Canon’s Webcam Software program Now Contains $5 Month-to-month Professional Model

Canon has made the announcement that it’s now providing a Professional model of its Webcam Utility package deal for EOS and Powershot homeowners who need to use their cameras as webcams. The catch to that is that entry will value $5 per 30 days.

The digicam manufacturing model initially unveiled its EOS Webcam utility for its top-selling EOS strains of cameras in 2020. The software program has since then been out there for macOS and Home windows machines.

Presently, the EOS Webcam Utility software program works with 43 completely different EOS and Powershot digicam fashions in addition to with 14 completely different video conferencing providers. This places it properly forward of most comparable merchandise from competing digicam makers and different corporations.

Here’s a record of suitable Canon EOS cameras:

The brand new Professional updates to the Webcam software program can now be unlocked by customers for a month-to-month price of $4.99 or an yearly paid price of $49.99. Paying both of those subscription choices lets a person entry quite a few extra options.

These embrace connectivity for a number of cameras, wi-fi connectivity and different choices for “better digicam and content material management” in Canon’s personal phrases.

Different options that include the Professional model are content material upscaling to excessive decision in Full HD mode and a bump in video body charges to 60fps. Canon has additionally included the power to output Webcam movies throughout a number of channels on the identical time.

The software program package deal is suitable with a number of media and communication apps comparable to CiscoWebex, Fb Messenger, Discord, Skype and YouTube Stay amongst others.

Based on Canon:

“For vloggers, players, information anchors, cooking influencers, and the numerous others who depend on video, having a number of digicam set-ups (like a entrance, aspect, and top-down angle) may be the important thing to offering extra element to the viewer. For stay streamers, operating a number of channels on the identical time may also help them attain bigger audiences throughout YouTube, Fb Stay, and different key social and streaming channels,”

Canon has additionally said that the Professional software program updates let clients enhance their general customization skills for movies by way of new layouts, scene transitions and watermark choices.

The prevailing primary EOS Webcam Utility software program package deal continues to be out there without spending a dime whereas the paid subscription Professional model merely provides all the above-mentioned options to it together with others.

Here’s a extra full graph of how the Professional and free variations evaluate:

Anybody who desires to subscribe to the Professional model, both by paying month-to-month or yearly, has a 30-day trial interval wherein to offer it a spin. For now, the Professional software program will solely be out there to Canon clients in the USA.