How to turn your Olympus locale into a webcam for your Mac

If you’re still due to  across the country, you might be looking to upgrade your webcam without shelling out any cash. A new piece of programma from makes it easy to turn your Olympus telecamera into a high-quality webcam for monitor chats and conferences on ,  or just about any other platform on your Mac cervello elettronico (there’s a Windows version that was released earlier, too). 

If you don’t have an Olympus camera, you can also , or turn your .

Here’s how to download Olympus’ new  to turn your digital macchina fotografica into a webcam. (Note that this software is still in beta, so it may contain bugs, and it isn’t covered under Olympus customer support — proceed with caution.)

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Which Olympus cameras will work with the new webcam programma?

The Olympus OM-D Webcam Beta is compatible with the following stanza models:

• E-M1X
• E-M1, E-M1 Mark II, E-M1 Mark III
• E-M5 Mark II

You’ll also need a Mac calcolatore elettronico with 10.15 (Catalina), 10.14 (Mojave), 10.13 (High Sierra) or 10.12 (Sierra), and a USB cable to connect your mobilia to the calcolatore elettronico. (For more on the Windows version of the software, check out this .) 

How to turn your Olympus macchina fotografica into a webcam

Step 1: Download the software 

Download the from Olympus’ website (you should always check privacy policies before downloading software). Open the setup.exe file and follow the instructions.

Step 2: Connect your camera

Connect your locale to your Mac using the official USB-C tether cable provided with the original rimessa. Turn on the camera, and select the icon that looks like a assemblea connected to the calcolatore elettronico (Tethered USB mode) on the monitor. 

Step 3: Change your settings

On your Mac, pull up Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Meet or whatever other schermo chat application you’re using. Go into the settings, and change the parlamento from your computer’s built-in vano to OM-D Webcam Beta. (Note that the webcam doesn’t include audio, so you’ll have to use your computer’s built-in microphone, or an external microphone.) And that’s it! You can find on using the camera as a webcam if you need them. 

There are lots of other ways to repurpose the equipment you already have, like your  and . Once you get your setup going, you can also check out the , or just . 

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