Canon M50: best webcam for Zoom & live streaming (2020)
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- Use the Canon EOS M50 as a webcam without HDMI for Zoom meetings. Learn how to live stream without a capture card on the Canon M50 mirrorless camera with autofocus.
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For Zoom video conferencing, this is the best camera I’ve used. All you need is a USB cable, the free EOS Webcam Utility and a newer Canon DSLR or mirrorless camera. In this Canon M50 tutorial for beginners, I show the setup step-by-step so you can look better and feel more confident in your next online meeting. I also cover some of the mistakes I’ve made which will help you troubleshoot if the EOS Webcam Utility is not working when you’re in a Zoom meeting.
➡️ Resources mentioned in this video:
1️⃣ Download the EOS Webcam Utility (version 1.0 launched Sep. 2020): www.usa.canon.com/cameras/eos...
2️⃣ Camera
Canon EOS M50 (Mark I) + EF-M 15-45mm is STM Kit:
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Current model (Canon EOS M50 Mark II kit):
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3️⃣ USB cable for Canon M50
USB 2.0 A-Male to Micro B Cable
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LINKUP Reversible Micro USB Cable:
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JianHan Reversible Micro USB Cable:
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4️⃣ Bluetooth speaker
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5️⃣ Tripod
Manfrotto 390
Current model (Manfrotto Compact Action):
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6️⃣ Dummy battery and AC adapter kit for Canon M50:
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⌚ Sections in this video (click timestamp to jump to topic):
0:00 | M50 as a webcam with autofocus
1:06 | Comparing M50 to laptop and smartphone
1:48 | Misconceptions about the Canon EOS Webcam Utility
2:32 | Equipment for using the Canon M50 for Zoom meetings
3:09 | How to set up the Canon EOS M50 as a webcam
4:34 | Pros of Canon M50 for video conferencing
5:18 | Cons: Canon EOS M50 battery life for live streaming
6:10 | Who should use a Canon mirrorless camera as a webcam?
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⚙️ Equipment used to make this video:
Video camera: Canon XF100 Camcorder
Microphone: Sony ECM-NV1 Short Monoaural Electolet Condenser Microphone
Still camera: Canon EOS M50 Mirrorless Camera with 15-45mm Kit Lens
Video editor: VSDC Free Video Editor
Mobile phone: OnePlus 6T
Laptop: Lenovo ThinkPad X250
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You just saved my life! We will use this camara to livestream my wife's thesis defense and the image was freezing. I opened up the screen and problem solved! Thank you very much!!
Perfect, I'm happy it worked! And I hope the thesis defense goes well. Just make sure you have a separate audio source, as there is no audio on the USB signal.
Excellent breakdown. Thank you for taking the time to share your thorough explanation. Very helpful!
I'm happy you enjoyed it Ty!
Thank you, I'm using this set up for college presentations and live music recordings alongside my rc 505 and akg d5 mic
Sounds like a great setup!
Man, this video was super well structured. There wasn't a single point you missed. Even mentioned the battery issue. Very pleasant & informative to watch. Thank you!
I'm happy you enjoyed it Carlos! I've been getting so much value out of this webcam setup, and I hope you will too!
This was just what I needed. Thank you very much from me too
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Thank you so much! Super helpful, this is exactly what I need.
Thanks for watching!
BEST REVIEW!!!! Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it Charles!
Great advice! Straight and to the point and understandable to a techno-dummy like myself. Thanks. I just purchased an M50 for my online yoga business and this video will for sure help me on my way.
Excellent choice!
Not working for me , the link didn't download and the one I have it doesn't find my camera.
Sorry to hear that. When I try the link it works though!
The call outs helped me get it working. Thank you!
Glad it helped
I've finally figured out how to use my Canon M50 Mii as a webcam to host hybrid meetings each month. I've been muddling my way through it and have logged countless hours here on TH-cam and on OBS. The meetings I host are 90 mins in length and I'm using the setup (and many of the same products) you have shown on your channel. The last bit for me was lining up audio and video but I've done it and super excited to host the last meeting of the year today. We'll start again in January and the quality can only improve from here! Thank you for all of your videos!
I'm sure your audience will be impressed by the new setup!
Thnx for sharing your experience! 👍
Thank you for watching Niški!
Thank you so much. You’re hilarious. Subscribed, and downloaded the EOS Software and ordered the continuous power cable. Thanks!
Fortunately, I use the manfrotto tripod...so I’ve got full access to the SD card and battery slot while it is on the tripod.
That's a good choice. My tripod is also a Manfrotto, but it's more than 15 years old and doesn't have that access.
Thank you soo much!!
Glad you got value from the video!
Thank you for the great information. When using your M50 as a webcam in Zoom Meeting, do you use an external microphone? If so, how to get it to work when plugged into the microphone jack on the M50. It will only work if I plug the microphone in microphone jack in my Windows 10 laptop.
Yes I use an external lav mic. But I plug it into my computer instead of into the camera. There's no audio over the webcam connection at this time.
Hi again. Thank you again for this video. I have a yetti microphone attached to the camera and then the camera attached to the computer. I opened the back screen but I am still getting a voice lag on Zoom. Am I missing another setting? If I try to go into the Canon and manually change things, I seem to only make it worse.
With this setup, there is no audio over the USB connection. Your audio must be coming from some other source/chain.
On my setup the video is delayed 100 ms. Therefore I've added an audio delay of 100 sm in OBS. Then I bring the whole package over to Zoom with the virtual camera and virtual audio cable and a plugin whose name I'm currently banking on. Maybe Audio Monitor.
amazong Marcus!
Thanks for watching!
Nikon now has similar software for all their mirrorless camera, and Canon has expanded to several DSLRs. Great tool, especially using a wide angle lens in live session of hybrid Zoom to see a whole room.
That's great news! And I see Panasonic now has one as well. This is a good trend!
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hey mate just to confirm if using mac all i need is to download the software and usb cable will only be on webcall recording podcast no more than 1hr at a time. Thanks for your video and your help
I don't use Apple products myself, but that's how it would work on Windows yes.
Wow, this is rad, excited to set it up! Just curious, has anyone tried this via the HDMI cable (if their PC also has an HDMI cable) ?
A lot of people use via HDMI and a capture card. But then you can't use autofocus and there's a 30 min limit.
I bought the Canon M50 for all of the hype reasons. I found that for action video, my GoPro Hero 7 Black does a better and outstanding job. But its not really good for pics with control and webcam. So I have the camera and I knew it's limitations, but the webcam thing was a bear to me. I spent so much time and a little money, ordering different cables, downloading apps, buying a HDMI video capture card and HDMI cables. All to no avail, I couldn't get the Beta app to work. In the end, it was simply using the USB micro to regular USB into my laptop, that is all the problem needed, 2 weeks and over a $100 later, I had the cable laying in a box of extra cables. Your video was simple, and sometimes, simple is good. Thanks so much.
Glad you got it work! The resolution is higher over HDMI though. So if you already have the HDMI setup and can get it to work, it may be better for short sessions.
@ I wish I could get the HDMI to work, but no luck so far, but thanks, I can move forward now with my video's
Hi Marcus
Great video!
I have done my setup as you described. My problem is a lot of lagging, from 0,5-1,5 seconds. I have hade this problem on Teams, my computer cam function and on Vid Yard. I have also tired with different cables.
Place do you have any advice for how I can slove this problem ore what the reason can be?
Br Joel
On my setup the delays is 100 ms. Whenever it's more, I reboot my machine. But I've never had the kind of delays you're having. The only thing I could recommend is to update the firmware on the camera.
@Thank you, I will try that!
i can't get it working for zoom, but on streamyard all is fine
On my Zoom setup, it just pops up as a camera I can select, and works nicely.
@ i have windows 10; dell xps 15 and installed webcam utility that would be version 3. Doesn't work. restarted the pc, and quitted the software.
You are very honest man! It works great!!!
Thanks for watching! I think it's a great setup!
I plan to se it for a new TH-cam channel on the law. Your explanation is excellent and friendly. Thanks.
Great choice!
Hi Markus. Our Zoom webinars run almost 2 hours. We currently have a Sony FDR AX-53 camcorder. I want to use it in a hybrid meeting setup, pointed towards the audience. Laptop is W10, running Zoom with speaker's webcam, HDMI output to overhead projector for PowerPoint. I assume that I need an Elgato Cam Link to transmit the Sony FDR signal? I guess there is no way to have both camera signals transmitted simultaneously showing both the speaker and the audience? Is the use of a Canon EOS somehow easier technically to setup for what I am trying to accomplish?
In principle, yes. Just make sure the camcorder has a clean HDMI out signal, meaning that it doesn't transmit all the on-screen display indicators. Also make sure it can transmit HDMI when in record mode. My Canon XF100 camcorder can only do it in playback mode, which makes it impossible to use as a webcam.
Excellent job, question, re-start the pc after download the driver or before?
After installation!
Great video, it works now with Mac right? . Can can use the m50 for making ecourses, together with Screencast o matic? They day its a good program for recording videos. Hope it works....
I'm not familiar with the Apple environment. But I am able to use the M50 with OBS which I use to screen record.
Good video sir...i use for online teaching
I'm glad you liked it. There will be more videos related to online and hybrid teaching very soon!
Great Vid
Thanks for watching!
hi, did you download the webcam utility under windows 7 or under windows 10. (Selection from the dropdown list)
I got it from the Windows 10 section. At the time I downloaded it, that was the only place it was available.
Thanks for the useful information. I just installed Canon Webcam Utility. And when I shoot via Zoom on my Canon M50, I see a video lags slightly on my end. Is this normal? Will others on a Zoom meeting notice this sync issue?
In my setup there's no lag. But try making a recording with Zoom. Could be that there's no lag on the final feed. And test it in a call. If others don't notice, you're all good.
can we use the webcam utilities to stop the 30 min auto-shutoff and also an HDMI for quality? or will this combination not work?
I've never tried the HDMI connection, so I don't know.
yours was the best video i have seen on this , very very good, you have just gained a subscriber,
Thank you very much Brendan! I watched through most of the other videos on using the M50 as a webcam, and wanted to make something really useful.
@ yes , i recomemded your channel to a friend who is also a comedian, coz i interview ppl on my channel and i told him i cant believe you just have 35 subscribers
How to use Canon M50 microphone!
As I have Boya WM4 PRO !
I am getting Video Quality from Camera but
How I can get Boya WM4 PRO audio quality for Zoom Meeting?
Thanks 🙏! Waiting for your Answer Sir !
There's no audio via the USB connection in the camera. Plug the mic into the computer instead.
Hi Markus! Thanks for the great tutorial. Just bought Canon M50 to up the picture quality of long form interviews over Zoom. Is it even worth bothering with HDMI connectors since Zoom is compressing the picture quality anyway?
In my opinion it's not worth it. But perhaps more importantly, the M50 does not have a clean HDMI signal. Which in practice means you can't use autofocus.
@ Thank you very much . I thought the issues with the non-clean HDMI are in the case live-streaming only and not recorded video? (The latter should apply for Zoom recordings, right?)
@@FinanceManagerInterviews I'm pretty sure using it for Zoom calls counts at live streaming from this perspective. But I only use it with USB, so I'm not certain.
Thanks for sharing. I'm planning to get one. How do you maintain eye contact with the lens? do you use a teleprompter? any tips
It's a great camera! And no, I don't use a teleprompter. Rather, for my videos, I have bullet points with what I want to say. Most times I have to do a couple of takes.
@I’d imagine that method of setting and following more of an outline rather than strictly memorizing or reading a script comes pretty naturally with your experience in standup comedy, especially when you get to pre record and do retakes rather than having to improvise on stage in front of an audience.
It’s always pretty nerve wracking for me and I’m not a comedian nor have the amount of experience as you but I’ve occasionally had to present in front of a decent sized audience and I find it impossible to write and go off of a script. I always feel uncomfortable and like I’m not me, even when it’s my own script lol.
Could you do a screen record? Because I could not do that to my M50 with my MacBook Air 2011
Yes for me it worked. I used OBS to record my screen.
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I have an IPad Pro, do you know whether there is a way to connect it?
I don't know, I'm afraid, as I don't use Apple products.
Hi Markus, if i would use M50 for 10 hours live streaming, do you have suggestions for me? I have a full day conference of 9 to 10 hours continuous shoot?
For that setup it's best to get a continuous power supply like this: amzn.to/2IS4FEP
There's a little port on the bottom of the battery compartment where you can plug in the cable.
Good one ... never knew that Canon M 50 can be used as webcam ...I have given thumbs up and subscribe. Your tutorial delivery is excellent.
Awesome, thank you! I've been using the M50 as for Zoom and live streams since May, and it's still great! Let's see what they come up with for the 1.0 release of the utility.
@ So I need to download the Webcam Software into PC / Laptop and use it there or download into laptop and install in the camera?
@@CaptSureshSharma You install it on the laptop.
@ Thanks a lot
Great video, Markus. Will this lens work for auto-focus for videos with the Canon M50 on my mac? Thanks!
I've never tried it on a Mac, but on Windows the autofocus works perfectly.
Thanks for your reply, Markus. Was it with this specific lens?
@@fredemiller Yep, the kit lens!
Hi, I am using it on the mac M1 and Zoom is not detecting it. When I check canon's site for the EOS it shows that there is not a driver for Big Sur? But I know someone who has had success with it in zoom and running BigSur, but their mac is Intel and not M1. Is there a workaround for this that doesn't involve using HDMI? Please let me know. Thanks.
That one I don't know myself, as I only use Windows.
@ ok. I heard back from a Canon rep and they told me they are working on it and to keep checking. Thanks for getting back to me.
Perfect, then I hope they fix it soon!
I'm very concern about the clean HDMI output..that I saw on youtube...does the Canon Utility helps to give a clean HDMI output on your computer screen.
The Canon Webcam Utility is for USB, not HDMI. And yes it's a clean video signal.
@ Thanks Markus for sharing. Planning to get a Canon M50 soon.
Does this send audio as well? Or do you need to select another audio source?
In the version I used there was no audio, so instead I plugged a mic into my desktop. It's still beta, so this could change in the future.
And thanks for watching!
Спасибо большое, вы донксли все доходчиво и ясно! 👌 🙂
Thanks for watching!
Markus- thanks for posting. I am a teacher and our public schools will be virtual for the foreseeable future. To teach history and psychology it is important that my students are able to see and hear me for I use storytelling for a lot of my teaching method. I bought the Canon M50 specifically for teaching online but had issues setting up with Zoom. I am going to follow your suggestions to see if I can make it work. Thanks for posting.
I'm sure your students will enjoy the class!
i would like to use it for my Yoga online Classes
That's a great use case! A real camera like this is so much easier to position correctly, and the zoom lens also helps.
I am planning to use skype as a way to do remote podcasts. Now I can use my canon instead of the low quality webcam on my laptop.
Update:
I downloaded the software and my camera worked as a webcam. Omg its amazing. So much better than the webcam.
Nice!
What is the time limit not to burn your sensors down? Canon says 30 min, has anybody tried to live stream for 1-2 hours?
I regularly use the webcam until the battery dies, which is about two hours. So should be no problem at all.
Very informative video. Thanks. By USB- B cable you mean micro hdmi?
No that's a different connector. I use the Micro-B USB jack on the camera.
Is it only 576p?
Yes that's correct.
to answer your question ,,, i want to use it to make my online magic shows look better,, also if you want i m doing free shows every week,, not sure if thats your thing,, lol ,,
That's a great use! I bet especially for magic it's essential to be able to frame the shot just right.
Hi! will this work for song recording?:)
For the video part, yes. But you'll need to record the audio separately. I use a separate microphone for my video conferences and live streaming.
Kiitos hyvästä videosta! Uskoisitko täyden akun kestävän hyvin tunnin live-striimiin? Olisiko sinulla antaa vinkkiä miten kameran saa facebook liveen kytkettyä tai mikä vialla/mitä tehdä, kun kamera on usb:lla koneessa kiinni, niin kameran näyttö on mustana ja keskellä läppärin ikoni/kuva? Kiitos jos osaat auttaa :)
Kyllä se tunnin kestää. Jopa kaksikin. Tuo musta ruutu on ihan normaali. Avaa vain joku webcam-ohjelma (FB Live tai OBS esim) ja sen pitäis toimia. Mutta lopeta ensin EOS Utility system traystä.
@ Kiitos vastauksesta. Nyt sain kameran toimimaan Teamsissä, mutta Facebook live edelleen tökkii (missä se pitäisi saada toimimaan). Mutta testailut jatkukoon :D
I do not know why.. but my actual webcam is having better quality than the m50..
it looks good in view finder but quality is degraded a lot (also looks darker in zoom calls.) not sure if its the software.. but I think il stick to webcam for now.
One fact could be the resolution. It's only 576p with the EOS Webcam Utility.
Anyone know how to flip the image in webcam mode?
You mean flip it horizontally, right? At least in Zoom this can be done in the video settings: "Mirror my video".
@ Ah im using streamyard
Nice thx Markus... greatings from Sahabat Tv
Thanks for watching!
Why i cant stream long time ? If i buy the battery charge adaptor i cant stream over 4-5 hours?
With a continuous power supply you can stream for as long as you want. Something like this: amzn.to/2IS4FEP
@ ty! I need to have the canon utility in task bar all time? Because it take a lot of cpu usage as i saw and this maybe it a problem with my fps in games while streaming. You know about this?
In order to use the Webcam Utility you actually need to quit the EOS Utility. So it shouldn't be a problem.
@ So eos utility is not running in background? How it work then?
I don't know how to answer this question I'm afraid.
I'm going to use my Canon EOS M50 for Zoom Conference Calls for work.
Excellent choice! I think your colleagues will be impressed by the video quality!
But you have to upgrade zoom for pro version otherwise out put live conference video quality is not good
@@Videographyzan I think I may have zoom pro as my company provides zoom for me to use. I'll log into zoom to make sure. Thank you for the heads up.
When using the M50, what is your solution for sound?
I currently use the Samson Q2U USB mic: amzn.to/3nWDWFH
How do I adjust the sharpness on the canon M50?
Sharpness is affected by many factors, like focus, resolution and depth of field, for example. What exactly do you mean?
@ I think the term is "noise" in my camera shot or video, could reducing my ISO help? This is for indoor video recording.
@@JKtheDJDJJK Absolutely! A higher ISO always gives you more noise. Just make sure you have enough light.
Very useful video! What about audio on zoom?
I'm glad you asked! Have a look: th-cam.com/video/N6sitOorKa8/w-d-xo.html
@ that's great, but I didn't get the answer. I have a boom mic, but I can't hear it on zoom. Is there a solution to this?
@@pathway1 You have to connect the audio separately to the computer. There's no audio signal over the USB cable I'm afraid.
@ Thanks for the response and I see! So I tried connecting the trs-to-trrs wire from the mic to the computer audio port, but I still want getting any sound. I made sure the correct side (3 black striped) was plugged into the computer, but still wasn't getting anything. Any tips on that?
@@pathway1 Depends on the kind of input you have on the computer. For headset connectors TRRS should work. But if it's a mic input, just use TRS (two bands).
It would work to me at ms teams.
Absolutely! This works great in Teams!
Can I use it on iPad pro?
I'm afraid I'm not sure about that one, as I don't use Apple products.
Markus Seppälä thank you,I will use it with windows 👍🏻
You look like the professor from La Casa de pappel
Thanks! Usually people tell me I look like Stephen King. I even talked about it here: th-cam.com/video/MWCuUHf2zGk/w-d-xo.html
it says website is down
Let's see if it comes back up soon, or if I'll have to update the link.
@ from what I read online they got a ransomware attack
can you use this for webex?
I haven't tried, but I would assume yes. The camera shows up as a webcam in Windows, so any application using a webcam should work. Though it's still beta, so it's not all perfect.
06:32 USING MAC??? not a solution for you..... Wish I would have known that before watching the whole video. Maybe put it in the title somewhere? Thanks!
That video is 2 years old. Now there is a Mac version.
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Thanks for watching Aldo!