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Canon wants us to pay for using our own camera as a webcam


$30 billion company want's you to pay $5 for using your own camera as a webcam

For me, it was the perfect match of focal range ( zoom) and sensor size ( more light) for any compact camera I've compared. The following error page will be presented to you, after they asked you for your full legal name and mail address - without which you can not download the software. Well the excitement didn't last long since nearly every single setting is disabled if you're using the software without a paying Canon account.

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