 I'm shooting this video using my Nikon D500 with a 16mm lens. I've connected the camera to my computer using an HDMI cable and an HDMI capture card. The only reason I don't use this as a full time web camera is because it's powered by a battery and after every 20 to 30 minutes the camera shuts down. This is the solution. This is a dummy battery for the camera. We place this battery inside the camera and the other side we plug it into the AC power and that makes the camera operate on AC power instead of the battery. So let me plug this into my D500 and see whether I can use my Nikon DSLR as a full time web camera. Now I'm recording with the D500. The only difference this time is it is being powered by the dummy battery. Now you won't have to worry about the camera shutting down in the middle of a session. You can buy this battery from eBay or Amazon. I bought mine from Amazon for around $34 and I think it's well worth the investment because now I can use a proper DSLR camera as my web camera. I'll still have to see if there are any heat related issues if I keep the camera operating for a long period of time but so far everything seems to be fine. In case you are considering using a DSLR camera as a web camera then an investment in a dummy battery is something you'll have to consider.