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arvinsim on Dec 22, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: Why can’t you buy a good webcam?

I tried to use the Elgato Camlink with my Macbook and Sony ala6400. But everytime I use it, the fans would ramp to a noisy level.

Turns out that processing is still being done by the Macbook.

raegis on Dec 22, 2020 [–]

I have the Elgato 4K and the Sony a6400 and my computer (NUC8 running Debian) does not overheat.

arvinsim on Dec 23, 2020 | [–]

Perhaps the NUC handles thermals a lot better than the laptop. I consistently get around 4-5k RPM when connecting with Elgato Camlink.

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