Various Sony photo cameras can now be used as a webcam on the Mac – simply by cable and software. The Japanese electronics company has now launched its Imaging Edge Webcam tool in a Mac version. The program was released several months ago for Windows 10; Since then, users with macOS had to wait to see if a Mac version was added.

No Big Sur yet and no audio Sony now supports macOS with Imaging Edge Webcam 10. 13 to macOS 10. 15 – to the new one macOS 11 alias Big Sur, which will officially appear in autumn and is already available as a beta version, the program has not yet been adapted . Sony gives detailed instructions on how to finally use the software and what settings to make on the camera. Audio is not transmitted via the camera, only the pure video image is available.

Resolution apparently limited Disturbing is also that the Mac doesn’t seem to have the full resolution of the camera. The picture should always be in 16: 9 with only 1024 times 576 pixels are transmitted. Whether only video chat applications are supported in the web browser or also applications such as Skype or Zoom remains unclear at first. It can make sense to test the software and then, if necessary, to take alternative paths – which ones are, Mac & i describes in a practical article.

Compatible cameras The camera models that Sony supports with Imaging Edge Webcam are E-Mount (ILCE-7M2 , ILCE-7M3, ILCE-7RM2, ILCE-7RM3, ILCE-7RM4, ILCE-7S, ILCE-7SM2, ILCE-7SM3, ILCE-9, ILCE-9M2, ILCE – 5100, ILCE – 6100, ILCE – 6300, ILCE – 6400, ILCE – 6500 and ILCE- 660