Review Elgato Facecam Review: For Hardcore Streamers Only

[Admin]

Elgato’s a webcam manufacturer now, but its first effort won’t appeal to most buyers.

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[Scouser89lfcpcgamer]

I am massively suprised at Elgato (Corsair) think be at least 2K of not 4k but to be 1080p at 60fps, for the price, similar to Razer Kyio Pro, so looks like Logitech Biro still the only 4k webcam out their.
Hopefully Elgato will release a 4k facecamera in near future

 

[Giroro]

The problem companies are facing when targeting a webcam at "hardcore streamers" is that hardcore (or at least professional) streamers do not use webcams.
If you have $200 to spend on a webcam, then you really should be saving up the ~$400 that you need to get going on an entry level DSLR or mirrorless. Granted pricing is probably still inflated right now, so you might need to buy used.

A$200 webcam is still a small-sensor webcam, it might be 3x the price of a $70 camera but it will never be 3x the quality. So, it's a weird product category that doesn't make sense for most people. Most people watching you are not going to be able to appreciate the difference once your face is double-compressed and squished down into the corner of the screen. So, a sub $100 webcam at 1080p or even 720p is more than adequate while you practice and save up for a real camera.

 

[deesider]

What type of scenario would anyone want 4k for a webcam? Any chat service is going to compress the stream, so you just get more mediocre pixels. Making a video you'd at miniumum use a phone surely?
There is a strong association between higher pixel count and better quality, but it can be counter-productive.

 

[Rajagopal Narayanasamy]

I am massively suprised at Elgato (Corsair) think be at least 2K of not 4k but to be 1080p at 60fps, for the price, similar to Razer Kyio Pro, so looks like Logitech Biro still the only 4k webcam out their.
Hopefully Elgato will release a 4k facecamera in near future

You can find a 4K, UVC camera that can be used as a webcam here https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/thine-solutions-inc/THSCU101/13998068. This uses Infineon CX3 USB3 controller, THine ISP and Sony image sensor