Setting up the GoPro Hero 8 and 9 as a Webcam
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If you already have a compatible GoPro, here’s what you need and how to set it up. The GoPro webcam works with several videoconferencing platforms, but, for the sake of this article, we’ll be focusing on Zoom due to its popularity. (However, the Hero 5 Session and the Max are the outliers.) Whether you have a new or old model, basically every GoPro from the GoPro 4 onwards works as a webcam. Older models do require a video capture device, which can range between $20-$100, depending on the brand. Setting up newer GoPro models as a webcam is easier thanks to GoPro’s webcam software. However, for those with a GoPro, there’s no need to buy a webcam. With such a high demand for webcams, retailers have had trouble keeping them in stock, and shortages have been common in the past year. Video calls have become the new norm for work, school, and catching up with friends and relatives, making webcams a necessity. Image edited on Luminar AI.Īfter buying it for a trip abroad, I did what many others have done when the vacation ends-I put the GoPro in a drawer, never to be used again. I captured this image with the GoPro Hero 5 Black at Ijen Crater Lake in Indonesia. Still, I don’t find myself surfing, climbing, or riding dirt bikes in remote deserts often enough-or at all. Don’t get me wrong, I think the GoPro is a decent piece of kit with several cool video, photo, and time-lapse modes that are useful for creating captivating action content. Like many people who fell for GoPro’s cool-outdoor-sports-guy marketing, I bought a camera for a trip and then never used it again. Here’s what you need to set up a GoPro for your next Zoom call.
If you own a GoPro, you also own a solid webcam.