Nikon D5100 DSLR As A Webcam

I had a Nikon D5100 sitting in the closet and when I was browsing the web I read something that led me to try to use the camera as a webcam. Using my Nikon D5100 DSLR as a webcam took a little research. I downloaded Nikon’s Webcam Utility and tried to use my D5100 with it. Did not seem to work. I Googled and got conflicting info but most said it does not work with the D5100.

I Googled more and came up with this solution.. digiCamControl. Yay! It works! I test it with the Windows 11 Camera app and the fabulous and free OBS. Easy Peasy!

Nikon D5100 DSLR As A Webcam

This works like magic with OBS!


OBS is a great program for streaming audio/video live or recording it. Best of all it is free. You can find it here OBS Download.

I have a post here on the blog on how to improve your vocals with OBS. You can find it here.

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