Since the Cam Link 4K has a USB-A male end (i.e. I searched the web and found nothing but glowing reviews talking about how the Cam Link 4K just works. All I got was a black screen and an error message that read “no signal.” This is Elgato’s own software unable to get a signal. It didn’t work in Zoom, and it didn’t even work in Elgato’s proprietary software for streaming HDMI video from cameras. When I first got the Cam Link 4K and plugged it into my 2019 MacBook Pro 16″, it didn’t work. You literally just plug your camera into the Cam Link, then plug the Cam Link in your computer, and that’s it. The Cam Link takes just about any HDMI signal and turns into it a live stream that Zoom (and other virtual meeting services) can recognize natively - i.e. For $125 (not cheap, but actually a good price for what it purports to do), you can get the Elgato Cam Link 4K. The trick is getting your teleconferencing software to recognize the camera as an “official” webcam, and the absolute easiest way to do that is a with one of El Gato’s line of HDMI to USB converters. I happen to have a nice DSLR (a Sony A7 II) with some great lenses, so I figured why not put it to some good use? you can totally use it as a video conferencing camera and the quality will be LOADS better than the tiny lens built-in to your display.

If you’ve got an external camera - a DSLR, camcorder, action cam, etc.

The easiest way to improve the quality of your image? Don’t use your laptop’s built-in webcam! Now, I can’t change how I look, but I can change how they see me. When I pitch a project to potential buyers, I want to put my best foot forward. My day job is as a TV writer/producer, which is one of the reasons I don’t post as often I used to (the other reason: three kids 6 years old and younger).Īs Hollywood has shifted to virtual meetings, I’ve been looking for ways to improve the Zoom/Bluejeans/Google Meet experience.

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