DSLR as web cam
by zukester0760 from LinuxQuestions.org on (#6H7MB)
My guess? Not possible, but hey...
Linux Mint Cinnamon, "Your system is up to date", system information is below in quotes.
Three different Canon DSLRs as a web cam, connected to HDMI port, tried also to USB. Live view, video mode, still photo mode; nothing worked.
HP EliteDesk 800 G2 DM 65W
Have tried multiple softwares, Cheese, Kamoso, OBS Studio, others I deleted because they failed. Been at this for months, off and on.
Have tried so many command line commands that I found in searches, videos I watched that worked for their Canon DSLR, forums, you name it.
"Camera not found" is as far as I have ever gotten.
If that is just simply not possible, then what inexpensive web cam should I get? That is easy to find and use? I have a large desktop mic that works, records, etc. I refuse to go back to Winders, no Apple nonsense.
Any ideas on what worked? Nothing worked? Went to web cam? Which one?
Thanks in Advance,
Zukester
________________________________________________________________________
Code:"System:
Kernel: 5.15.0-91-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 11.4.0 Desktop: Cinnamon 5.8.4
tk: GTK 3.24.33 wm: muffin dm: LightDM Distro: Linux Mint 21.2 Victoria base: Ubuntu 22.04 jammy
Machine:
Type: Desktop System: HP product: HP EliteDesk 800 G2 DM 65W v: N/A serial: <superuser required>
Chassis: type: 15 serial: <superuser required>
Mobo: HP model: 8056 v: KBC Version 05.36 serial: <superuser required> UEFI: HP
v: N21 Ver. 02.42 date: 08/18/2019
CPU:
Info: quad core model: Intel Core i5-6500 bits: 64 type: MCP arch: Skylake-S rev: 3 cache:
L1: 256 KiB L2: 1024 KiB L3: 6 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 1944 high: 2090 min/max: 800/3600 cores: 1: 2045 2: 2090 3: 2043 4: 1600
bogomips: 25599
Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel HD Graphics 530 vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: i915 v: kernel ports:
active: DP-3 empty: DP-1, DP-2, HDMI-A-1, HDMI-A-2 bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:1912
Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.21.1.4 driver: X: loaded: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa
gpu: i915 display-ID: :0 screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1080 s-dpi: 96
Monitor-1: DP-3 model: Acer S240HL res: 1920x1080 dpi: 92 diag: 609mm (24")
OpenGL: renderer: Mesa Intel HD Graphics 530 (SKL GT2) v: 4.6 Mesa 23.0.4-0ubuntu1~22.04.1
direct render: Yes
Audio:
Device-1: Intel 100 Series/C230 Series Family HD Audio vendor: Hewlett-Packard
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 00:1f.3 chip-ID: 8086:a170
Sound Server-1: ALSA v: k5.15.0-91-generic running: yes
Sound Server-2: PulseAudio v: 15.99.1 running: yes
Sound Server-3: PipeWire v: 0.3.48 running: yes
Network:
Device-1: Intel Ethernet I219-LM vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: e1000e v: kernel port: N/A
bus-ID: 00:1f.6 chip-ID: 8086:15b7
IF: eno1 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Device-2: Ralink MT7601U Wireless Adapter type: USB driver: mt7601u bus-ID: 1-2:3
chip-ID: 148f:7601
IF: wlx1cbfce809be8 state: up mac: <filter>
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 18.66 TiB used: 9.56 TiB (51.2%)
ID-1: /dev/sda model: MicroFrom 512GB SATA3 SSD size: 476.94 GiB speed: 6.0 Gb/s
serial: <filter>
ID-2: /dev/sdc type: USB vendor: Seagate model: ST16000NM001G-2KK103 size: 14.55 TiB
serial: <filter>
ID-3: /dev/sdd type: USB vendor: Hitachi model: HDS5C4040ALE630 size: 3.64 TiB
serial: <filter>
Partition:
ID-1: / size: 201.41 GiB used: 170.71 GiB (84.8%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda3
ID-2: /boot/efi size: 299.4 MiB used: 6.2 MiB (2.1%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/sda1
Swap:
ID-1: swap-1 type: file size: 2 GiB used: 1.54 GiB (76.8%) priority: -2 file: /swapfile
USB:
Hub-1: 1-0:1 info: Hi-speed hub with single TT ports: 16 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s
chip-ID: 1d6b:0002
Device-1: 1-1:2 info: Maxxter Wireless Receiver type: Mouse,Keyboard
driver: hid-generic,usbhid rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s chip-ID: 248a:8363
Device-2: 1-2:3 info: Ralink MT7601U Wireless Adapter type: Network driver: mt7601u rev: 2.0
speed: 480 Mb/s chip-ID: 148f:7601
Device-3: 1-3:8 info: Brother Industries HL-L2320D series type: Printer driver: usblp rev: 2.0
speed: 480 Mb/s chip-ID: 04f9:0062
Device-4: 1-4:4 info: Logitech G203 LIGHTSYNC Gaming Mouse type: Mouse,HID
driver: hid-generic,usbhid rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s chip-ID: 046d:c092
Device-5: 1-5:5 info: Chicony USB Keyboard type: Keyboard driver: hid-generic,usbhid rev: 2.0
speed: 1.5 Mb/s chip-ID: 04f2:0400
Hub-2: 2-0:1 info: Super-speed hub ports: 10 rev: 3.0 speed: 5 Gb/s chip-ID: 1d6b:0003
Device-1: 2-8:85 info: JMicron / USA JMS551 - Sharkoon SATA QuickPort Duo type: Mass Storage
driver: uas rev: 3.0 speed: 5 Gb/s chip-ID: 152d:0561
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 44.0 C pch: 52.5 C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Repos:
Packages: 3547 apt: 3475 flatpak: 57 snap: 15
No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/agornostal-ulauncher-jammy.list
1: deb [arch=amd64 signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/agornostal-ulauncher-jammy.gpg] https: //ppa.launchpadcontent.net/agornostal/ulauncher/ubuntu jammy main
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/balena-etcher.list
1: deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/balena-etcher-archive-keyring.gpg] https: //dl.cloudsmith.io/public/balena/etcher/deb/linuxmint vanessa main
2: deb-src [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/balena-etcher-archive-keyring.gpg] https: //dl.cloudsmith.io/public/balena/etcher/deb/linuxmint vanessa main
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/nordvpn.list
1: deb https: //repo.nordvpn.com//deb/nordvpn/debian stable main
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/obsproject-obs-studio-jammy.list
1: deb [arch=amd64 signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/obsproject-obs-studio-jammy.gpg] https: //ppa.launchpadcontent.net/obsproject/obs-studio/ubuntu jammy main
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/official-package-repositories.list
1: deb http: //packages.linuxmint.com tricia main upstream import backport
2: deb http: //archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic main restricted universe multiverse
3: deb http: //archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates main restricted universe multiverse
4: deb http: //archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-backports main restricted universe multiverse
5: deb http: //security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ bionic-security main restricted universe multiverse
6: deb http: //archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ bionic partner
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pj-assis-ppa-jammy.list
1: deb [arch=amd64 signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/pj-assis-ppa-jammy.gpg] https: //ppa.launchpadcontent.net/pj-assis/ppa/ubuntu jammy main
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/sublime-text.list
1: deb https: //download.sublimetext.com/ apt/stable/
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/vivaldi.list
1: deb [arch=amd64] https: //repo.vivaldi.com/stable/deb/ stable main
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/winehq-focal.sources
1: deb [arch=amd64 i386] https: //dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu focal main
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/winehq-jammy.sources
1: deb [arch=amd64 i386] https: //dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu jammy main
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/winehq-kinetic.sources
1: deb [arch=amd64 i386] https: //dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu kinetic main
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/winehq-lunar.sources
1: deb [arch=amd64 i386] https: //dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu lunar main
Info:
Processes: 356 Uptime: 4d 7h 27m Memory: 15.5 GiB used: 9.61 GiB (62.0%) Init: systemd v: 249
runlevel: 5 Compilers: gcc: 11.4.0 alt: 11/12 Client: Unknown python3.10 client inxi: 3.3.13"
Linux Mint Cinnamon, "Your system is up to date", system information is below in quotes.
Three different Canon DSLRs as a web cam, connected to HDMI port, tried also to USB. Live view, video mode, still photo mode; nothing worked.
HP EliteDesk 800 G2 DM 65W
Have tried multiple softwares, Cheese, Kamoso, OBS Studio, others I deleted because they failed. Been at this for months, off and on.
Have tried so many command line commands that I found in searches, videos I watched that worked for their Canon DSLR, forums, you name it.
"Camera not found" is as far as I have ever gotten.
If that is just simply not possible, then what inexpensive web cam should I get? That is easy to find and use? I have a large desktop mic that works, records, etc. I refuse to go back to Winders, no Apple nonsense.
Any ideas on what worked? Nothing worked? Went to web cam? Which one?
Thanks in Advance,
Zukester
________________________________________________________________________
Code:"System:
Kernel: 5.15.0-91-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 11.4.0 Desktop: Cinnamon 5.8.4
tk: GTK 3.24.33 wm: muffin dm: LightDM Distro: Linux Mint 21.2 Victoria base: Ubuntu 22.04 jammy
Machine:
Type: Desktop System: HP product: HP EliteDesk 800 G2 DM 65W v: N/A serial: <superuser required>
Chassis: type: 15 serial: <superuser required>
Mobo: HP model: 8056 v: KBC Version 05.36 serial: <superuser required> UEFI: HP
v: N21 Ver. 02.42 date: 08/18/2019
CPU:
Info: quad core model: Intel Core i5-6500 bits: 64 type: MCP arch: Skylake-S rev: 3 cache:
L1: 256 KiB L2: 1024 KiB L3: 6 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 1944 high: 2090 min/max: 800/3600 cores: 1: 2045 2: 2090 3: 2043 4: 1600
bogomips: 25599
Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel HD Graphics 530 vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: i915 v: kernel ports:
active: DP-3 empty: DP-1, DP-2, HDMI-A-1, HDMI-A-2 bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:1912
Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.21.1.4 driver: X: loaded: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa
gpu: i915 display-ID: :0 screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1080 s-dpi: 96
Monitor-1: DP-3 model: Acer S240HL res: 1920x1080 dpi: 92 diag: 609mm (24")
OpenGL: renderer: Mesa Intel HD Graphics 530 (SKL GT2) v: 4.6 Mesa 23.0.4-0ubuntu1~22.04.1
direct render: Yes
Audio:
Device-1: Intel 100 Series/C230 Series Family HD Audio vendor: Hewlett-Packard
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 00:1f.3 chip-ID: 8086:a170
Sound Server-1: ALSA v: k5.15.0-91-generic running: yes
Sound Server-2: PulseAudio v: 15.99.1 running: yes
Sound Server-3: PipeWire v: 0.3.48 running: yes
Network:
Device-1: Intel Ethernet I219-LM vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: e1000e v: kernel port: N/A
bus-ID: 00:1f.6 chip-ID: 8086:15b7
IF: eno1 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Device-2: Ralink MT7601U Wireless Adapter type: USB driver: mt7601u bus-ID: 1-2:3
chip-ID: 148f:7601
IF: wlx1cbfce809be8 state: up mac: <filter>
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 18.66 TiB used: 9.56 TiB (51.2%)
ID-1: /dev/sda model: MicroFrom 512GB SATA3 SSD size: 476.94 GiB speed: 6.0 Gb/s
serial: <filter>
ID-2: /dev/sdc type: USB vendor: Seagate model: ST16000NM001G-2KK103 size: 14.55 TiB
serial: <filter>
ID-3: /dev/sdd type: USB vendor: Hitachi model: HDS5C4040ALE630 size: 3.64 TiB
serial: <filter>
Partition:
ID-1: / size: 201.41 GiB used: 170.71 GiB (84.8%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda3
ID-2: /boot/efi size: 299.4 MiB used: 6.2 MiB (2.1%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/sda1
Swap:
ID-1: swap-1 type: file size: 2 GiB used: 1.54 GiB (76.8%) priority: -2 file: /swapfile
USB:
Hub-1: 1-0:1 info: Hi-speed hub with single TT ports: 16 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s
chip-ID: 1d6b:0002
Device-1: 1-1:2 info: Maxxter Wireless Receiver type: Mouse,Keyboard
driver: hid-generic,usbhid rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s chip-ID: 248a:8363
Device-2: 1-2:3 info: Ralink MT7601U Wireless Adapter type: Network driver: mt7601u rev: 2.0
speed: 480 Mb/s chip-ID: 148f:7601
Device-3: 1-3:8 info: Brother Industries HL-L2320D series type: Printer driver: usblp rev: 2.0
speed: 480 Mb/s chip-ID: 04f9:0062
Device-4: 1-4:4 info: Logitech G203 LIGHTSYNC Gaming Mouse type: Mouse,HID
driver: hid-generic,usbhid rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s chip-ID: 046d:c092
Device-5: 1-5:5 info: Chicony USB Keyboard type: Keyboard driver: hid-generic,usbhid rev: 2.0
speed: 1.5 Mb/s chip-ID: 04f2:0400
Hub-2: 2-0:1 info: Super-speed hub ports: 10 rev: 3.0 speed: 5 Gb/s chip-ID: 1d6b:0003
Device-1: 2-8:85 info: JMicron / USA JMS551 - Sharkoon SATA QuickPort Duo type: Mass Storage
driver: uas rev: 3.0 speed: 5 Gb/s chip-ID: 152d:0561
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 44.0 C pch: 52.5 C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Repos:
Packages: 3547 apt: 3475 flatpak: 57 snap: 15
No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/agornostal-ulauncher-jammy.list
1: deb [arch=amd64 signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/agornostal-ulauncher-jammy.gpg] https: //ppa.launchpadcontent.net/agornostal/ulauncher/ubuntu jammy main
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/balena-etcher.list
1: deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/balena-etcher-archive-keyring.gpg] https: //dl.cloudsmith.io/public/balena/etcher/deb/linuxmint vanessa main
2: deb-src [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/balena-etcher-archive-keyring.gpg] https: //dl.cloudsmith.io/public/balena/etcher/deb/linuxmint vanessa main
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/nordvpn.list
1: deb https: //repo.nordvpn.com//deb/nordvpn/debian stable main
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/obsproject-obs-studio-jammy.list
1: deb [arch=amd64 signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/obsproject-obs-studio-jammy.gpg] https: //ppa.launchpadcontent.net/obsproject/obs-studio/ubuntu jammy main
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/official-package-repositories.list
1: deb http: //packages.linuxmint.com tricia main upstream import backport
2: deb http: //archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic main restricted universe multiverse
3: deb http: //archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates main restricted universe multiverse
4: deb http: //archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-backports main restricted universe multiverse
5: deb http: //security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ bionic-security main restricted universe multiverse
6: deb http: //archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ bionic partner
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pj-assis-ppa-jammy.list
1: deb [arch=amd64 signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/pj-assis-ppa-jammy.gpg] https: //ppa.launchpadcontent.net/pj-assis/ppa/ubuntu jammy main
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/sublime-text.list
1: deb https: //download.sublimetext.com/ apt/stable/
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/vivaldi.list
1: deb [arch=amd64] https: //repo.vivaldi.com/stable/deb/ stable main
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/winehq-focal.sources
1: deb [arch=amd64 i386] https: //dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu focal main
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/winehq-jammy.sources
1: deb [arch=amd64 i386] https: //dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu jammy main
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/winehq-kinetic.sources
1: deb [arch=amd64 i386] https: //dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu kinetic main
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/winehq-lunar.sources
1: deb [arch=amd64 i386] https: //dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu lunar main
Info:
Processes: 356 Uptime: 4d 7h 27m Memory: 15.5 GiB used: 9.61 GiB (62.0%) Init: systemd v: 249
runlevel: 5 Compilers: gcc: 11.4.0 alt: 11/12 Client: Unknown python3.10 client inxi: 3.3.13"