Body: <p>I need to use a dslr as a webcam on my laptop, windows 11. The dslr that I have is a nikon d3200.</p>
  <p>I then want to use the camera on OBS Studio when I am live streaming.</p>
  <p>What are the different ways for me to do so?</p>
  <p>I tried with digicamcontrol. I connected via the usb port on the camera and the usb on the laptop. But when I used hdmi I couldn't find the camera on my laptop.</p>
  
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Comments.Text: What does your manual recommend? And what do you mean by "connected via USB...hdmi couldn't find the camera"?
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Comments.Text: The first way that I tried to connect my nikon d3200 to my laptop was via it's usb cable. This way worked but not how I wanted it to. The solution was to connect the camera to the laptop with an hdmi cable and a video capture card. The hdmi cable has a mini hdmi male at one end and the other end, an hdmi female. The hdmi was connected to the video capture card and the card connected to the laptop ( usb 3.0 port ). The next issue that we have to tackle now is to connect 2 more cameras to the laptop, that is 3 at the same time.
Comments.UserDisplayName: Sa'ad Hans
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Title: Need to connect a Nikon D3200 to a windows laptop and use it as webcam
UserDisplayName: Sa'ad Hans
ThreadText: # Need to connect a Nikon D3200 to a windows laptop and use it as webcam
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2024-01-11)
  
  I need to use a dslr as a webcam on my laptop, windows 11. The dslr that I have is a nikon d3200.
  
  I then want to use the camera on OBS Studio when I am live streaming.
  
  What are the different ways for me to do so?
  
  I tried with digicamcontrol. I connected via the usb port on the camera and the usb on the laptop. But when I used hdmi I couldn't find the camera on my laptop.
  
  **Tags:** dslr, obs, studio
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: What does your manual recommend? And what do you mean by "connected via USB...hdmi couldn't find the camera"?  
  > **username_0**: The first way that I tried to connect my nikon d3200 to my laptop was via it's usb cable. This way worked but not how I wanted it to. The solution was to connect the camera to the laptop with an hdmi cable and a video capture card. The hdmi cable has a mini hdmi male at one end and the other end, an hdmi female. The hdmi was connected to the video capture card and the card connected to the laptop ( usb 3.0 port ). The next issue that we have to tackle now is to connect 2 more cameras to the laptop, that is 3 at the same time.  
  
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