How to use a DSLR as Webcam with OBS Studio (Nikon D3300)

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I Always wanted to use my DSLR as webcam to improve the quality of videos during y tutorials. Finally found a solution to use my Nikon D3300 for live stream or recording with obs studio.
You will need the following:
DSLR Camera
USB to connect Camera to computer
Windows OS
OBS Studio
Digicamcontrol Software
Program: digicamcontrol.com/
Check if it supports a live view of your camera: digicamcontrol.com/cameras
Please let me know in the comments if you have any questions, concerns, suggestions. Geek Yourself!!!

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@ruisouzaneto 2 жыл бұрын

I've been looking everywhere to make my D3200 work as a webcam but everyone says it's not possible. This worked perfectly! It was dark in the beginning but I checked Exposure Comp. in the Control tab and it was set to -2. Changed to 0 and now it's perfect! Thank you so so much.

@eriramirez3634 2 жыл бұрын

Mine has lag so you know what to do to change that

@dumsky3833 2 жыл бұрын

@@eriramirez3634 samee and ive got a video capture card

@ErinLAnderson 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I just keep learning small pieces at a time.

@diegopisaartworks9511 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, amazing video and very, very helpful. I've been trying an answer for this for days. Keep on the amazing work.

@CB-Multimedia 3 жыл бұрын

So I've gone through like seven tutorials on KZfaq for this. Thank you Marcel for not starting your video with "WHATS UP GUYS..." and all yelling and what not. Keep up the good work

@gergemall 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Marcel thank you so much for your help during this hard time. I’m helping some people to be able to use your information to stream on their older laptops

@bapplay1 4 жыл бұрын

Sounds great. Spread the Word

@sicksixgamer2694 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this guide! I am just starting to get into streaming.

@davedubins7767 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting, Marcel! Very useful. I was looking for a decent webcam and figured maybe I could just use my Nikon. Plus I already have OBS installed. Your video is very timely. Much appreciated!

@bapplay1 4 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@be1342 Жыл бұрын

Bro the manual effort you put into this simple video made me smile and the information helped out very much! Love to see it man! ❤😂

@isaangjim 4 жыл бұрын

Seriously who would dislike this kind of video!!!??? AMAZING AND THANKS!!!

@NikolasKarampelas 3 жыл бұрын

Nikon probably, because they only support their newer cameras and they want us to go buy a new camera...

@KRGraphicsCG 4 жыл бұрын

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was trying to figure out how to do this!! You are a saviour my brotha...

@pangalansurname2450 2 жыл бұрын

I am so glad I've found your video! Thanks! Easy to do and easy to use. Big Help💖💖

@meheretmezgebu4130 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much I have been looking for this for such a long time

@MeeranAyaz 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, its working :) i have been searching this since four years and you made my life easy :) thank you again and GOD bless you

@meisterton_ 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, I learned a lot of you! 🙏

@isaac10231 4 жыл бұрын

This is amazing, thank you, this is a perfect way to reuse my D3300, it's just been gathering dust. That said getting the cables and an extended shooting battery thingy will likely cost more than a webcam lol.

@max99382 4 жыл бұрын

Not true! I got ' the cables and an extended shooting battery thingy ' for SGD48 online.

@oyanezg 4 жыл бұрын

You can get an ac adapter to keep it going.

@Del-Canada 3 жыл бұрын

I like how the box with you inside of it shrank right down. I feel as if we are in a futuristic wonderworld.

@amiih.b1128 Жыл бұрын

I didn't even look up the specific camera and I found this video right away, and I have the same camera as you! Thanks for this.

@katigre7252 4 жыл бұрын

I will try this very informative thanks 🙏

@oscarcalle5367 4 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU! Every other video I had to pay for something! Thanks for an easier solution.

@bapplay1 4 жыл бұрын

No worries!

@poalotesta7743 4 жыл бұрын

Hello sir, does the new blackmagic mini switcher elevate the problem of getting your cam video into OBS or live streaming software in general?

@rshelly Жыл бұрын

Thank you SO SO SO SO much sir. You have literally save me so much. This is exactly what I needed and was looking for. I thank the Lord I found your video. Thank you for sharing this amazing tip with us. God bless you and your family.

@harleyraiyn2500 Жыл бұрын

thank you so much for this video!! extremely helpful. I was wondering if I purchased a capture card accessory would I not have to add in the “window capture” into obs every different time I use my dslr. thank you so much!!

@taj2196 4 жыл бұрын

Good job this video was so easy to follow!

@radaro.9682 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! This is easy to follow and has helped me to get a handle on this process.

@bapplay1 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

@ryanmoore586 5 жыл бұрын

you should be able to remove d icons n get a clean live view out which is easier to crop.

@kevinoneal2728 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for a most useful video. I really appreciate it.

@bapplay1 4 жыл бұрын

you are welcome

@kerrybellum 4 жыл бұрын

YOU LITERALLY JUST SAVED MY LIFE THANK YOU

@bapplay1 4 жыл бұрын

happy to help

@hocodads 4 жыл бұрын

two hours of searching! THANK YOU!

@bapplay1 4 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

@sridharciyer 3 жыл бұрын

That was really a brilliant idea sir, I was wondering that my digicam was not showing up in the video sources in OBS, what to do?? but you gave a totally different approach to it using a window capture. nice it was.

@bapplay1 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped

@remiadebayo 3 жыл бұрын

Please what can I use to view what;s happening on my camera realtime since Iose visuals from my camera

@petercarpenter1827 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Marcel. Useful video thanks. Do you know if Digicam have a download for MAC OSX?

@joserobertocastanedaarriol5610 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video! Helped a lot!

@estella1964 4 жыл бұрын

God bless you my friend. This is what I needed.

@rehanhasan8447 4 жыл бұрын

It only depends upon your computer /Tab or android device

@dhesocampo9504 4 жыл бұрын

THANKYOU VERY MUCH!! SINCE THE FIRST DAY I WANTED TO USE MY Nikon D3200 as WEBCAM, YOUR VIDEO IS THE ONE THAT'S WORKING! 1 SUB FOR YOU SIR! THANK YOU!!!

@bapplay1 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

@LuizRicardoFotografia 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing video, thank you

@yurialexandre6246 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Marcel, I have Nikon D5200 and will start using as webcam as I dont have one on my desktop. God bless you for sharing this information.

@bapplay1 4 жыл бұрын

Enjoy!

@jhongGOOhabitz 4 жыл бұрын

im so blessed i found this video ,i preparing for my live streaming and shou out to you sir very helpful video ,by the way im from philippines

@bapplay1 4 жыл бұрын

wow..thank you

@yasssummiii7611 4 жыл бұрын

Kuya pede ba sa online class?

@Luka.Coelho 4 жыл бұрын

@@bapplay1 Is it possible to use with capture card on HDMI port?

@lagaxxi 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, it worked! The thing is I actually kind of dislike a little bit the quality, maybe my nikon d3200 is too old, I think I will get a new camera anyway but this was a very good solution man, thanks.

@organicwebdev Жыл бұрын

Brother, your video has been for so much help for me I just want to thank you I appreciate it so have a beautiful day bro

@nikolakispalamidas7689 3 жыл бұрын

This is an amazing solution thank you ! :D

@frozen6348 11 ай бұрын

It's definitely like! Thanks a lot - your method works well with my Nikon D90.

@MrSidCharming 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for a really good video. How do you get past the camera power down 30 minute feature? Is that tied into DigiCam software?

@bapplay1 3 жыл бұрын

I would just maybe apply a re-focus to reset that 30 min Timer when I know its close.

@SeMlhr 4 жыл бұрын

Genius! I'll try today.

@devesss 3 жыл бұрын

awesome video, thank you so much!

@monicaturco 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks you so much. I could save money with your explanation.

@norbertovillareal5662 4 жыл бұрын

Can I use this method for video calls in zoom or skype?

@adrianpaulblake 4 жыл бұрын

You're a star mate. Thanks so much. Works great for D5300.

@bapplay1 4 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped

@qoby7382 2 жыл бұрын

Det video is almost 2 years old but still workds! Great job!

@kristinaivanauskaite-ciuri9074 3 жыл бұрын

Super video! Thanks! Just one little question. How to cut the video frame, if I want to show less?

@bulbazoth6473 3 жыл бұрын

hold alt and drag in OBS to remove part of the frame

@JLToddTheDictionPuppeteer 2 жыл бұрын

This is the only tutorial I've found that has been helpful at all

@touchedbynature5445 4 жыл бұрын

Very helpful and informative. I USE A NIKON D3200 WORKS GREAT. Thank you for sharing.

@bapplay1 4 жыл бұрын

adding another solution that work better today. Check out the video on the channel. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/b75xdJR6ype4gGQ.html

@ysmaelsneakers6990 4 жыл бұрын

I have the same nikon as you but the live button is not working... please could you advise what to do. Thanks

@EdwinMartinez-gp5ht 4 жыл бұрын

@@ysmaelsneakers6990 Same issue. Did you figure it out?

@ysmaelsneakers6990 4 жыл бұрын

Edwin Martinez no still I couldn’t....

@EdwinMartinez-gp5ht 4 жыл бұрын

@@ysmaelsneakers6990 bummer. seemed promising.

@intesmc 4 жыл бұрын

Bro,, most helpful video. Really glad. Thankss A lot!!!

@bapplay1 4 жыл бұрын

Most welcome!

@kyzhomg6470 4 жыл бұрын

You can use digicam control also to connect the dslr to Discord? it detects as a webcam?

@TheAssez 3 жыл бұрын

love your vid, THANK YOU!!!!!!!!! 😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘👍🏼😍 It was of much help! - I can't even say.

@dpedrosoliano 3 жыл бұрын

great video! watching from Malaysia! happy new year to u and your family, btw,are u using the mic from the dslr or external microphone

@tiktok-viralsss1347 4 жыл бұрын

Very nice tutorial. Good Job! Keep it up!

@bapplay1 4 жыл бұрын

thank you

@superior87 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much this was very helpful.

@bapplay1 4 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@Joshua.26 2 жыл бұрын

You are a very big Help to me friend. Thank you always . So much love from Philippines

@herr.shojai 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. Now I can use my D3300 as webcam for the zoom calls and more!

@bapplay1 3 жыл бұрын

Great!

@GeexyBeat 2 жыл бұрын

@@bapplay1 hi, i wanted to ask if you knew of a way to increase the video capture period on a d3300? I should use it as a web cam, for streaming

@Lombrizaurio 3 жыл бұрын

You are the crack bro, keep going!

@ArcanumTM 10 ай бұрын

thank you for doing a great job.Have a nice day.

@jenithj8213 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video...

@KevinShepherd 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks this is really great Nikon wanted £160.00 for the same sort of software

@kingxahero2898 5 жыл бұрын

Caz you please show me how to use phone as a web cam if yoi can

@rabiulhasan8736 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! Great idea

@kieranrossiter4973 3 жыл бұрын

Is the only thing we need is the camera and the HDMI cable? Because I’ve seen other videos and they say toy need a video capture card

@evan.whobrey 4 жыл бұрын

Will this work with the D3200?

@lalupaul1768 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Marcel. Awesome

@MD_Hollywood. 4 жыл бұрын

Under which setting is the camera in?

@user24366 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man for helping out!

@mahsunmin 4 жыл бұрын

Great work

@TheGoodEggLog 3 жыл бұрын

Hi! I tried this but during the livestream in YT. My DSLR D5600 shutting down every 30mins.. do you have any solution.

@templobetelad3148 4 жыл бұрын

What setting did you have the camera on???

@El-Ge 4 жыл бұрын

What kind of cable to connect to your laptop? HDMI? AV? or else?

@royganang 3 жыл бұрын

quality content thank you so much for the video. new sub

@joshbraaten6619 4 жыл бұрын

I’m not able to go live, I got a d3000, any reason why this would be happening?

@ahmedhussieinabusrieataha2627 2 жыл бұрын

i love you thank you 2 days i was trying, but today i solved my issue thanks )

@WORTHCRAVING 4 жыл бұрын

Is this possible for taking video shoot with hd quality?

@kenmurida7305 3 жыл бұрын

@T.A. Garcia how? all of my settings are 1080p but the live tab shows pixelated me

@kenmurida7305 3 жыл бұрын

T.A. Garcia okay thank you, i kept on looking for the setting but there is no "quality" option hayst but iss okay

@nilindamadushan5462 3 жыл бұрын

my nikon d90 got a problem with its chip caby, can i use it to shoot a photo (without chip card) by using this method

@terryoconnor1744 4 жыл бұрын

Great video! Do you think that livestreaming with the D3300 is taxing on the camera, have you ever experienced any issues with overheating or other problems?

@bapplay1 4 жыл бұрын

Not that I know of, I used it in my last stream and it went well. The only thing to keep in mind is that the camera will turn off after 30 minutes without activity so I just have to Focus again or something to keep it busy. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mt17q9yqsMqafok.html

@boatsign 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@jomythomas8105 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you .Can i know how to get rid of the red focusing rectangle.

@kg7hd322 3 жыл бұрын

did u find a way to get rid of that?

@soundm3d 4 жыл бұрын

great video very helpful :-D thank you!

@bapplay1 4 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@urianrios4149 4 жыл бұрын

I got a Nikon D5600 and everything went smoothly according to the video. However, the camera has a built-in shut off time of 20-30 min depending on the resolution you use. I thought using the software would override this limitation, but at least with my camera, it didn't. I'm trying to use it to stream my church's service to Facebook Live. Any ideas?

@windyleaf1233 Жыл бұрын

join a church with a 20-30 service

@mogulsmoke2428 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video. It is the only one that I found that told me how to connect the Nikon d5300 connected to my Windows LapTop. Also, the recommendations for software seem to work very well. Thank you so very much. Keep up the good work, but speak a little more slowly for us geezers. Thanks

@bapplay1 4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! Always a pleasure. Glad you found my channel.

@tecknick3878 4 жыл бұрын

Is that compatible too OMG thanks a lot I have the same camera for about a year now and I counldnt figure out how to use it as a webcam

@darylbriggs8340 3 жыл бұрын

Is there a preview in camera? For the purpose of church's live streaming.

@HeavyMetalTurtles 3 жыл бұрын

I have ? can you use this Nikon COOLPIX B500 Digital Camera RED on obs becuz i got hdmi video capture 20 bucks

@danielgreen6084 3 жыл бұрын

Thank YOU, YOU SAVED ME MONEY!

@aidannnTV 3 жыл бұрын

how do you remove the Green square?

@aqueousverm 3 жыл бұрын

thanks man, very helping

@newlifecommunitychurch4938 4 жыл бұрын

Noticed you're using a D3300 as your webcam. I have a D3400 and can not figure out how to get rid of the Love View info on the bottom and sides to have a clean HDMI Out. Any help would be appreciated. Love your channel and all the info you provide. Thank you so much!

@VincentLangevinMusic Жыл бұрын

I can't figure it out either the black border with writing and the yellow square around my face so annoying. I have the d3400 too any help would be so appreciated!

@SanjayJairath1177 4 жыл бұрын

Marcel, thanks for sharing all the details and made us understand very easily. You have recorded this video through DSLR?

@bapplay1 4 жыл бұрын

Used my s10 Plus smart phone

@zeno-world1792 3 жыл бұрын

Does this work for d3400??? Plz let me know

@morgangregs7446 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much:3

@mynoon5529 4 жыл бұрын

does it work if i connected a hdmi csble instead of the other whire

@djtrish724 3 жыл бұрын

Hi I have the Nikon 3200 the software say it can't record a video do that mean the software won't work for my camera?

@e.v.3625 3 жыл бұрын

Can I use this fir SKype or Zoom? thanks D

@skywalker_B_ 4 жыл бұрын

has anyone had this issue and a fix? cannot start live view at current settings or current conditions?

@ankitpatel351 Жыл бұрын

Hi, Thank you for the video. In my OBS, the window capture appears "backward" and the Screen of my computer is on front. So how can I resolve it?

@leannecavanagh612 4 жыл бұрын

Everything set up and worked fine. But when I opened zoom, the digicamcontrol option was available but it did not show video just my name in text any ideas??

@SWAY_ON_FPV 4 жыл бұрын

i am doing the same thing for zoom for school