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i literally just watched this video 15 min before my zoom meeting and i had my a7siii set up as my webcam with time to spare. thanks man!

ran around in circles between usb and hdmi options just to find the most direct and simple solution in this video. Thanks man!

Thank you so much! I just got the Sony a7iv recently and the process has simplified even more. You don't have to turn off the smart phone control. It's so slick. My virtual classes are going to be 100000x better now! Thank you.

This worked PERFECTLY! No need to even purchase any extra cords!! Wow🎉🎉 thank you!!

works as advertised! thanks for the tip! I Uploaded the app, changed settings in A7sIII, plugged USB-C in to both my Mac Pro and the Camera, Opened Ecamm Live, switched the output to 4k and Voila!! deciding now what to do with my Elgato 4k60

Glad you uploaded this - this process got so much easier than a couple months ago! Had to run my A6500 through a virtual cam software, then send that feed through to Zoom and it would still lag and not work all the time. Thanks heaps Scott!

Hi Scott. Thanks for making this video. It was VERY VERY helpful. I just bought my first Sony Mirrorless camera, the A7siii, and loving it. Almost want to buy a second one, I love it so much. Have a nice day! 😀

Thanks to answering the important question and that is the power functionality over usb-c.

The video is concise and well put together. Well done friend. I do want to point out that I'm having 0 success though. I downloaded the software with the ILCE-7SM3 driver for my a7Siii and plugged in several USB-C cables. Testing on discord I get a black/no screen, while on OBS it doesn't even recognise the cam as a device. PC remote is set to USB and detected on the cam. Smartphone Control is off. I have no idea what I'm doing wrong at this point. Any tips?

thanks for clarifying the part about the sony edge webcam software not supporting audio. I hope Sony adds audio support in the future. Now i'm going to look into if a 3.5mm cable between the camera headphone jack and my laptop headset jack would work. thanks!

thnx sooo much scott u made my day, my webcam suddenly stopped and did not know what to do, folled yr instructions,just connected the a7iii to zoom and i am ready for my yoga class 🙏🏽

Thank you for covering the audio aspect. That's exactly what I was curious about.

Hi, great video, really helpful, but I have a question. I have a sony a7r3 and it has that damn 30 minutes limit. Can i livestream as long as i want or will it stop after 30 min?

Thank you so much! I watched SO many videos that were so complicated and this was the first one that actually made sense and didn't make it complicated!

Oh my goshhhhhhh!!!! Thank thank thank you thank you!!! I was having such a hard time trying to set it up as a monitor. These were perfect instructions!!!🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🥰🥰🥰

I'm currently using my A7siii as a webcam with my 35mm f/1.8 and its killer compared to using my Panasonic GH5. That eye autofocus is great while I'm moving around. That being said, I still use the HDMI out for it going into an ATEM Mini with a separate mic so I can get it closer to me on my desk. So a MUCH more complicated setup, but dropping the Sony camera in was a really easy switch to do for a huge upgrade in quality.

Great and simple vidéo ! thanks a lot Scott

Other important considerations include resolution and potential sensor overheating.

Awesome! I had no idea that Sony had native software for this. I kept seeing a bunch of videos that used multiple pieces of software to make this work. This is much much easier. Thanks for making this video man, cheers!

Great video, easy to follow. My only issue is I have a Sony A7. The download page does not have a download file for a plain A7 and neither can I find instruction about this for an A7 anywhere, it is all for A7 III or A number or A Alphabet...hope you see what I mean. Can anyone help with advice, please...For a newbie in the camera world

I purchased the Sony a73 camera earlier this year and it's still sitting in the box brand new unused. I am looking to use it for live streaming at home and sometimes on the go. Thank you for this helpful video.

This guy looks chill and happy

Thank you for mentioning the charging! Also noticed the switch pod - nice

Hello, I might need a bit of help. Is it connected to the camera but on the zoom display it just shows the imaging edge webcam logo but I am not able to see the live image. ( I have an a6000 )

This Worked! Thank you, my image is inverted though for some reason (mirrored left to right)

it worked for me in a Mac with M1 and RX100 -M4. Thanks for the video.

Quick question. Have the sony A7iii - now on ecamm live / zoom I see the Sony camera, but I’m still getting the thumbnail, not the feed. What am I doing wrong?

Thank you! I watched several other youtubers videos and yours helped the most!!!

So I've downloaded the software, put the correct settings on my A7iii but when I plug it in it just says "connecting..." with a usb logo, cant make any changes to the camera or put it in different modes, just stuck on this screen until I unplug. any idea why I can't get this to work?

WOW Scott, I guess great minds think alike. I just made the same video on Wednesday, but using my Sony ZV-1 and running on a Windows PC. Also, I measured the latency difference between using the Sony Imaging Edge Webcam software as compared to a standard Webcam (illustrating the method simple I used to measure that diff), and their was an additional 65 to 75 ms delay added. That means the audio would not sync up using a standard Mic as the audio source, unless a delay is added on the audio to match that (and not all applications support doing that). I just wanted to pass that along.

YOU ARE MY HERO!

Thank you! I will try with my A7R3. For Content Creation, I saw OBS + Window Share -> Sony Edge can be done but it would be cool if OBS + Sony WebCam works in fewer steps.

So this essentially eliminates the need for an Elgato 4K cam link doesn’t it? Also this should work the exact same way for the Sony A7C, right?

Hi Scott! I am attempting to use this for Zoom (and updated my Zoom not even 5 minutes ago); restarted after the software installation; and this is still not working. All I get is a black space with the orange "W" logo square, that says "Imaging Edge Webcam" below it. I must be doing something wrong. Please help!!

Hey Scott, I've been using my A73 as a webcam for awhile now. It recently died mid-stream. I was under the assumption it was charging while using but diddn't seem to be the case for me. Do I need to turn on a setting on my Sony settings to enable passthru charging?

The entire class looking at me after watching this video: 👁👄👁

hey not sure you will see this since this video is 3 years old but I've been using my Sony A6300 as my webcam for over a year now with no problem, but I just updated my MacOS, and I no longer see the option to select my Sony as my webcam when I launch a Zoom meeting. Hoping you can help me out. MacOS is up to date, so is Zoom, and Image Edge is also up to date. I uninstalled then re-installed it. Still no luck.

So I have a Sony A7iii and I can't find the 'PC Remote Function' in my menu, maybe its on a different menu because you're using the A7siii? Or is there another alternate button for this on my model? Been looking for it and can't find it - thanks!

Got everything hooked up and running, however didn't charge my sony a6700 but good attempt though!

Thanks a lot! This simple tutorial solved a lot of problems for me. 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

I did this but I noticed the quality drop.. it feels laggy and it doesn’t look as crisp as it normally does. How do people create those realt good looking videos? Do they just record them without using it as a webcam? And then upload it to their computer and edit it together with their screen recording?

So we have been using the Imaging Edge Webcam software on a MacBook for some time now (with a Sony a6400) and I can not at all say that it is a great idea to use this if you mainly want to improve your live video appearance compared to a webcam such as the Logitech StreamCam, if you intend to have long sessions. Firstly, the resolution is only 1.024 × 576px. Further, the camera overheats after about 90 minutes and also the usb charging seems not to be able to keep the battery charged as it died from an exhausted battery after about 100 minutes on a separate occasion. For our purposes, we now switched to a Logitech StreamCam which can stream for at least 3 hours. I wonder how you got the 4K resolution since the 1.024 × 576 resolution is what is stated in the guidelines for the software. Care to enlighten us?

Thank u Scott - most helpful Couple of questions 1. Can the continually charging battery last a few hours ? 2. The USB connector can it be to USB 3.0 on computer rather than USB-c to USB-c Many thanks

Usb C can transfer audio. It can transfer everything. That is sony software limitation

So thankful. Very well explained.

Nice video thank you! It only does 720p, is there a way to do 1080p or 4k? I'm trying to use it for podcasts

This method still works for me in 2024. Specs: Win10, Sony A7iii, OBS Studio. Imaging Edge Webcam v1.1.02.06210 Would the Elgato Camlink provide better quality over the Imaging Edge Webcam method???

thank alot man! i must buy dummy battery right?

yeah, did all that, PC thing is on camera's display but no sony webcam option in mac os

Thank you so much! It all worked perfectly, but the message: “Failed to connect to the camera due to a conflict with the function of another running application.” is displayed - appeared. Does anyone know what to so? The setting in the camera should be finde and I also turned all the other apps off.

I’m having a latency issue or framing. I’m recording at 24fps and I have my shutter speed at 1/50 double frame rate rule but I feel like when I talk it’s lagging behind and isn’t as smooth like guttering. Is this normal or something is wrong on my end and any recommendations to fix. Much appreciated!

I love you. That is all 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

Thank you for this! Helped a lot. I have connected my rode wireless go II to zoom as an external microphone. Is that how you do it? I'm trying to save myself from buying another USB-C to USB-C cable.

Thanks!

The camera A7iii overheats in 4K recording. Will there be overheating on the stream?

Doesn't work on my MacBook Pro m1. Any tips?

I’m just getting a image of the application i download it’s backwards Imaging Edge Webcam

Thank u Scott, your video help to set my camera to in order to improve the quality of my yoga classes, I got a rode wireless pro and im not sure how can I activate it from the camera to zoom, could you help me with some tips?

Hi Scott The issue I was not able to solve: I am getting the picutres as the camera sees it. So i do not see myself like looking into a mirror. Any idea how to change this? Reason is that i am using the camera in a diy Photo-Booth

thank you so much! easy and works great!!

Exposure mode should be Auto or Manual? HDMI resolution should be Auto? HDMI info display should be on or off? TC output should be on or off ? Control for hdmi should be on or off ? Thank you so much

Thx man, i just gona use my old a7 for first time streaming, gona try it out 👍

"CONNECTING" is all my Sony A7iii keeps saying after I follow all of your steps. Any help would be appreciated. I am trying to use my Sony a7iii as a webcam when I record my podcast "Outdoor Chronicles Podcast". I am connecting to a Mac via USB

Thanks Scott. I have an issue with my Sony A7Riii connecting with my Macbook. I've downloaded the application and connected it via USB-C. The display on the camera says: "CONNECTING... USB" and is stuck here... Any ideas on what I can do?

Just found your video and wanted to know if you had any issues with the camera turning off after about 20 minutes while recording. I have my temperature setting at High so I was surprised this happened. This is the second time I have had this issue and only when using the USB connection. When I use a dummy battery it goes forever. - Great video, thanks

Hello Scott, I'm new to the camera world, I just bought a Sony A7Siii and would like to know which models I should choose? I would like to know it in order to correctly download the application on my Mac, thanks in advance Scott!

Quality video. Simple and not over complicated. Cheers

I believe this only yield 1280x720 max on the output over USB. Is there a way to bump it up to 1080 to match the HDMI output specs?

Fantastic description! best one yet. I see the imaging edge webcam option but it only displays the imaging edge webcam logo and not what my camera sees. Any ideas?

This was so helpful, thank you so much!!!

Thanks Scott, great content. It's 100 better.

Great Post, does the 30 minute time limit still apply when using as a web cam?

My Sony A7iii is shuts down because of battery exhausted when I use it as webcam with the USB-C??

Mine is not working on macbook pro m1. i do see the PC lit on the camera. DO I need a restart?

will this work with a7sii? I'm having trouble.

thank you so much for this! still working flawlessly :)

You can use Elgato cam link you know it also runs in 4k and 60 fps

Very well explained! Thank you!

hi weird question probably i haven't tried it but my sony a7ii only records for 30 minutes if i use it as a webcam will it turn off every 30minutes

and the continue focus ? because I'm using 55mm and my Carma far from me ??

So I wanted to use my Fx3 with my Elgato Cam Link 4k and it worked but the fps weren't matching the regular 25/24fps out of the camera on Zoom on my MacBook Pro M1 (only USB C ports). I'm using a USB 3.0 hub to USB C to connect the Cam Link to the Mac and I assume this is the issue. I ordered an adapter female USB-A to male USB Type C (3.1) to see if there's any difference. For now I'm using the Imaging Edge method and it works perfectly fine. So thanks a lot for the video. That being said you won't get the best out of you camera with this method and in terms of pure image quality the Cam Link 4k does a far better job since I had no problem with my a6500 on my PC (Cam Link to USB 3), but I'll try tomorrow afternoon with the adapter. (I ran all my tests @1080p)

Thank you. Unfortunately face/eye detect does not work with usb remote, but still with good autofocus.

thank you this quick video got me out of a jam!

Thanks. I want to know more about the output quality while A7S3 was connected to a PC/Mac as a webcamera.

Doesn't work properly on Mac with Discord app, Microsoft Teams app, or any native Mac application. Only works via google chrome... Any ideas on how to make it work?

Thanks! Perfectly explained!

Any idea why I could have an input delay while using it with streamlabs obs. Seems like there is a half a sec delay which is bit annoying. Maybe it's because Im using it through caldigit instead directly in to the pc :s

Thank you so much!! So useful!

Great video! Way easier no obs or remote apps!! One question, is it possible to control the quality of the webcam? 4k or 1080p? How do u adjust that? Thanks

Awesome video!! I was wondering if you mind telling me what microphone that is or that would suffice that also just plugs in my MacBook Pro via usb-c

Hi Scott. Thanks for the brief explanation. I can’t connect my A7iii to my KZfaq this way, is there a special setting?

Thanks for the video, what are the camera settings you use? When I use auto mode, it constantly moves focus when I move. Should I switch it to video mode? Thanks in advance

I have a question about the Sony Camera Driver. After watching this video I realized that there is no program to open and this just works. That was great info to give. Is the Sony Driver the same way. I have a M1 Mac and I downloaded the program but it never asked me to restart. Now the Sony System Software Updater keeps closing as soon as open it and approve for the program make changes. Does the Camera Driver work with M1 Macs? Please help.

Will this work for the newer macs that have Apple Chips?

in the beginning on the imaging edge webcam site, which box do we check off for the a7iii?

Thanks for this. When I use the camera it looks crystal clear my side but people on Zoom for example say I'm pixilated and the audio and video is out of sync. Any ideas?

Why my Imaging edge video quality is limited to 720p only? I have A7s III as well and using a M1 pro macbook.

Awesome stuff my guy

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