![]() ![]() How to use a Hero 4 / 5 / 6 or 7 as a webcam in WindowsĪs mentioned already, you’ll have to buy a USB capture dongle with an HDMI input. ![]() You should see GoPro Camera in the list of available webcams. You can now launch the app you want to use, such as Zoom. You can use the Digital Lens menu to choose the field of view. When you connect your GoPro with a USB cable - ideally use a USB 3.0 port - that icon should gain a blue dot to indicate a successful connection.Ĭlick on the icon and choose Show Preview. ![]() If you're using a Hero 8 or 9 with a Mac, install the utility and you should then see a GoPro camera icon appear on the status bar. Check the options to make sure the GoPro is selected and permission to use it has been granted. If you’re using Zoom (or another app) in Chrome, go to Settings > Privacy and Security > Site Settings > Camera. If you can’t see the GoPro listed, close the app and reopen it. Right-click on the GoPro Webcam icon in the system tray to find options such as Digital Lens which changes the field of view to suit. Now, connect your Hero 8 or 9 Black to your computer using a USB-C cable (preferably the one that came with it) and you should find you can select it as a webcam in Zoom or whichever video calling app you want to use. Once you’ve been granted access you can download and install the software. Instead, you’ll need a Facebook account and you’ll have to join the private GoPro Webcam Beta group. Oddly enough, GoPro hasn’t put the utility on its website. The WisFox capture dongle, above, is £15.99 from Amazon. A USB capture device with HDMI input for Hero 4/5/6/7.OR a mini-HDMI to HDMI cable for Hero 4/5/6/7.A way to mount your GoPro so it’s fixed in place.To install the latest firmware on your GoPro camera (via the GoPro app).The Hero 4 Silver does, so that can be used via a USB capture dongle like the other Black models. Note that you can’t use a Hero 7 White or Silver version as a webcam, or any other model which does not have an HDMI output. These aren’t overly expensive: you can buy one from Amazon for about £10 -20/ $15-$30: just search for USB capture HDMI and you’ll find various options. If you have a Black version of the Hero 7, 6, 5 or 4 then you can still use it as a webcam if you buy an HDMI-to-USB dongle which converts the HDMI output to USB and allows your Windows laptop or PC to see it as a webcam, which you can then select as normal in Zoom, Skype, Teams and other video calling apps. And here’s the bad news, that utility only works if you have a Hero 8 Black or Hero 9 Black. GoPro released its webcam utility, GoPro Webcam for Mac back in July 2020 but only recently released a beta version of it for Windows. ![]()
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