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Nikon will let you use its cameras as high-end webcams
The Webcam Utility Software is available in beta for both Windows 10 and macOS.
Sony cameras join the work-from-home webcam party
Recent compact, DSLR and mirrorless models work on Windows 10.
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Panasonic mirrorless cameras now work as webcams
The app is compatible with the GH5 and S1 models, among others.
You can now use your Canon camera as a Mac webcam
Super bokeh Zoom meetings are no longer limited to Windows.
How to use your high-end camera as a webcam
If you’re lucky, you might not need to buy anything extra.
Canon's EOS Rebel T8i reaffirms its commitment to DSLRs
It can finally handle 4K, but not with the vaunted Dual Pixel autofocus.
Nikon's D6 flagship DSLR camera arrives in April for $6,500
It can shoot at 14 fps but video is limited to 4K 30p.
Canon's Robotic Camera System controls multiple DSLRs from afar
Pros can zoom and move cameras from the comfort of a PC.
18Nikon's D780 is its most serious DSLR for video yet
It has a 4K full-pixel readout and eye-tracking phase-detect autofocus.
17Canon's flagship 1DX Mark III is a supercharged sports and video camera
Advanced AI autofocus features, 20 fps shooting and 5.5K 60p RAW video.
Canon's EOS 1D X Mark III will be a technological tour de force
16fps shooting, 60fps 10-bit 4K and dual CFexpress card slots.
Canon's EOS 90D DSLR and mirrorless EOS M6 Mark II pack 32.5-megapixels
Leaks spoiled the surprise, but both are due in September.
Nikon updates its SnapBridge app for faster image transfers
SnapBridge version 2.6 allows for RAW image transfers and more.
Canon leaks its EOS 90D DSLR and mirrorless EOS M6 Mark II cameras
Both pack 32.5-megapixel sensors, 4K video and Dual Pixel AF with eye detection.
Even DSLR cameras are vulnerable to ransomware
Hackers could hijack your valuable photos from a memory card.
Tech's favorite bag brand will sell you a $600 carbon fiber tripod
Peak Design's Travel Tripod is super portable (and pricey).
Recommended Reading: Trusting companies despite privacy lapses
The best long-form writing on technology and more on the web.
Samsung caught using another DSLR photo to sell a phone camera
Companies: please just use samples from the phone.
