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Okay, maybe that fact wasn’t very fun.)īut here’s the thing, the HD60 S+ just friggin’ works! Right out of the box. So I ordered it again…only to find out later that I had two orders, neither cancellable because they were prepared for shipment like the second I ordered them. The Best Buy app froze up while I was buying one, and it didn’t look like the order went through. (Fun Fact: I didn’t intentionally order two Cam Links. When the Cam Links arrived first, my plan was to just return to the HD 60 S+. It’s only by a freak of UPS scheduling that I got the Cam Links BEFORE I got the HD60 S+. I actually only ordered the HD60 S+ because the Cam Links were initially out-of-stock. So for $60 more you’re basically getting HDMI pass thru support which for Zooming isn’t all that important. It’s made for gamers who want to split their game’s video out to both a television and a computer (for streaming on the internet) at the same time. The HD60 S+ is designed to do that AND also pass through your HDMI signal to an external display. The Cam Link 4K is designed just to be an intermediary between your camera and your computer. The main difference between the devices? About $60. It, too, can turn your DSLR into a webcam with plug-and-play support in most virtual meeting apps like Zoom. It was just $9, so I ordered one and tried it out and… my Cam Links still didn’t work.īefore I got the Cam Link 4K, though, I also ordered an Elgato Game Capture HD S+, which is very similar to the Cam Link 4K. The adapter recommended by Elgato on their support page. Over at the Elgato support site, they recommend a specific third-party adapter made by a company I’d never heard of - Nonda. Just in case, I also tried a different (allegedly) USB 3.0 compatible hub and I got same “No signal” message. Also, according to its tech specs, my Apple-branded USB-A to USB-C dongle does support USB 3.0. You’ll note that is not the error message I got with my Cam Link 4K.
If any part of the chain doesn’t support USB 3.0, you’ll see an error that looks like this: The Elgato support site stresses that if you use any kind of USB adapters, dongles, or hubs to attach the Cam Link 4K to your computer, everything in the chain must be USB 3.0 compatible. So maybe the dongle is the problem? Apple’s own USB to USB-C dongle. the new kind of USB), I needed to use one of Apple’s USB-A to USB-C dongles.
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the old kind of USB) and my MacBook Pro had a much smaller USB-C female end (i.e. 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.
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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.
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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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