topic Re: A7ii as webcam battery options in Alpha & NEX interchangeable lens cameras

A7ii as webcam battery options

daviskites — Mon, 08 Feb 2021 08:08:56 GMT

Hi everyone. I have an A7ii and have purchased a CAMLINK 4K to use it as a webcam. The image is awesome, and I'm wondering how to provide it with constant power whilst using it as a webcam.

If I plug in the power in the usual way to charge the battery, at the same time as the micro HDMI for video capture, it doesn't seem to work.

I'm wondering if I have some settings wrong or if there is an externally powered battery available for the A7ii. It doesn't have the USB connection that some of the other models have.

Thank you in advance for any comments.

Rich

Betreff: A7ii as webcam battery options

IamNic — Mon, 08 Feb 2021 11:05:36 GMT

Hello @daviskites,

I think what you are looking for is a so called "dummy battery".

- Nic

Betreff: A7ii as webcam battery options

Peter_S. — Mon, 08 Feb 2021 14:01:21 GMT

Hi,

guess this is what you're looking for:
https://www.sony.co.uk/electronics/interchangeable-lens-cameras-batteries-chargers/ac-pw20

Cheers

Peter

Re: A7ii as webcam battery options

HannahEd01 — Thu, 11 Feb 2021 15:37:12 GMT

Hey, there's no setting on the camera itself for this. You might want to check what the other users suggested.