The used T5 cost me $200 that I used as a webcam with Canon's free EOS webcam software. It served well as that for six months or so. Then it would drop off requiring a restart. That increased until it became unusable as a webcam. I can only guess that some component was not mean for constant use and died. It is what happens when you cut corners and go with the cheapest option. I might try to sell it on UHH, or just give it as a present to some young relative.
Fortunately, the webcam shortage is a thing of the past. There are many available at good prices.
Might be capable of being used as a webcam, but I'd never use it that way.
LCD wrote:
The used T5 cost me $200 that I used as a webcam with Canon's free EOS webcam software. It served well as that for six months or so. Then it would drop off requiring a restart. That increased until it became unusable as a webcam. I can only guess that some component was not mean for constant use and died. It is what happens when you cut corners and go with the cheapest option. I might try to sell it on UHH, or just give it as a present to some young relative.
“Webcam dies of overuse”. Poetic justice.
LCD wrote:
The used T5 cost me $200 that I used as a webcam with Canon's free EOS webcam software. It served well as that for six months or so. Then it would drop off requiring a restart. That increased until it became unusable as a webcam. I can only guess that some component was not mean for constant use and died. It is what happens when you cut corners and go with the cheapest option. I might try to sell it on UHH, or just give it as a present to some young relative.
Try a new battery in the camera. My 5D Mk IV would stop working and it was the battery. I put a different battery in it and it worked flawlessly.
LCD wrote:
The used T5 cost me $200 that I used as a webcam with Canon's free EOS webcam software. It served well as that for six months or so. Then it would drop off requiring a restart. That increased until it became unusable as a webcam. I can only guess that some component was not mean for constant use and died. It is what happens when you cut corners and go with the cheapest option. I might try to sell it on UHH, or just give it as a present to some young relative.
Probably over heating is killing something. Not designed to be on constantly.
PC Magazine's 8 best webcams for 2021 are all $199 or below.
https://www.pcmag.com/picks/how-to-buy-the-best-webcamAnd they are designed to be on for long periods of time.
I'm going to guess it's due to sensor overheating just like what happens when too long an exposure is done.
Get a webcam, they are not expensive
Hi LCD,
I do a lot of Zoom presentations (fly fishing) using multiple cameras. We've tried many different things and currently, we are using several old smartphones as their camera is usually much better than a 2- or 3-MP webcam. We use a FREE program called Iriun along with our in-office WiFi. First, download the Iriun program to your laptop/desktop computer. When you set it up, be sure to select the 4-camera option on the first setup page (the one where you check the "I read it box" when you never really read all the text. Second, use your smartphone to go to the App Store and download the smartphone version of Iriun. To use: Open the program on your computer then open the App on the smartphone. In about 10 seconds they will communicate with each other and you have a really good webcam. We have four OLD smartphones we use for our Zoom presentations and the only thing we have to "plugin" is the power cord as the main reason the phones were retired was the battery not holding a charge. Good luck. Take care & ...
There was a time that cameras had limited record time due to competing against video cameras which had no recording time limit.
The reason for this fixed time is that if a camera records more than 30 minutes of video is usually classified as a video camera.
Therefore, to avoid higher import fees, DSLR camera manufacturers have reduced battery life to less than 30 minutes.
Battery consumption equates to heat and burning a battery of its full charge in less than 30 minutes creates much more heat of the electronics of the camera causing stress and the camera will shut down for its own survival.
I used an AC power adapter to replace the battery.
Consider calling (800) OK-CANON
The EOS T5 is capable of recording full HD video up to 29:59 in length. Ask them what settings are needed (fresh battery vs adapter? what card speed? what frame rate? other) to assure you achieve the 29:59 mark. It's unlikely the camera is broken, rather some setting is incorrect as needed to record for 30-minutes.
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