Overview

We strongly recommend having more than one camera to keep the Session more dynamic with various angles and scenes, like a front camera and a wider shot showing your instruments for instance.

If you don’t have any good cameras suitable for streaming, a smartphone is a great alternative.

🖲  Webcams

There's usually no setup required for webcams.

Depending on your model you may be able to install a software to manually control settings of your webcam like exposure, contrast and improve the overall image quality. For the Logitech C920 HD for instance you can download the Camera Settings app.

📱 iPhone and other smartphones

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Probably the best option for quality and easy of use today.

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<aside> 🔋 If you’re using your smartphone as a webcam via Wifi, be aware that it might run out of battery during your Session so it’s best to leave it connected to a power source.

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Using an iPhone as a webcam with Camera Continuity on Mac (best option)

For this setup you’ll need :

Then just follow Apple’s instruction on activating Camera Continuity to see use your iPhone as a camera.

Using any smartphone with Elgato’s Epoccam