Turn any Camera into a Webcam on the Cheap! USB HDMI Video Capture Cards Review

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Buy it on Amazon - lon.tv/o2frd (affiliate link) - Amazon has recently been flooded with tons of low cost USB HDMI capture cards. These are useful in a number of applications but really are great for turning any camera or camcorder into a webcam! See more video production: lon.tv/production and subscribe! lon.tv/s
VIDEO INDEX:
00:00 - Intro
01:27 - Hardware Overview
03:08 - Setup & Camera Advice
04:35 - Zoom Settings
05:07 - Image Quality
05:36 - Multiple Cameras with Multiple Adapters
07:00 - Audio
08:21 - Connecting iPads and Other Devices
09:59 - Mac Support
10:53 - ChromeOS Support
11:57 - Techie Stuff: Game Capture, high frame rates, performance, Vmix
13:23 - OBS with multiple adapters
13:36 - Supported Lower Resolutions
14:15 - Conclusion
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@huggi2 3 жыл бұрын

This comment goes out to Lon & Epos Vox. Believe it or not, the videos you made about this product helped my family during a tough time. We had a family member pass away recently and we needed a way to broadcast the funeral service on zoom (on a budget) because the service had to have a limited amount of people due to COVID restrictions. This Capture card was on amazon prime for a reasonable price and I already had a camera that worked with HDMI out & a tripod. I ordered a microphone that hooked up to my laptop and I was good to go. You wouldn't believe how thankful my family members were when they were able to watch the funeral service live and be with us digitally through this tough time. Please know that youtubers like may not have Please know that youtubers like you may not have millions of subscribers but you make a big difference. Thanks to the both of you!

@EposVox 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the mention!

@streamx2 3 жыл бұрын

Hi. Would you know if this works with a Samsung WB250F Smart Camera. This is a cheap camera that I found at home and would like to try it with this video capture card. The camera has no hdmi port.

@DavesArchives 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing that it's instantly seen as a webcam for in video meeting apps. No need for OBS or camera-specific software to enable virtual cam plugins, etc. Will be a perfect solution to recycle older cameras as easy setup webcams. Thx for sharing!

@zulfphotography 3 жыл бұрын

I did a fair bit of testing with these using Action Cameras, Camcorders and DSLR's and have been very happy with the quality

@redrobbosworkshop 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice, just grabbed one of these following your review. Works great in Linux :)

@tbrennan6271 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for being clear with explanations and demonstrations.

@OmerTheGreatOne 3 жыл бұрын

This is brilliant. I have an old but awesome Canon HD camcorder. I will put that to work. 👍

@Jayrod64 3 жыл бұрын

Definitely considering one of these. Also really nice to see UVC drivers on these, because that allows them to just be read as a webcam by almost any device with support for UVC drivers. I would honestly stick to my Elgato for game capture, but for a "cam link" alternative, this is fantastic.

@damonabets3779 3 жыл бұрын

Nice video Lon keep it up and stay safe!

@cathyhorvathbuchanan Жыл бұрын

excellent video, super helpful and nicely recorded information!!!!

@thisisakodibox2635 3 жыл бұрын

Works good & cheap. Lon you are speaking my language! Bought one through your affiliate link 😎

@stefanEf 3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant. Thanks a lot for that video!

@bingliang7609 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, thanks for sharing, great video. can those captures card input DCI 4K 60 fps signal?

@VedantaGuruji 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very helpful is it working with MacBook also?

@kel3090 3 жыл бұрын

What a brilliant ID!

@_____.romit._____ 3 жыл бұрын

thanks man u solved my problem

@ulfrinn8783 3 жыл бұрын

I use one of those devices for capturing HDMI for video game streaming. They're really good for the job. The colors were perfect, I was getting 1080P or 720 depending on what I was capturing, and very little loss in quality from MJPEG. If you're just streaming games and not trying to take ultra high def 4K videos for uploads, they'll definitely do the job.

@jean-pierrefritz3860 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, Great video and thank you for it. Would it be possible to capture from a Region Free DVD player, not Copyrighted material just regular PAL footage?

@SOCIOLOGICAL 3 жыл бұрын

excellent video thank you

@louielouie684 3 жыл бұрын

Do you think this would this work on smartphones? Im trying to figure out how to by pass the built in camera on the smartphone and instead live stream from an external camera.

@streamx2 3 жыл бұрын

Hi. Would you know if this works with a Samsung WB250F Smart Camera. This is a cheap camera that I found at home and would like to try it with this video capture card. The camera has no hdmi port.

@michaellacock 3 жыл бұрын

I got this and made a video about this!!! It works pretty well!!!! I bought mine via Adafruit but I'm pretty sure they're all identical.

@marksmann6546 3 жыл бұрын

What laptop was that, do you have a review on it mr. seidman?

@UpStreamCharlie 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, just sharing this. You can now download a plug-in or software from Canon (to your Windows PC) so that you can have clean out. But I still have that China brand adapter : ) With this, I can now use my old Canon dslr as a webcam for my live streaming this month.

@bestonyoutube 3 жыл бұрын

Can you please also test the newer versions you can buy with 60fps output also some of these are now usb3.0 you can buy on ebay for 7$ or something. Are they worse because of usb3?

@falconeagle3655 3 жыл бұрын

Lon just awesome video thanks. How did you fix the annoying osd and autofocus osd issues in DSLR cameras?

@LonSeidman 3 жыл бұрын

It really depends on the camera. Some will do a clean output, others will not. I had an old Sony Camcorder for example that would output cleanly except for the automated face recognition.

@daniellesanders8690 2 жыл бұрын

What’s the cable you plugged into your camera and attached to the hdmi capture card ??

@mobiphilden 3 жыл бұрын

Hello what about using those in order to get a raspberry pi screen on to an Android tablet....??

@mightyowl1668 3 жыл бұрын

Does it run on camera battery or through hdmi power?

@HuntaKiller91 3 жыл бұрын

My unit only captures the video but not the audio..tried streaming using another laptop,im not sure on PC tho

@dennismacwilliams196 3 жыл бұрын

I have a request for a review, ibi Photo manager Thanks

@Glidomatic 3 жыл бұрын

I have a Sharp saticon tube colour video camera from 1981, wonder if that will work too haha

@GeorgeNichols 3 жыл бұрын

Will these work for connecting to a Vizio tv. Recently, the Google Duo app went live for Android TV. I have tried connecting an older model usb webcam and a newer webcam to the usb ports of 2 of my Vizio TVs and they are not connecting but works great on both my computers. I'm not sure if its a software issue with Duo or a usb port issue from Vizio in regards to webcams. Wondering if the HDMI solution is my best bet.

@MrAnilkool 3 жыл бұрын

Does this work if we add the device to a USB hub and connect the hub to a laptop

@jchambo86 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Lon - can you do the UCEC CAM NOVA Capture Card next? I think it's relatively new, but good reviews so far and it's less than $20 which is crazy to me as a competitor to the Elgato Cam Link 4K. Thanks!

@ElectroSwingable 3 жыл бұрын

Nice one

@DB_Shorts08 3 жыл бұрын

Wow. Might get this for capturing Switch footage on my chromebook.

@SueLynCheang 2 жыл бұрын

I'm using a Lumix GF9, the device is recognised and but the frame is not showing. It says "TV output" its in the menu tab or in playback mode, but when its in the normal view mode, it just displays error bars on zoom. Do you have any advise please? Much appreciated!

@take2productions234 2 жыл бұрын

im using Hdmi capture and canon xa 10 .....capture card driver gets upload after that my laptop doesnt regonise my web cam pls help thanks

@ApolloVIIIYouAreGoForTLI 3 жыл бұрын

It absolutely shits me to tears that with all “integrations” apple does with its hardware that you cant use iPhone/iPad as an external webcam or to recored directly into iMovie/FCPx

@StardustAnlia 2 жыл бұрын

I was creating a tape digitizing operation, so I have a Sony camcorder from the 90s and a VHS player. I’m thinking of getting an AV capture card. Would a vhs player have copyright protection or is it too old?

@Kush-fw4fr 3 жыл бұрын

bought one to test out.

@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 amazon

@carlosplacido3359 3 жыл бұрын

Can I connect a rca-.hdmi cable to this hd video converter , I want to connect my VHS , or I need a AV TO HDMI Converter?

@TimTru 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

@apamadi7148 2 жыл бұрын

If we use this may camera s will damage??

@John_V. 2 жыл бұрын

How would this card perform using a Sony handycam as a WebCam for my KZfaq channel?

@YONAHIMEGAMING 2 жыл бұрын

I tried the set up on old camera Panasonic Lumix GF2 and Olympus Tough TG1 camera and it does not capture "live video". I know the capture card is working because I was able to see the photos I have taken but when I exit to see "the live", the capture card just shows rainbow screen. If anyone have encounter this and have a fix, could you please share how you were able to make it work. Thank you so much.

@samuelmatheson9655 3 жыл бұрын

Instructions uncle: Turned laptop into home security system

@madeinaustralia2020 11 ай бұрын

can't get my camera or computer to pick up sound.ive tried all setting on laptop and obs.Headache

@gudenau 3 жыл бұрын

I wonder if these are the same as the Elgato version.

@argelanarna4471 3 жыл бұрын

Hi I'm having problem seeing my camera output. My camera displays no signal. TIA

@bhaskarjyotiborah8605 3 жыл бұрын

I tried it with my Nikon Coolpix P530 Camera for Live Streaming with Nikon Webcam Utility but it's not working.. can you provide any solution Sir?

@kevinh96 3 жыл бұрын

Picked one up last month for £5.99 delivered (around $8 US). Been using it to digitise S-VHS tapes and Laserdiscs at 720p/60 using an s-video to HDMI convertor plugged into it, works great and captures look excellent. As an aside, I experimented and was able to capture Netflix and Amazon Prime from a Roku as it seems these devices just ignore HDCP.

@ronaldwright6644 2 жыл бұрын

Shhhhhhhh, now they can't wait to go for copywrite infringements, they'll be blocking us from now on.

@arvinheleraentertainment4601 Жыл бұрын

I LIKE THE VIDEO!!!

@joshuakinder 2 жыл бұрын

So much informative! Just love it. I want to ask you many questions. Can you tell me how can I reach you?

@realpolitik2617 3 жыл бұрын

Does it include Digital Cameras?

@herhelman 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Lon, always nice reviews! I´m Hernán from Argentina, do you know if these capture dongles support non TV standard resolutions? I usually capture video feeds from medical devices running at 1280x1024 ( not even 16:9 format)? thanks in advance and I always try to watch your reviews...

@EvertG8086 3 жыл бұрын

I have one ill check

@herhelman 3 жыл бұрын

@@EvertG8086 thanks!!

@kattz753 2 жыл бұрын

I didn't check the comments so this may have already been mentioned. ETA Prime has a video where he used one of these capture devices to turn just about any Android device, (including the Fire tablets) into a monitor for the Raspberry Pi. That's huge. Raspberry Pi touchscreen monitors are often not so great, expensive and don't have a battery built in. I'm only adding this because people do tend to watch Lon's videos long after they are posted. It's been out for awhile. I suspected that all of these devices on Amazon were pretty much the same. Now I know for sure. My 10" Galaxy Tab S2 with keyboard case is about to become a monitor.

@Onurgencer1 2 жыл бұрын

I have SJ8 Pro and I can't find any way to connect pc as a webcam , without battery. There's no softaware to do this. Can I buy a Type-C to HDMI Cable and connect that HDMI to capture card, and can i use as a webcam for non-stop OBS recording or stream ? Can anyone help me ? :)

@theecomar 2 жыл бұрын

Hello!! Thanks for the video! Question: this would not be possible if I connect the HDMI cable directly in the laptop? Without this USB device?

@LonSeidman 2 жыл бұрын

Your laptop has an output not an input

@townnet 3 жыл бұрын

Can it support mobile camera?

@PsYMilos1 2 жыл бұрын

No sound on obs

@CarinSomers 3 жыл бұрын

Do these work on Windows 10, I have an videograbber but it doesnt run on win10 only win xp and win 7

@LonSeidman 3 жыл бұрын

Yes we were running Windows 10 in the video.

@MrAnilkool 3 жыл бұрын

Purchased one.. Works fine.. But image is reversed.. How do we rectify this?

@1936Studebaker 3 жыл бұрын

Can you also do this with Skype? I'm hoping I can use a Sony HDR-CX100E as a webcam for Skype calls.

@charlessenu7123 3 жыл бұрын

I hope it work for me. I will try it

@BitByteTechs 3 жыл бұрын

This is weird, I was just wondering what the differences were with these...

@cbabi2 3 жыл бұрын

How about webcam to hdmi or tv?

@XSpImmaLion 3 жыл бұрын

I talked about these in the comments on a past video, had just seen a video from another channel talking about it... funny enough, I also got 3 different models in the lower tier almost the same as you Lon. xD But of course, because I live in f*cking Brazil, I'll likely have to wait a few more months till they get here. Oh well...

@einstein9901 2 жыл бұрын

I feel like most if not all of these cameras/camcorders will be able the support a clean hdmi output. You will have to fiddle with it in the settings menu(display area)

@tvenergyproductions1 3 жыл бұрын

Is it not confusing if they are all called 'USB Video'?

@JuanSanchez-ik7wx 3 жыл бұрын

did not work with my fujifilm sl1000

@HeyItsMike985 3 жыл бұрын

U didn’t post the cord you used!

@seanchem1 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Lon. I am trying to use one of these to allow me to use my Surface Pro 3 as an additional video source. If you can help with this, that would be great. I have the video capture device plugged in to the Surface and the HDMI goes from the capture device to a desktop computer via HDMI to Display port adapter. However, the Surface is not recognized by Zoom or OBS, etc.. Any help (from anyone) would be appreciated.

@LonSeidman 3 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure I understand the connection you have here. are you capturing on the surface?

@seanchem1 3 жыл бұрын

@@LonSeidman I'm using a desktop computer and attempting to show the Surface screen as I'm writing on it. Long story short, I'm trying to use the desktop PC (for its processing power) to record lectures on Zoom and would like to share the Surface tablet's screen while using Microsoft OneNote to write class notes.

@n3xt1nlyn3 2 жыл бұрын

@@seanchem1 I know that it's a year or so later, and you almost certainly don't need the help any more (LOL), but from the description you typed, it sounds like you had everything connected backwards. The video signal should be coming OUT of the Surface tablet (using whatever adapter is necessary to convert to HDMI), connecting into the capture device, which should then be plugged INTO the USB on your desktop PC. Remember, the capture device is an INPUT device, meaning that it should be plugged INTO whatever computer that you want to receive a video signal on.

@seanchem1 2 жыл бұрын

@@n3xt1nlyn3 This is helpful and I will try this out. Thank you! There are still times that this would be useful to do. I appreciate the response.

@TobiasDettinger 3 жыл бұрын

Sorry i don't have a bunch of multithousand dollar cameras laying around doing nothing. Lol

@japzone 3 жыл бұрын

Got one of these cheap capture cards myself. I've found a lot of use for them, though they do have their own limitations and quirks. Biggest issue I've found is that they aren't exactly 30/60fps, which over time can cause sync issues or frame duplicating/skipping.

@LonSeidman 3 жыл бұрын

Yes that’s the exact thing I’ve noticed with Vmix - runs a little fast occasionally

@japzone 3 жыл бұрын

@@LonSeidman I looked into it, and the 1080p60fps models are actually outputting 60.002fps, which obviously it's not something most software and displays are designed to work with. 30fps models report 30fps, but I have a suspicion that they aren't being truthful of that.

@maxshiraz3447 3 жыл бұрын

Great tips, I like the iPad suggestion. I have to say though, that whole mirror-image thing is the dumbest idea anyone ever had. There is no reason anyone would ever want to do that.

@MattMendians 3 жыл бұрын

I’m assuming it would work with OBS? Does it?

@LonSeidman 3 жыл бұрын

13:23 :)

@MattMendians 3 жыл бұрын

@@LonSeidman Thanks. Nice job on your video and editing!

@hoap6988 2 жыл бұрын

Doesn't work on my mac :( I've a blackscreen.

@biglevian 3 жыл бұрын

So, does it really give out 720p@60?

@ScottSchramm 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, he said that in the video

@magiwebdesign3849 3 жыл бұрын

These capture cards are supposedly good for VHS transfers as well. Got one + an AV2HDMI upscaler for less than $50. A lot cheaper than the Canopus type machines that are about $200.

@MartinPaoloni 3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking of trying this as soon as my adapter arrives. Good to know it's a viable alternative to rip my old VHS tapes!

@GrandeGio95 3 жыл бұрын

Now I want one 👶🏾

@pro.empire 2 жыл бұрын

this wont work on go pro 9

@Tylshel 3 жыл бұрын

Can you make your phones camera as webcam?

@swagoneto7922 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah that's what I am using now. Just need an hdmi adapter

@Tylshel 3 жыл бұрын

@@swagoneto7922 won't the capture card also record camera MEnu of phone?

@swagoneto7922 3 жыл бұрын

@@Tylshel There are apps that completely remove it. On Android (in my case) there is an app called open camera that has a feature called immersive mode that hides everything. I think ios has makeup/mirror apps that hide all that. Just gotta be creative.

@Tylshel 3 жыл бұрын

@@swagoneto7922 perfect thanks man. I'll buy a capture card from Amazon 🤗

@ManuelPinner Жыл бұрын

This can be Use by Us Ham Radio Operaters, for Amateur Television!

@edison.s. 2 жыл бұрын

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

@zatoichiable 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you China!

@F-rig 2 жыл бұрын

I wonder if the demand for remote conferencing during the pandemonium-😂 has driven down the price of these devices.

@jimharvey9894 3 жыл бұрын

Will this work with a chromebook

@ScottSchramm 3 жыл бұрын

Did you even watch the video? He even has a time stamp specifically for the part that he tests it with a Chromebook.

@melvinch 3 жыл бұрын

They're a lot cheaper on Aliexpress. I got mine for USD9.00.

@Elijah-wo8bm 3 жыл бұрын

I think next year you need to add more lightings on the background for the millennial's.

@vincebaker3384 3 жыл бұрын

could you try this with google meet?

@LonSeidman 3 жыл бұрын

10:53

@Knaeckebrotsaege 3 жыл бұрын

One thing worth noting is that these capture sticks are useless if you want to capture audio over HDMI (think game consoles, tablets, phones etc) because all of these have a hardware design issue that swaps the stereo audio channels every second, so the chinese just did a nasty "hotfix"/kludge and made the sticks *only* support 96KHz Mono (!) audio, even though the chip inside could do 48KHz Stereo. So yeah, for cameras these are damn near perfect, for anything involving audio they're useless :/

@Yamartim 3 жыл бұрын

Imo if you need to repurpose some camera as a web cam it's much more efficient to use your phone with droidcam or similar programs

@KOSAMAGAMES 3 жыл бұрын

not just that but if you ever left your phone camera on for a while the phone will get superhot after just 10 mins. They're just not designed to be running that long and I remember on my gfs android phone the charger couldn't charge it faster than it would discharge lol

@MrSaeedted 3 жыл бұрын

Eppoc cam works like ass on my MacBook Pro. Just buy this capture card and use whatever cam u can to connect to this

@jon9947 3 жыл бұрын

@@KOSAMAGAMES I use an old Android phone to monitor my 3d printer, it runs more or less 24/7/365. Occasionally it does turn off, but the phone is also at least 5 years old and the battery is likely on its last leg. I might have to restart the phone once a week at best, generally less. The phone is so old it has a removable battery, and my guess is if I replaced the battery it wouldnt turn off at all. Im not going to replace the battery, as I said it is at least 5 years old and the battery probably dosnt cost much less than a wyze camera. I guess my point is this, I feel comfortable monitoring my 3d printer with a old phone, so I wouldnt hesitate to use it as a webcam. A few pointers for anyone wanting to do something similar: 1)Disable/uninstall as many apps as possible so nothing else is running in the background 2)Turn off unnecessary services, like location,bluetooth,etc. 3)Turn the screen brightness down as far as possible 4)This one is very counter intuitive, but dont use a fast charger. It will just heat the device up, and a normal charger is more than enough. I have been using the phone like this for close to a year now, and have no plans on replacing it till it completely breaks. When it does, I will just dig out another old phone and do the same.

@lastschicker 3 жыл бұрын

@@jon9947 I use an old samsung ace on permanent charge running ip webcam and ispy on the laptop. Free and easy.

@jon9947 3 жыл бұрын

@@lastschicker Ip webcam is the app I use also, works amazing with Octoprint.

@allsportsexpert 3 жыл бұрын

Mine from Amazon $19.99

@VIKRANTSINGH1991 Жыл бұрын

One point to note here is, if the old camera doesn't feeds out videos through its HDMI, then these capture cards won't work. It didn't work for my Nikon Coolpix 600. I would appreciate if someone can prove me wrong.