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Fortunately, there is a way to use your DSLR or camcorder to boost the picture quality for all those Zoom calls and Skype sessions.

You can use your phone as a webcam and save yourself the trouble of connecting a stand-alone camera, but you may not get the best picture quality.

Which one you choose will depend on your camera, whether it has USB or HDMI output, and if youre connecting to a PC or Mac.

Also, youll definitely want to put your camera on a tripod to keep it steady during your calls and connect it to power if you plan to run it for a while.

You also may want to look into recording your audio with a separate microphone rather than the in-camera mic if you want the best sound.

All youll need is a USB cable, which should have come in your camera box.

First download EOS Webcam Utility Beta (Canon) and Imaging Edge Webcam (Sony), both free.

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Once youve loaded up the software and plugged your camera in, change the camera to movie mode, then set the camera input in Zoom, Skype, Microsoft Teams or Google Meet.

Before installing the webcam software, first check to see if your Canon camera or your Sony camera is compatible.

Try a webcam app for your DSLR that connects over USB Another option is the program SparkoCam for PC.

It offers a free trial, but it does put a watermark over the image.

It costs 70 for the unlocked version, which works with several Canon and Nikon cameras.

Unfortunately, you wont be able to record audio from the camera directly, so you will either need to use the computers microphone if it has one, or have an external microphone hooked up so people can hear you.

Ive experienced some image stuttering when using SparkoCam depending on the camera, so it may not be the most reliable solution for you.

Ecamm Live is another option for Mac thats recommended for Nikon users, although I havent tested it specifically.

Connect your DSLR via HDMI for the best quality This is best suited for cameras that can output a clean HDMI signal -- that means there arent any overlays like exposure details or focus tools on your image.

First, youll need an HDMI cable to get the live image from your camera.

Whether you need a mini or full-size HDMI cable depends on your camera.

Then, you will need a capture device such as the Elgato CamLink (130).

Once you plug your compatible camera into the dongle, it converts the HDMI signal to a USB signal so you can use your camera as a webcam.

Youll just need to select the camera in your videoconferencing app of choice like Zoom or Microsoft Teams.

If you want to take your streaming game beyond Skype or Zoom, heres a great tutorial that walks through the process of hooking up your camera, then using a free software tool called OBS to adjust even more settings for livestreaming.

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