Is there a videocapture card that works over Bluetooth?
QI sometimes connect my Panasonic GX9 digital camera to my laptop, using a USB-HDMI video-capture card and OBS Studio (https://obsproject.com) to see the output from my camera on the laptop’s screen. This works well, but the long HDMI cable is something of a trip hazard. Both the laptop and camera are Bluetoothenabled, and in theory I should be able to connect the two. However, so far I have failed. The problem seems to be with my USB-HDMI video-capture unit. Is there such a thing as a Bluetooth video-capture device that could allow this to happen? Glyn Foster
AWhat you want to do is not possible via Bluetooth or, at least with your current camera, Wi-fi. Bluetooth is a low-bandwidth technology that’s not designed for transferring large amounts of data. Instead, its incredible power efficiency means it’s ideal for creating connections between mobile devices transferring small amounts of data. For digital cameras, that typically means remote control of functions such as the shutter button. Depending on your exact GX9 model, you can do that via a smartphone or tablet using either the Panasonic Image App for IOS (www. snipca.com/49564) or Android (www. snipca.com/49657), or the Panasonic Lumix Sync App (www.snipca.com/49566, IOS; www.snipca.com/49567, Android).
Wi-fi does offer much greater bandwidth, but we don’t believe your camera can stream this way – at least not to a PC. However, you can transfer photos or videos to a smartphone or tablet using one of the apps mentioned above (see screenshot). To learn how to do this, watch Panasonic’s detailed tutorial video at www.snipca.com/49568.