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Gear / Canon EOS R50

Cameras · Current

Canon EOS R50

An APS-C camera with interchangeable lenses that works as a 1080p USB webcam with no capture card or software.

USB-C (Hi-Speed USB 2.0) · Micro HDMI (Type D) · 3.5 mm microphone

Before you choose it
Over USB it sends 1080p at 30 fps, and Canon suggests mains power for long sessions; the PD-E1 adapter, the USB and HDMI cables and a memory card are all sold separately.

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What else you need to use it

EOS R50
An HDMI capture card
An HDMI cable with a micro HDMI plug at the camera end
A USB cable for the webcam mode
Power for a whole stream
A tripod or mount

Worked out from Canon’s own specifications and box contents for this model.

You need

  • A USB cable for the webcam mode. None comes in the box.
  • Power for a whole stream. Canon says: the USB Power Adapter PD-E1, sold separately, with a battery inside; or the AC-E6N AC adapter with the DR-E18 DC coupler.

Check first

Optional

  • An HDMI capture card. Its USB mode sends 1920 × 1080 at 30 fps; its HDMI output is the other route into OBS, through a capture card. Capture cards
  • An HDMI cable with a micro HDMI plug at the camera end. The camera’s socket is micro HDMI, and the maker sells the cable separately; the other end matches your capture card.

When this model makes sense

  • Plug it in over USB as a webcam when its USB mode is enough, and save the capture card.
  • Zoom and frame the shot from across the room, where a webcam’s fixed wide lens can’t.
  • Run it from mains power and turn off its on-screen information, then rehearse for the full length of your stream.

The Webcam versus camera guide weighs it against the other ways to fill the same role.

Connections and specs

Full name
Canon EOS R50
Still sold
Yes, a current model
Type
Cameras
Connection
Connector shape
USB-C (Hi-Speed USB 2.0); Micro HDMI (Type D); 3.5 mm microphone
Video outputs
HDMI: Auto or 1080p; USB (UVC/UAC): 1920 × 1080 at 30 fps
Power input
the USB Power Adapter PD-E1, sold separately, with a battery inside; or the AC-E6N AC adapter with the DR-E18 DC coupler
HDMI output
Yes
USB webcam mode
1920 × 1080 at 30 fps; choose Video calls/streaming under Choose USB connection app, then any UVC/UAC application; Canon suggests mains power for long sessions
Auto power-off
Set Auto power off to Disable under Power saving; the camera still turns off if it gets too hot
Sensor
APS-C CMOS (22.3 × 14.9 mm), about 24.2 megapixels
Lens
Canon RF mount (RF and RF-S lenses; EF and EF-S through the EF-EOS R adapter)
Built-in microphone
Stereo; 3.5 mm socket for an external microphone
Size and mounting
Dimensions
116.3 × 85.5 × 68.8 mm
In the box
Included parts
Camera with body cap and shoe cover; LP-E17 battery; LC-E17 or LC-E17E battery charger; Strap
Not in the box
USB cable; HDMI cable (micro HDMI); Memory card; USB Power Adapter PD-E1

Check these conditions first

Not yet confirmed from Canon’s documents: clean HDMI picture. We leave it out rather than guess.

For a camera, test the whole chain for as long as you stream: its HDMI or USB output into OBS, with the on-screen information turned off and the camera running from mains power. A camera made for recording can still switch itself off, overheat or stop its output partway through, and only a full-length rehearsal shows it.

What is included, and what may be missing

  • Camera with body cap and shoe cover
  • LP-E17 battery
  • LC-E17 or LC-E17E battery charger
  • Strap

Place it in the complete setup

Your signal pathFrom my PC
HDMI cameraHDMI out
Capture deviceHDMI in · USB out
MicrophoneUSB audio out
Streaming computerUSB inputs · OBS
HeadphonesWhat you hear
Power supplyPower for each device
Router and platformEthernet · upload
HDMIUSB dataUSB audio3.5 / 6.3 mmEthernetPower
HDMI cameraHDMI out
Capture deviceHDMI in · USB out
MicrophoneUSB audio out
Streaming computerUSB inputs · OBS
HeadphonesWhat you hear
Power supplyPower for each device
Router and platformEthernet · upload
HDMIUSB dataUSB audio3.5 / 6.3 mmEthernetPower
━━ Video┄┄ Audio··· Network┄ Power
Every connection
  1. Camera HDMI outHDMI cable → capture card HDMI in; capture card USB out → A USB port on your computer
  2. Microphone USB outUSB cable → A USB port on your computer
  3. Microphone / interface headphone out3.5 mm or 6.3 mm headphone connection → Headphones (what you hear)
  4. Computer Ethernet portEthernet cable → router; your upload → Platform (check the stream preview)
  5. Wall socketThe maker’s power supply, or USB power → Computer and devices that need their own power

The diagram shows a camera’s HDMI output going through a capture card into the computer. The camera capture checker asks what decides whether the EOS R50 stays live for a whole stream: a clean output, its power and any automatic power-off. The pre-stream checklist covers the rehearsal once it is wired.

Guides and setups that use it

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