[Playback 2020] Web camera environment for online conferences and interviews.The last way to fix it ..........Av Watch

In 2020, when online meetings and interviews became commonplace, the most troublesome work environment at home was also the setting method for online conferences and interviews.

A notebook PC with a built -in web camera doesn't have to worry about anything, but at home, the desktop PC is the main, so you'll have to connect an external camera.It may take about 10 months to find out what kind of equipment configuration is optimal due to the balance between image quality and the trouble of using it.

Looking back, I was worried about which camera was to be the first step.Which is better, Sony's action cam "FDR-X3000", or Sony's SLR mirrorless "α7III"?

The absolute image quality is still α7III, but it is big anyway.At that time, the application to be converted to a web camera was not officially released, and it was necessary to output HDMI, and even if you consider the cable connection, you will take more installation space.I eat the battery and my life is likely to shrink.In the first place, I want to use it as a normal shooting camera, so I want to avoid repeating and removing it many times.

So, I decided to use the action cam exclusively instead of a web camera.The opportunity to go outside and take action has decreased in this age, so it is just right as a diversion destination.The image quality is high enough, and it is also a great advantage that the angle of view can be widened.

In the next step, I was strayed on where and how to fix this action cam.In any case, it is a connection method that output HDMI and import it into a PC capture unit, so connecting to HDMI cable is essential.In order to prevent the battery from running out on the way, you must always consider power.

In consideration of them, we decided to fix them to a small tripod and put them between the keyboard and the monitor.The action cam has a wide angle of view and is small, so it works well as a web camera even if you put it in a narrow and close space.

However, no matter how small a tripod, it is still in the way.It is annoying and annoying even if you want to refer to other information during the meeting or during interviews because the display blocks.I tried to install it from the other side of the monitor with a large tripod, but the handling of the cable was troublesome and I couldn't keep it, so it took time to set it.

三脚を使わずにうまく設置する方法はないか、と考えて次に採った策が、モニターアーム用のカメラマウントに取り付けるという方法だ。長尾製作所の「モニターアーム用VESAカメラ&マイクマウント NB-MV001MH」というものを使用した。

This worked with an image that was quite close to the ideal.Originally, we used a dual monitor arm that could wear two monitors simultaneously, and one arm was not used up.

When using a web camera, just move the arm to turn it on the back of the monitor.The rest can be used only with switch -on.If you don't use a web camera, just move the arm and return it to the original location.It doesn't block the monitor, and it's easy to change a little camera.

But that.It's obvious, but if you think about it, you don't feel like the monitor arm is a waste.In fact, one 25 -inch monitor was asleep like a spare.In any case, if you use this, wouldn't it be a dual monitor arm?

How can I install an action cam on the back of the main monitor without using the existing monitor arm?Is there no choice but to introduce another monitor arm?But then the desk space will be narrower ...

I thought that, but I suddenly noticed the surplus GoPro adhesive mount.Some mounts are converted from GoPro mount to a tripod hole (with action cam).What, if you paste this on the back of the monitor, it will be a solution!

That's why we decided to adopt a very legacy method of fixing the action cam with double -sided tape.Because it is much more space -saving than using a tripod or monitor arm, there is no problem if it is always fixed.However, it is not very good to continue powering, so we combined a USB cable that can turn on and off.

In 2021, this action cam will be used for online conferences and interviews as a web camera.By the way, I did not mention the mike entanglement at all, but via the capture unit cannot enter the voice of the action cam well.So, I'm also bothering my head (currently progressive), but it's another story ...