An update launched this week let you call on your waterproof GoPro action tv camera into a working webcam . Theupdate , which is compatible with the with theHERO8 Black , allow you to connect the camera via a USB - C cable and have it appear as a camera in apps like Zoom and Microsoft Teams .
The feature article requires a manual microcode update for the HERO8 and a trivial piece of software that permit you control the television camera from the background . In our examination , the feature worked well on Mac OS and Windows .
The Hero8 work as a webcam for Discord , YouTube Live , Zoom , and many other picture chat apps . you’re able to coif it to fisheye modality for a encompassing flavour , or a standard matted webcam mode .
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Sadly , users of other GoPro television camera will have to waitress .
“ Using a GoPro as a webcam is only offer through the HERO8 Black at this time , ” the company wrote in a FAQ .
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