"There are lots of people that use a SLR just for their zoom calls."
That's the crap webcam problem. You'll never use the mirror mechanism in a DSLR in that situation.
Nikon promotes using their DSLRs as webcams.[1] What you really want, of course, is the good optics, sensor, and electronics without the viewfinder, mirror, battery, and manual controls, and with good connectors and no overheating during continuous operation.
Neither the webcam makers nor the traditional camera makers have addressed this market. So who's doing it? Hikvision, the surveillance camera makers.[2] Their thing is making high-rez cameras that handle widely varied lighting conditions. So they offer some of those packaged as webcams.
That's the crap webcam problem. You'll never use the mirror mechanism in a DSLR in that situation.
Nikon promotes using their DSLRs as webcams.[1] What you really want, of course, is the good optics, sensor, and electronics without the viewfinder, mirror, battery, and manual controls, and with good connectors and no overheating during continuous operation.
Neither the webcam makers nor the traditional camera makers have addressed this market. So who's doing it? Hikvision, the surveillance camera makers.[2] Their thing is making high-rez cameras that handle widely varied lighting conditions. So they offer some of those packaged as webcams.
[1] https://www.nikonusa.com/en/learn-and-explore/webcam-utility...
[2] https://www.hikvision.com/en/products/Turbo-HD-Products/Turb...