Can I livestream to YouTube from this camcorder?

[osehun2]

Hello,
I currently have a Canon Legria HF R506 and, after doing research, have found out that this camcorder does not have a we camera function. However, I would really like to use this camcorder to livestream on YouTube.

Would I need a capture card or a HDMI to USB conversion adapter (so i connect a HDMI to the output of my camcorder and convert the other end to USB, plug it into my computer and use it as a USB camera)? Because I'm confused as to what the differences are between the two.

Many thanks!

 

[kenrivers]

What your talking about with an HDMI to USB adapter, if one existed, would not work. You would need a video capture device as you mentioned. You might be able to use the optional STV-250N Stero Video Cable and connect it to a video capture device but I don't think the quality will be near as good as using the HDMI cable. However using the optional cable and a compatible capture device would be less expensive than the HDMI option.

Analog capture devices (not an all inclusive list):
Elgato Systems USB Analog Video Capture Device
Diamond VC500 One Touch USB Video & Audio Capture for Windows
Hauppauge USB-Live2 Analog Video Digitizer
Tera Grand EasyCAP Composite / S-Video and Audio USB Capture Device

HD Video capture devices (not a comprehensive list):
Hauppauge Colossus Video Recorder
Blackmagic Design Intensity Shuttle
Blackmagic Design UltraStudio Mini Recorder Capture Device (uses Thunderbolt cable to connect to computer)
Blackmagic Intensity Extreme

 

[Chris679]

Your will need two things, a HDMI to RCA encoder and a EasyCap(google search it)...connect your camera's hdmi connection to the endcoder and from the encoder you connect the EasyCap which is connected to your PC as a USB 2.0 device (you need to make sure you install the correct driver for EasyCap on your computer...