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Good camera for live streaming outdoor events?

Started 7 months ago | Questions thread
mkfed
mkfed Regular Member • Posts: 224
Re: Good camera for live streaming outdoor events?

My approach would be to buy a Blackmagic design Atem mini Pro, attach my phone via usb-c to it for network tethering. The mini can stream directly online then, no pc needed

Camera, some used market older model like Panasonic GH5 with a mft zoom lens should not be too expensive. But anything with HDMI out works, just make sure it's a model with good reputation for not overheating.

Battery for 5hours, will be a big v-mount style. There are cool ones out there from fxlion for example that have usb-c PD and usb-A and d-tap output. The usb-c powers the camera, the d-tap the atem mini, the atem mini powers the phone.

I strongly doubt using OBS will let you stream for 5 hours on a normal laptop on battery, live streaming eats a lot of CPU power. Apple silicon laptops maybe with the OBS beta using the M1 GPU acceleration but that needs testing.

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