Can I connect the Panasonic DMC-FZ200 to my pc with a cam link in order to stream with it?

Gu
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I stream on Twitch and would love to use my camera to stream.
Some say it doesn't work, some say it works. Thanks in advance.

The camera: https://www.panasonic.com/...fz200.html

The Cam Link: https://www.amazon.de/...07K3FN5MR/

The mini HDMI cable to connect the camera to the Cam link: https://www.amazon.de/...014I8UAPE/

Ti

I couldn't find out quickly whether the camera is able to output a live image without annoying overlays (battery level, etc.) via HDMI, you should test that beforehand. If that works, then you can use the camera to stream over a camlink.

If HD instead of 4K is enough for you, there's a very good, far cheaper alternative to the Camlink:
https://www.amazon.de/...08CH8Y2Y5/
I myself have several of these adapters in use and the quality is great.

Gu

And how do I test that? But there's a button on the camera where you can hide all the displays

Ti

Connect the camera to a monitor or television via HDMI and see what comes out, if it fits and you have a clean picture without annoying displays, then you can buy a Camlink

Gu

@daedag Hey, it's me again, I now have the cable and connected the camera to my monitor on my PC, what should I do now?

Ti

Switch on the camera and see whether you can see a picture on the monitor without any disturbing displays

Gu

@deadag It doesn't work when I connect the camera, nothing happens

Ti

Something has to come out of the HDMI connection, the connection will probably not be a dummy. Unless something is defective (camera, cable, monitor, etc.) or incorrectly set (incorrect input selected by the monitor, for example)