One issue, as the photo above shows, is that the USB-C cable (or any input) does get in the way of the display in selfie mode. Once selected, it will switch over to Live View.

The EOS R display will switch over to Live View During the setup the EOS R display will show a computer icon until the EOS Webcam Utility Beta is selected in the application (e.g. Be sure the audio settings on the camera are enabled and the settings on the application are matched correctly. To use the camera mic, connect a 3.5mm cable from the headphone output into the microphone input on the computer. Scene Intelligent Auto, Shutter Priority, Aperture Priority, and Manual all worked.įor audio, the computer's microphone or the on-board microphone of the camera can be used. What is actually happening is that the server is running on the SL2, but the camera is also pointed at the computer that’s connected to it.All the functions and settings of the EOS R seemed to be working normally including autofocus and each operating mode.

What can be confusing is it looks like the camera is just recording the screen, but this was done on purpose and to show that “it still functions as a camera as well,” he explains, aware that the multiple perspectives shown were not as clear-cut as they initially thought and that what is shown can look like all the camera is doing is just recording the PC screen. The 1.5-minute video above depicts three perspectives: One is via a smartphone recording the back of the camera and the monitor, the next is what the SL2 is seeing, and the last is a screen recording from the computer that is connected to the SL2.

Theoretically, others could connect to the camera’s network and join this same Minecraft server via their own computer. The game itself is running on the computer, the “world” that is displayed in-game is simply connected to the camera. It is important to note that the camera is just the server, not the client.

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