How to link two webcams at the same time.
How to link two webcams at the same time.
I'm trying to link two webcams (Logitech C-920 & C-922) to my Dell XPS13 using USB to record music practice sessions with OBS Studio. My laptop only has two USB-A ports (one USB-C); I need access to at least three USB-A ports (two cameras plus an audio interface). That's why I want to use a 4-port USB hub. But when I try, only one camera works at a time.
I turned off the laptop’s built-in camera, thinking it might help, but still only one camera appears. Plugging one camera into the hub and the other directly into a laptop port works, but connecting both cameras to laptop ports also works.
I bought two 4-port USB hubs—USB-A to USB-A and USB-C to USB-A. Both only showed one webcam at once, so I couldn’t see both at the same time.
In the past, a 4-port hub worked with my older Win-7 i5 HP Pavilion laptop. I thought a newer, faster machine would be better, but I expected problems with too many webcams. Some users have managed to run as many as six at once. I know connecting several webcams might be tricky, but I doubt it would cause more trouble than using two on a newer system.
Any advice would be appreciated.
I’ve tested several options. The two “powered” hubs are the ones listed below:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Q13G9M...&linkCode=w00&linkId=&creativeASIN=B07Q13G9MT
https://www.amazon.com/atolla-Charg...t=&hvlocphy=9019109&hvtargid=pla-891558147097
I managed to get my sister’s HP Envy x360 working again. I linked the USB hubs (USB-A and USB-C) to her device, and everything functioned properly. It seems the problem might be related to my Dell XPS13 laptop. As I’m not very familiar with tech, it’s possible the issue is connected to the size of my laptop. I’ve heard that differences in USB ports could be caused by various controllers, so maybe my smaller machine only has one controller while the bigger ones have two. Please let me know if this makes sense. Thanks for any advice.
Update -
Appreciate all the feedback. I performed a full Win10 reinstall, which was quite a hassle but everything is now functioning properly. It seems the issue might have been related to OS settings or a driver. Well, I'm back up and running.
Thanks again,
Steve K.