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GoPro will now let people on Windows PCs use its Hero 8 action camera as a webcam — though the experience is only in beta for now. The compatibility with Windows follows the introduction of the webcam functionality for macOS users in July.
While a GoPro probably won’t make you look quite as nice as if you were using a DSLR or mirrorless camera as your webcam, you’ll likely have better image quality than the webcam built into your laptop. GoPro says that a number of popular videoconferencing services already support the beta software on Windows, including Zoom, WebEx, Slack, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, and Discord.
If you want to set up the Hero 8 as a webcam, GoPro has a guide right here, and it covers both Windows and Mac. The macOS…