic video Zac. Thank you so much to make it so clear for all of us. It really works perfectly. I am running a macbookpro 2019, with the sony aiii and connected with a power usbc cable (100w capable). MY QUESTION is the following: Even if I set my camera to charge while using it, it seems to run out of battery and die....The cable initially shows the white charging bar on the camera, but when it deplets it then it shows a red mark on the charging.... I don't understand why that could be.....could it be the output from the macbookpro?
Happy to help! There’s also a new way to do this with Sony’s webcam software. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Can-N78ptPI.html With the A7iii you could technically plug in a USB-C cable to the computer and then the other USB to a plugged in power source to see if that helps. Otherwise you could try a dummy battery like this amzn.to/36jXqNl Hope that helps!
@@ZacSopak thanks. Yeah, I tried this other method with the sony software too....seems to be the same. I plug my macbookpro with its own mac charger, and I use another port (one of the three left) for the camera. I even tried with an additional camera (nikon z6) to do multicam...and they both work. What I am not so sure is if that usb is actually charging at the same time that is sending the signal....strange
Hello my friend and thank you for doing this video, i am having a problem, when i connect the camera with the USB cable, on the Camera Live app it appears "Camera Error" and no image comes to the OBS. Can you help me with this problem please
Hi Zac, great video! ✅👌🏽✅ (Zac or anyone reading) Does this work with the sony a6000??? I particularly liked the minimal set up and the calm deliver. I feel it Helps the learning so much! ✅👌🏽 Many thanks. Andi
Hey Andi, thanks for the kind words. Unfortunately I don't think this method works for an a6000. My best suggestion is to get a capture card like this $20 one that I use amzn.to/3nZPA3I I find that it's the easiest method to use and it works for any cameras that output an HDMI signal. I did a video about it here if you want more info. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-dgobX7gVGzc.html Hope that helps :)
