USB to HDMI????

knightstyle

Asking for a friend....   is there such a thing as a USB to HDMI converter, please?

I have an old model Sony Handycam (that doesn't have an HDMI socket) that I want to set up as a webcam for streaming church services.

I can get a gizmo that will handle the streaming bit but that is HDMI input to USB output that goes into the laptop. But I need to get the camera USB into HDMI to connect the two together.
I can find one that is HDMI female, USB male. I need it the other way around!

debitcardmayhem

confused here, what is this gizmo?

grumpycrab

Not a streaming expert but why not plug the Sony Handycam's USB streaming port directly into the laptop?

Andy_L

Yes, no, sort of.
You can get USB-HDMI convertors for computers

However they will not work on a camcorder as the usb socket on the camera is the wrong type & only designed for sending files to/from the computer not the cameras video output. ie you could do the filming & when finished send the file to the PC

The camera should have other video outputs which you could use but would require a different "capture device" to the USB/HDMI one you have.

Which model of Handycam is it? It may have a mini-HDMI socket (that looks more like a USB socket than a HDMI socket) or a proprietary Sony one in which case you can get an adaptor

Andy_L

It's also possible (although unlikely as its an "old model Sony Handycam") that you can just plug it straight into the PC via USB & use it as webcam

knightstyle

Thanks, I have passed all this on.

knightstyle

She has come back and said both those, like all the others she can find are no good, she needs a lead with a USB socket, not plug.  She has now decided it will be easier to buy a new camera and go with that!