Panasonic

Using as a Web Camera for a PC

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By connecting the camera to a PC via USB, you can use the camera as a web camera.

bullet02The camera supports the UVC (USB Video Class) specification.


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bullet02You can connect to the following PCs:

Supported OS

Windows: Windows 10, Windows 11

Mac: macOS 14.0 to 14.7, 15.0 to 15.1

There may be cases when images are not shown properly due to the PC environment you are using. If this occurs, the situation may be corrected by changing the web camera image quality settings or changing the USB port used for connection.


Getting started:

bullet02Turn on the camera and PC.


  1. Set to [icon_mode-video] mode.

(character_referencePhoto/Video/S&Q Switch)

  1. Connect the camera and PC with the USB connection cable (commercially available).

(character_referenceUSB port)

  1. Press character_upcharacter_down to select [PC(Webcam)] and then press button_menu-set or button_joy-stick-push_s.

character_bullet-large[icon_usb-uvc] is displayed on the camera’s screen.


character_diamondSetting [Webcam Image Quality]

button_menu-set character_arrow [icon_setup-menu] character_arrow [icon_setup-inout] character_arrow [USB] character_arrow Select [Webcam Image Quality]


[Webcam Image Quality]

[System Frequency]

Resolution

Frame rate

Connected port

USB3.0

USB2.0

[4K/15p]

[59.94Hz (NTSC)]

3840×2160

14.99p

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[FHD/60p]

1920×1080

59.94p

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[FHD/30p]

1920×1080

29.97p

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[HD/30p]

1280×720

29.97p

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[4K/12.5p]

[50.00Hz (PAL)]

3840×2160

12.50p

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[FHD/50p]

1920×1080

50.00p

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[FHD/25p]

1920×1080

25.00p

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[HD/25p]

1280×720

25.00p

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bullet02Video format: MJPEG

bullet02Audio format: LPCM (2ch, 48 kHz/16 bit)


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bullet02If [USB Mode] is set to [PC(Webcam)] in the [Setup] ([IN/OUT]) menu, the camera will be automatically connected to the PC without the [USB Mode] selection screen being displayed. (character_reference[USB Mode])

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bullet02There may be some audio delay after using as a web camera for a long time.

bullet02The menu screen cannot be displayed while the camera is connected as a web camera.

bullet02When there is a PC connection with [PC(Webcam)], the following functions are not available:

– [Streaming]

– [Bluetooth]

– Viewfinder display

– HDMI output