I found a way to use my old Nikon as a webcam using an HDMI capture card. Hooked it up to the camera’s mini HDMI port and wham! had a working webcam!
But after thirty minutes, it would always switch off the live view, so i was left with a camera feed of the menus. Turns out this is an import restriction so it can be imported as a “still camera” and not a “movie camera” for significantly less taxes.
Enter some wonderful soul who found a way to hack the firmware to allow live view to stay on continuously, so now it works great as a webcam!
The limit is only true if you’re also recording to internal memory. My understanding is that it’s a European Union issue that we all have to suffer for.
Why? A material change was made to the item after the point of import. This would be like taxing a timber importer as though they were importing furniture.
I found a way to use my old Nikon as a webcam using an HDMI capture card. Hooked it up to the camera’s mini HDMI port and wham! had a working webcam!
But after thirty minutes, it would always switch off the live view, so i was left with a camera feed of the menus. Turns out this is an import restriction so it can be imported as a “still camera” and not a “movie camera” for significantly less taxes.
Enter some wonderful soul who found a way to hack the firmware to allow live view to stay on continuously, so now it works great as a webcam!
The limit is only true if you’re also recording to internal memory. My understanding is that it’s a European Union issue that we all have to suffer for.
I have a D3000.
Literally the last DSLR to be made without a live view … if it wasn’t for bad luck I wouldn’t have any.
I hope you’ve paid the difference in taxes for a video camera.
Lmao these fuckin people can’t take a joke.
Made me laugh.
I hope you’ve paid the difference in taxes for a comedian.
Why? A material change was made to the item after the point of import. This would be like taxing a timber importer as though they were importing furniture.
Why? The thing is a webcam now.