Up to now, only Mac users could use their HERO8 Black as a webcam or for video conferencing (it remains to be seen how useful this is with the wide-angle optics). Recently, a GoPro Webcam Utility for Windows is available, but only as beta. For the download GoPro refers to a
Facebook group, but this again links to the
Microsoft App Center, where the tool GoPro Webcam For Windows v1.0.0.202 Beta 2 is available for free.
Once installed, the Hero8 Black is equipped with the firmware v2.0 and connected to the computer via USB, it should be recognized as a camera option by the following programs:
Zoom - App/Chrome
Webex - App/Chrome
Slack - App/Chrome
Google Meet
Microsoft Teamsn - App/Chrome
Skype - App/Chrome
GoTo Meeting
Facebook Rooms - App
Discord - App/Chrome
According to GoPro, however, the whole thing works exclusively with the Hero8 Black, not with other Hero models.