Exciting news for Sony camera owners. Back in August, Sony released desktop app that will allow you to use your Sony alpha series camera as a webcam! Imaging Edge Webcam joins its sibling, Imaging Edge Mobile, to give your camera more functionality.
This app can be found by Clicking here. By visiting this link, you can find some more information about the app. You will also find a download link and some instructions for the installation.
Personally, this is great for me. I became a Sony camera guy about two years ago and I have really been enjoying the video capabilities the camera offers. I have been shooting in The Project Cave for a while but have been looking to expand shooting in my office. I do not have a webcam on my desktop so I was always a little disappointed that I could not use my a6500 as one.
While doing some research the other day, there are a few sites that have a work around, but they were not a real solution. This app from Sony is. It allows the camera to used natively as a webcam. No messy work arounds. That is awesome. The image looks better than a cheap webcam and functions much better in low light. A family member recently my background looks like what they are seeing on TV. To me, that is high praise.
If you spend a lot of time in Zoom and other video conference meetings, this will make you look a lot better. However, just like a webcam, you need make sure you test your camera’s field of view. You don’t want to show everyone that you are still only wearing pajama bottoms.
I will post some pictures of my setup soon. It is still a bit of a work in progress.
If you would like to check out my video on this topic, click here. This will take you directly to the YouTube video. Other videos can be viewed by visiting our YouTube channel at The Project Cave.
