I have had a lot of people ask what the webcam is that I used to film this video. For this video I used my Sony a6000 mirrorless camera (amzn.to/3scoGaG). Unfortunately, I still have not found a webcam I think is good enough to film a TH-cam video (which is what got me started going down this rabbit hole in the first place). Since filming this I have tried a few new webcams that I was ultimately not very impressed with. I am still on a quest to find a good webcam for a decent price. I will make an update (and probably another video) after (if?) I finally find one.
Thank you very much for this answer. The whole video I thought "Please call the webcam you are using and that's it, because the color of your skin seens to be natural..." Ok, it was no webcam. I have tried the "Aukey PC-LME 1". For people who like to sit 30 cm in front of the screen it is nice. But if the distance is 50 cm your head on the screen is only 5 cm high.
Yes, I had the exact same question. Do you have any what the cheapest camera is to get the same results (if all one wants to do is is sit in front of it and talk as you were doing in the video)?
@@tagej.a2768 i have a 3070. It took me around 100 hours of research because I knew nothing about GPUs last year and spent a whole year researching tech and getting up to the nomenclature/understanding of what makes something a good or bad value.
@@DallianOfficial I ended up getting a 1030, and I also sat for a while looking at tech parts. Maybe not 100 in total, and I may have researched about more than graphics cards. But still, I sat for 4 hours just looking knowing nothing about anything in the start.
@@tagej.a2768 why a 1030? It is quite bad for the price. For a couple bucks more you can buy a 1060 which is much better. In fact, my old gtx 950 is better than the 1030 and you can buy it 2nd hand for dirt cheap. If you wanted a card just for display you could have bought a dirt cheap one to do it. Even a 710 GT is a better buy if the idea is just to display.
@Alan Roque a used gopro around 150-200$ is better than any of this trash webcams. you can even use your own phone's camera with an app for fuck's sake. you that ignorant that you think you need to cash out 600$ for a decent camera? lmfao
Maybe he could still get sponsored by Logitech because this is actually a good way of saying: "Buy the brand and preferably not the cheapest model if you care at all about attaining at least some minimal quality."
I was overwhelmed about the different amount of Webcams out there. So i stumbled upon your video, and I really appreciate your work! THANKS a lot! And stay healthy!
Sometimes negative is just plain truth and that's very positive to find an objective review in a sea of "this world is all beautiful and great", thanks very much for your honesty and all the tests.
Yeah. Most people are afraid of criticizing something for fear of being demonetized, taken down/removed or getting backlash, unless they are bad-mouthing the usual like Coke, McDonald's, socialism, junk food, guns or Trump.
I never understand why the computer manufacturers haven’t bother to update to the quality of their cameras to be just as good as smartphones to stay in competition. 2021 computers with 2007 cameras in them doesn’t make a bit of sense to me.
Straight to the point review! I love it! From my experience, a separate (budget) cardioid mic is better than any webcam mic. Adding a budget analog mixer makes this option even more versatile. For some 30 USD mixer + 20 USD a mic + 10 USD a mic stand = around 60 USD I got more than decent audio.
Thank you for your wonderful review! One thing I would like you to touch on on your next review is having separate video and audio inputs. Having a decent mic might actually make poor video more tolerable. In AV perception studies researchers found that people thought the quality of video was better even if they are the same when audio quality was improved.
I dont comment super often, but as others pointed out, this is by far the best webcam video i've seen. Thank you for the honesty and answering the questions I couldn't find answers too elsewhere
Many thanks for this. You confirmed my suspicions having gone round in circles looking at all the cams on Amazon and trying to find some useful discernable difference between them. You getting that selection and assessing them just confirms they're all a load tosh with some being very expensive tosh.
Thanks for seriously saving me a lot of time researching this myself. All the descriptions on webcams try to sell you on their features, and your video cleared up a lot of confusion!
Got a great computer back in December, but the webcam is garbaaaage!! It's fuzzy, like most pre-installed cameras. Have peeked at cameras on Amazon, but as I have no idea what I'm doing, I was lost. Thanks for making this video, it helps narrow it down a lot. I don't want to shell out hundreds of dollars trying to become a youtuber if it fails and my price bracket is super low because I'm on a tight budget, (I want to spend 60 or less). I just want a quality picture. I had no idea some people were using old school cameras to record and not webcams until I researched it. It's all fascinating. Sorry, I get wordy. Keep up the good work!!
As of October 25th (a month after upload) you only have 1,586 views and 51 likes including mine... This viceo was EXTREMELY helpful, since I was looking at all of these webcams on eBay (because Amazon is only a couple months old in Australia and the range of products is extremely limited as of now) So, I hope this video gets the exposure it deserves !
Yeah, I think Canon has done a better job than the other big names for allowing their Camera's to be used as a webcam. Too bad my Canon is too old to do this. Thanks for sharing!
"newer" nikon cameras can be used as a webcam, too now. the only downside is the battery, since you have to buy a dummy battery and im hesitant to put a cheapo chinaware dummy battery without reviews in my d500 just to get nice bokeh for zoom calls :D
@@Krizefugl A lot if not all adapters and cables of that kind will ultimately be made there one way or another. I've been using one for over 2years with no issues so far... It would be great if they were locally made and available in other ways...
@@zulfphotography products made by nikon are usually horribly overpriced but you get guarantee. i still dont wanna risk shorting something in my camera with bad electronics from a battery thats hooked up externally, especially when i paid 1500 bucks for the camera already :D if i still had my d3500 I wouldnt think about it since its only a fraction of the price but I sold that a few weeks ago
Amazing!! I am so grateful as I spent hours looking for an HD upgrade to my existing ones for better videos and your time and effort here was really helpful. Many thanks!!
The show notes absolutely ROCK. Well done! If you watch ten different product reviews to decide who you trust and who you don't, then when you come back around, you don't precisely remembered who covered what, but you also don't want to rewatch all ten videos for a second time, just to jog your recollection. Enter professional give-a-shit show notes. What a fan-faffing-tastic idea. Hope it catches on to a channel near you. Man, if I were in charge of handing out knighthoods, I'd be handing one out right now.
I respect you and your work enormously! I think you are not sponsored so you are FREE to the truth and THAT is very rare thing these days! Your closing statements sum it up very well: "Webcameras are kind of horrible, I hate them all." :) Ah.. so refreshing when you can say what you really think without strings attached and without fearing a negative response or that someone gets offended. I wish you all the best and hope that in the future more and more human could be like you.
Appreciate your honesty. There really is no excuse for not being able to make a great webcam with 1080 res under $100. And they are prolly out there even now. Problem is we are saturated with no name models that are almost identical in build or have a lot of similarities in build. Often those cameras are manufactured by the same manufacturer but sold to other companies with their name on it. And a lot of them share the design only, but use cheaper CMOS and parts. So with that in mind, unless yo9u don't mind returning a half dozen to a dozen until you find a good one, stick with the brand names for now. You'd be returning a lot less, may be 1 to 3 instead lol
Thanks for sharing your pain and results! Just bought the LogitechC920 through your link, so I hope that puts a little money in your pocket! Appreciate you sir.
Excellent review. Lag with audio is always a no-no for video. Quality of mics on webcams is subjective. The problem is that the mic really needs to be nearer to the presenter. Hence pro's will use a separate mic and have it in shot. This avoids a lot of problems, but then you could also buy as many mics and see there is a whole lot of difference. I noticed some mics were so poor, probably because of how the housing was constructed. But if course, you have found this out for yourself. L.E.D. lights by the way are not the problem. If lighting runs on mains outlets, then you will get the 50/60 cycles humbar. Using battery L.E.D. is the solution. This is a brilliant video for those looking for webcams. Lots of webcams, action cams etc will have specifications which are not exactly true.
Love the honest review. I hate webcams too. I wouldn't bother with them if I didn't hate the built in webcams on my iMac and every laptop in the house.
My solution that works amazingly well is the EPOC Cam Pro app from Elgato. I have an iPhone 11 Pro Max and there is 0 delay (even wireless) and the quality is excellent. Their controls are a little limited but for over all quality I highly recommend it.
Thank you! Excellent work! I've been researching and researching but can't afford to buy and test them all, so I found this very helpful. It confirmed my suspicions. From all my research I've determined that the BRIO is a top pick, too. At this point, I'm just going to set up my Canon DSLR as a webcam.
you can also get a logitech c525 for $25 and it will beat chinese rebrands anytime. also, the bad video/sound might be your pc/laptop. usb ports are sensitive to interference if wiring is not managed properly. thanks for the video!
Thanks for the video. I chose the eMeet (also tried one you didn't include, the Raleno), and found that while both could produce decent images after some adjustments, and both worked fine in OBS, they became VERY laggy when used with either Microsoft Teams, or WebEx. Unfortunately those last 2 are the programs we use at work, so it's a deal-breaker. As you said at the beginning, it's kind of disheartening. All around, I still find the Logitech C270 best for meetings, and my son uses one for class. It's still available, and cheap. There's no tripod mount, and the field of vision is quite narrow (which can be good or bad, depending on your use-case), so I've been curious to try some other budget models, and your video was helpful.
Sorry, I must explain what I discovered about Teams: Turns out, the video is laggy (with non-logitech webcams) only in the preview, or when you see your own video. (Known bug.) It will look fine to others in your meeting (probably!...although you cannot check by self-test). If you see this in Teams, you can confirm the issue by applying "blurred background" or other background effect -- and suddenly the motion is smooth, not laggy or choppy!). May not be true on all PCs, but it has been reported to Microsoft many times. As to WebEx, the Raleno, eMeet and others were smooth when I re-tested. It's a Teams issue.
I have been using some old Logitech Pro 9000 webcams and they work with everything! Linux, Apple OSX, Windows. I even have one attached to a raspberry pi running Octoprint to monitor my 3D printer. You often will see them at junk sales or second hand ranging from $5 to $15. The image quality is very good with great low light image quality. They make all the cheap chinese webcams I have played with look like rubbish. The amazing thing is the Logitech Pro 9000 "just work".
This was very helpful because before watching this, I was confused because all of them seemed to be bad quality. Now I know why it's so hard to find good reviews :P If you update this, that'd be swell!
I also have a Brio. It's super reliable and the audio is good even in larger room with multiple people. Save yourself headache, get a brio. You have a good camera and you have some value when you want to sell it...
G'day - Really appreciate this candid review and the expense you went to. I was hoping for great quality out there, a unicorn perhaps but your review gives me a good idea of reality. Thanks.
I'm on my journey to find an ideal web/camera or whatever for live streaming our Dj sets and definitely "disheartening" is the best definition of how we feel about them all.
can I recommend that the next time you do a web cam (or any camera) review, please test each camera in different lighting settings, such as low light, medium, and brightness.
Thank you for this comprehensive review of popular Webcams, it was great to put the list and ; as rarely we find the list of reviewed items in TH-cam videos.
No mention of the Logitech Streamcam. For meetings, if the goal is to have your face in the screen and you are not interested in a lot of background, the Streamcam with Logitech Capture focuses on your face and little background. If you move around (have 2 huge screens and go from one to the other, like to lean back and put your feet up and so on) and want to always be in focus and appear to be fully active it is the only option. Also, if you want your face in the screen and don't want a lot of the background in the image, it is again the only option.
I use the C920 and it works good for what I need. Also, the Logitech software lets you select a different audio source, so I use the 920 for the video and a Logitech USB headset for the audio. Obviously, if I were going to do a professional presentation, I would not use the headphones.
Thanks I was wondering if I could use a mic along with a webcam if video was good but, sound was Not . BTW don't buy Aoozi Webcam Worked gr8 for a short time. Would turn on all the time without me doing so.
I've been completely disappointed with webcams too. Why are there no webcams as good as the cameras in my (usually pretty cheap) phones? I can buy a phone right now that barely costs more than some webcams that have far superior video with stuff like 1080 at 60 fps. Huh? It's so annoying. Good video.
I bought a C920 years ago and still have it, very happy with it. However, I decided to get the Brio because of it's fps for 720 video and 1080, and the promise of doing 4K (which I probably won't do, but nice to know I can). I did notice a difference between the two, but I agree the different is small. However, I prefer the Brio and I do love the additional options.
You would with all of our advances in technology that we’d have quality webcams by now. Been wanting to upgrade from my laptop’s camera, but if the webcams on the market aren’t much better, I’d rather save me money.
Wow!! I really appreciate your dedication, commitment, and bravery! You are a true hero for spending so much time and money in order to help out your fellow human beings! Thank you!
I find that it's not the webcam that matters, it's the audio. Invest in your audio. I have a usb audio interface, the focusrite solo that delivers 48v phantom power and sennheiser condenser e965 microphone. I use the built in webcam but when ive livestreamed people loved the silky smooth audio, seeing is one thing but hearing you is more informative. Imo audio quality far exceeds the visual
if push came to shove, I'd have to agree the audio is indeed more important. People are way more forgiving with poor quality video then they are with bad audio!
I have had a lot of people ask what the webcam is that I used to film this video. For this video I used my Sony a6000 mirrorless camera (amzn.to/3scoGaG). Unfortunately, I still have not found a webcam I think is good enough to film a TH-cam video (which is what got me started going down this rabbit hole in the first place). Since filming this I have tried a few new webcams that I was ultimately not very impressed with.
I am still on a quest to find a good webcam for a decent price. I will make an update (and probably another video) after (if?) I finally find one.
I thought 💭 the same... you used a normal camera for the video. unfortunately we have to use an adapter for live streaming.
Thank you very much for this answer. The whole video I thought "Please call the webcam you are using and that's it, because the color of your skin seens to be natural..." Ok, it was no webcam. I have tried the "Aukey PC-LME 1". For people who like to sit 30 cm in front of the screen it is nice. But if the distance is 50 cm your head on the screen is only 5 cm high.
Yes, I had the exact same question. Do you have any what the cheapest camera is to get the same results (if all one wants to do is is sit in front of it and talk as you were doing in the video)?
What mic and mic preamp were you using?
Which lens did you use on the a6000 and how did you connect the mic without any jack on the a6000?
I wasted an hour reading pointless reviews on the web that didn't even have screenshots of how the webcams look. You are a legend
4 hours of looking at GPUs beat that.
Not to mention, fake reviews on amazon
@@tagej.a2768 i have a 3070. It took me around 100 hours of research because I knew nothing about GPUs last year and spent a whole year researching tech and getting up to the nomenclature/understanding of what makes something a good or bad value.
@@DallianOfficial I ended up getting a 1030, and I also sat for a while looking at tech parts. Maybe not 100 in total, and I may have researched about more than graphics cards. But still, I sat for 4 hours just looking knowing nothing about anything in the start.
@@tagej.a2768 why a 1030? It is quite bad for the price. For a couple bucks more you can buy a 1060 which is much better. In fact, my old gtx 950 is better than the 1030 and you can buy it 2nd hand for dirt cheap. If you wanted a card just for display you could have bought a dirt cheap one to do it. Even a 710 GT is a better buy if the idea is just to display.
I love how at the end he still thinks they're all trash. LOL
@Alan Roque a used gopro around 150-200$ is better than any of this trash webcams. you can even use your own phone's camera with an app for fuck's sake. you that ignorant that you think you need to cash out 600$ for a decent camera? lmfao
because it's true.
it's a lot of efforts, you tested all these so we don't need to, thank you!
When you have that many cams to hand there's one thing to do....
Try setup a Matrix film style dodge the bullet scene....
@@zulfphotography 🤣🤣lmao stop broo you are killin me
@@zulfphotography LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
summary: "webcams are horrible, i hate them all." hahahahaha. *subscribed*
"Getting all these webcams was really kind of depressing and disheartening. Webcameras are kind of horrible, I hate them all."
Maybe he could still get sponsored by Logitech because this is actually a good way of saying: "Buy the brand and preferably not the cheapest model if you care at all about attaining at least some minimal quality."
That's because he didn't try AVer. lol.
@@averusa what is aver?
@@kneenomaeinaknees1362 aver media
Never seen someone be so calmly honest about anything.
This is the video everyone NEEDS that no other TH-camr/Reviewer is doing.
I was overwhelmed about the different amount of Webcams out there. So i stumbled upon your video, and I really appreciate your work! THANKS a lot! And stay healthy!
Finally, these are also my sentiments about the webcam situation!
Sometimes negative is just plain truth and that's very positive to find an objective review in a sea of "this world is all beautiful and great", thanks very much for your honesty and all the tests.
Yeah. Most people are afraid of criticizing something for fear of being demonetized, taken down/removed or getting backlash, unless they are bad-mouthing the usual like Coke, McDonald's, socialism, junk food, guns or Trump.
I never understand why the computer manufacturers haven’t bother to update to the quality of their cameras to be just as good as smartphones to stay in competition. 2021 computers with 2007 cameras in them doesn’t make a bit of sense to me.
My gut feeling is that there is a warehouse with millions of crappy old sensors somewhere that these companies buy for pennies.
I am sorry that you spent so much money, but your hard lessons learned have been helped all of us. Really appreciate it.
free returns
Straight to the point review! I love it!
From my experience, a separate (budget) cardioid mic is better than any webcam mic. Adding a budget analog mixer makes this option even more versatile. For some 30 USD mixer + 20 USD a mic + 10 USD a mic stand = around 60 USD I got more than decent audio.
This is the best video about anything I've been in a while. And your service to the masses is extremely appreciated! lol
Thank you for your wonderful review! One thing I would like you to touch on on your next review is having separate video and audio inputs. Having a decent mic might actually make poor video more tolerable. In AV perception studies researchers found that people thought the quality of video was better even if they are the same when audio quality was improved.
HUGELY informative. Saved me so much time and money with this one video. You sir get a SUB!
Well...! This is exactly what I have looked about.
It spared me a lot of time and money.
Thank you for the good work.
I dont comment super often, but as others pointed out, this is by far the best webcam video i've seen. Thank you for the honesty and answering the questions I couldn't find answers too elsewhere
Many thanks for this. You confirmed my suspicions having gone round in circles looking at all the cams on Amazon and trying to find some useful discernable difference between them. You getting that selection and assessing them just confirms they're all a load tosh with some being very expensive tosh.
This video must have taken so much time and effort. Thank you so much for all the purchasing, testing, and analysis :) . This is very helpful !
Thanks for seriously saving me a lot of time researching this myself. All the descriptions on webcams try to sell you on their features, and your video cleared up a lot of confusion!
Got a great computer back in December, but the webcam is garbaaaage!! It's fuzzy, like most pre-installed cameras. Have peeked at cameras on Amazon, but as I have no idea what I'm doing, I was lost. Thanks for making this video, it helps narrow it down a lot. I don't want to shell out hundreds of dollars trying to become a youtuber if it fails and my price bracket is super low because I'm on a tight budget, (I want to spend 60 or less). I just want a quality picture. I had no idea some people were using old school cameras to record and not webcams until I researched it. It's all fascinating. Sorry, I get wordy. Keep up the good work!!
In 8+ Minutes more info than hours of research I did. Thanks!
As of October 25th (a month after upload) you only have 1,586 views and 51 likes including mine... This viceo was EXTREMELY helpful, since I was looking at all of these webcams on eBay (because Amazon is only a couple months old in Australia and the range of products is extremely limited as of now)
So, I hope this video gets the exposure it deserves !
Hey thanks! I did put a lot of time and effort into testing all these webcams so I really appreciate your comment!
Great video, thanks for sharing this. I regularly use my Canon dslr as a webcam and an action camera too and they perform well.
Yeah, I think Canon has done a better job than the other big names for allowing their Camera's to be used as a webcam. Too bad my Canon is too old to do this. Thanks for sharing!
@@GoTechGeek It may be worth testing it. What model do you have? I found my old 550d /T2i was compatible and works even though its over 10 years old
"newer" nikon cameras can be used as a webcam, too now. the only downside is the battery, since you have to buy a dummy battery and im hesitant to put a cheapo chinaware dummy battery without reviews in my d500 just to get nice bokeh for zoom calls :D
@@Krizefugl A lot if not all adapters and cables of that kind will ultimately be made there one way or another. I've been using one for over 2years with no issues so far... It would be great if they were locally made and available in other ways...
@@zulfphotography products made by nikon are usually horribly overpriced but you get guarantee. i still dont wanna risk shorting something in my camera with bad electronics from a battery thats hooked up externally, especially when i paid 1500 bucks for the camera already :D if i still had my d3500 I wouldnt think about it since its only a fraction of the price but I sold that a few weeks ago
Amazing!! I am so grateful as I spent hours looking for an HD upgrade to my existing ones for better videos and your time and effort here was really helpful. Many thanks!!
Big fan of the Vitade 960A. The mic is great and it has H264 encoding and good exposure latitude.
The show notes absolutely ROCK. Well done!
If you watch ten different product reviews to decide who you trust and who you don't, then when you come back around, you don't precisely remembered who covered what, but you also don't want to rewatch all ten videos for a second time, just to jog your recollection.
Enter professional give-a-shit show notes. What a fan-faffing-tastic idea. Hope it catches on to a channel near you.
Man, if I were in charge of handing out knighthoods, I'd be handing one out right now.
among all reviews this is the best webcam review. thanks man!
Most honest review ever. Great job saving all of us from lazy manufacturers
You deserve a lot of likes just from this one video alone. Holy cow!! Thank you!
Love the gentle delivery! And the message that most webcams stink.
I respect you and your work enormously!
I think you are not sponsored so you are FREE to the truth and THAT is very rare thing these days!
Your closing statements sum it up very well: "Webcameras are kind of horrible, I hate them all." :)
Ah.. so refreshing when you can say what you really think without strings attached and without fearing a negative response or that someone gets offended.
I wish you all the best and hope that in the future more and more human could be like you.
This is THE BEST webcam review I ever watch in youtube! Period!
Appreciate your honesty. There really is no excuse for not being able to make a great webcam with 1080 res under $100. And they are prolly out there even now. Problem is we are saturated with no name models that are almost identical in build or have a lot of similarities in build. Often those cameras are manufactured by the same manufacturer but sold to other companies with their name on it. And a lot of them share the design only, but use cheaper CMOS and parts. So with that in mind, unless yo9u don't mind returning a half dozen to a dozen until you find a good one, stick with the brand names for now. You'd be returning a lot less, may be 1 to 3 instead lol
Thanks for sharing your pain and results! Just bought the LogitechC920 through your link, so I hope that puts a little money in your pocket! Appreciate you sir.
Major kudos on this video - thanks for taking the time and money buying all those webcams for comparison!
Great piece! I totally feel your pain drudging through this webcam bilge.
Thanks! Yeah... I don't know if I will ever be truly happy with a webcam.
Excellent review. Lag with audio is always a no-no for video. Quality of mics on webcams is subjective. The problem is that the mic really needs to be nearer to the presenter. Hence pro's will use a separate mic and have it in shot. This avoids a lot of problems, but then you could also buy as many mics and see there is a whole lot of difference. I noticed some mics were so poor, probably because of how the housing was constructed. But if course, you have found this out for yourself. L.E.D. lights by the way are not the problem. If lighting runs on mains outlets, then you will get the 50/60 cycles humbar. Using battery L.E.D. is the solution. This is a brilliant video for those looking for webcams. Lots of webcams, action cams etc will have specifications which are not exactly true.
Finally a informative video with all info I need. Thank you ♥
Thanks for the review. Not much into the tech & specs but exactly what I wanted to know. Eventually, it helped me to make my pick.
Thankyou for your painstaking research and honest review. I can now go shopping with reasonable confidence!
Love the honest review. I hate webcams too. I wouldn't bother with them if I didn't hate the built in webcams on my iMac and every laptop in the house.
This video is all I need. Thank you. I already decided. Also, the description helps a lot
My solution that works amazingly well is the EPOC Cam Pro app from Elgato. I have an iPhone 11 Pro Max and there is 0 delay (even wireless) and the quality is excellent. Their controls are a little limited but for over all quality I highly recommend it.
He even got the list in the description, legend!
Thank you! Excellent work! I've been researching and researching but can't afford to buy and test them all, so I found this very helpful. It confirmed my suspicions. From all my research I've determined that the BRIO is a top pick, too. At this point, I'm just going to set up my Canon DSLR as a webcam.
Thank you for sharing your adventure. I found your experience both entertaining and informative.
the best video so far NO BS no drama plain English direct answers
you can also get a logitech c525 for $25 and it will beat chinese rebrands anytime. also, the bad video/sound might be your pc/laptop. usb ports are sensitive to interference if wiring is not managed properly. thanks for the video!
Amazing video! Thanks! And good luck in your search for the ultimate webcam
one of the best review of webcams... thank you so much
Thank you for the effort! I was getting the exact impression after watching numerous reviews.
Thank you so much. I really appreciate it when people go into lots of trouble so we can make informed decisions.
Dude you need more subscribers, your content and production is great!
3:38 Luke, I am your father.
Instant Star Wars hit right there XD
Thanks for the video, I just watched yesterday and today got the C920s the best webcam ever, you got a new sub
Thanks for the video. I chose the eMeet (also tried one you didn't include, the Raleno), and found that while both could produce decent images after some adjustments, and both worked fine in OBS, they became VERY laggy when used with either Microsoft Teams, or WebEx. Unfortunately those last 2 are the programs we use at work, so it's a deal-breaker. As you said at the beginning, it's kind of disheartening. All around, I still find the Logitech C270 best for meetings, and my son uses one for class. It's still available, and cheap. There's no tripod mount, and the field of vision is quite narrow (which can be good or bad, depending on your use-case), so I've been curious to try some other budget models, and your video was helpful.
Sorry, I must explain what I discovered about Teams: Turns out, the video is laggy (with non-logitech webcams) only in the preview, or when you see your own video. (Known bug.) It will look fine to others in your meeting (probably!...although you cannot check by self-test). If you see this in Teams, you can confirm the issue by applying "blurred background" or other background effect -- and suddenly the motion is smooth, not laggy or choppy!). May not be true on all PCs, but it has been reported to Microsoft many times. As to WebEx, the Raleno, eMeet and others were smooth when I re-tested. It's a Teams issue.
now this is a genuine review. thank you.
Kudos to you for testing so many and doing a comparison video!
I have been using some old Logitech Pro 9000 webcams and they work with everything! Linux, Apple OSX, Windows. I even have one attached to a raspberry pi running Octoprint to monitor my 3D printer. You often will see them at junk sales or second hand ranging from $5 to $15. The image quality is very good with great low light image quality. They make all the cheap chinese webcams I have played with look like rubbish. The amazing thing is the Logitech Pro 9000 "just work".
Thanks much for the insight! I will definitely consider your recommendations.
This was very helpful because before watching this, I was confused because all of them seemed to be bad quality. Now I know why it's so hard to find good reviews :P If you update this, that'd be swell!
The logitech Brio has a depth sensor and can be used with Windows hello app while others dont. the reason its expensive is exactly this!
You put a lot of time and energy into this - thank you SO much! I appreciate your video.
I also have a Brio. It's super reliable and the audio is good even in larger room with multiple people. Save yourself headache, get a brio. You have a good camera and you have some value when you want to sell it...
Really appreciate the effort you put in to the video. Just came upon to this video while I was searching for webcams. Thank you!
G'day - Really appreciate this candid review and the expense you went to. I was hoping for great quality out there, a unicorn perhaps but your review gives me a good idea of reality. Thanks.
3:38 The YoLuke Webcam should have been called YoVader
No! The YoYoda!
And the one at 3:44 should be called the C-3PO webcam
"YoLuke, I am your father" - missed opportunity :D
YoFather
Thanks. I'll save a few bucks for the Brio instead of a c922, 923, 930 idk which were my main options.
Thanks again
Good Job thanks for sharing
I liked the video right away, just by seeing your sacrifice. Thanks for the amazing help.
I'm on my journey to find an ideal web/camera or whatever for live streaming our Dj sets and definitely "disheartening" is the best definition of how we feel about them all.
Thanks. An honest look at devices for a change. I found your experience with this very helpful.
"Webcams are kind of horrible. I hate them all" 🤣
This sums it up perfectly.
can I recommend that the next time you do a web cam (or any camera) review, please test each camera in different lighting settings, such as low light, medium, and brightness.
Great review. Just really great. Thanks for the review and the summary.
Thank you for this comprehensive review of popular Webcams, it was great to put the list and ; as rarely we find the list of reviewed items in TH-cam videos.
Proceeds to talk about other webcams while not mentioning what the amazing one he's using to film the video is.
Ya he states that early in the video that what he's using for the video isn't a webcam. Just a camera that doesn't stream
No mention of the Logitech Streamcam. For meetings, if the goal is to have your face in the screen and you are not interested in a lot of background, the Streamcam with Logitech Capture focuses on your face and little background. If you move around (have 2 huge screens and go from one to the other, like to lean back and put your feet up and so on) and want to always be in focus and appear to be fully active it is the only option. Also, if you want your face in the screen and don't want a lot of the background in the image, it is again the only option.
This video was very helpful. Well done. Thank you.
I use the C920 and it works good for what I need. Also, the Logitech software lets you select a different audio source, so I use the 920 for the video and a Logitech USB headset for the audio. Obviously, if I were going to do a professional presentation, I would not use the headphones.
Thanks I was wondering if I could use a mic along with a webcam if video was good but, sound was Not . BTW don't buy Aoozi Webcam Worked gr8 for a short time. Would turn on all the time without me doing so.
I've been completely disappointed with webcams too. Why are there no webcams as good as the cameras in my (usually pretty cheap) phones? I can buy a phone right now that barely costs more than some webcams that have far superior video with stuff like 1080 at 60 fps. Huh? It's so annoying. Good video.
I bought a C920 years ago and still have it, very happy with it. However, I decided to get the Brio because of it's fps for 720 video and 1080, and the promise of doing 4K (which I probably won't do, but nice to know I can). I did notice a difference between the two, but I agree the different is small. However, I prefer the Brio and I do love the additional options.
Yeah. I am surprised for how old the C920 is, it is still one of the better webcams you can get.
You would with all of our advances in technology that we’d have quality webcams by now. Been wanting to upgrade from my laptop’s camera, but if the webcams on the market aren’t much better, I’d rather save me money.
Wow!! I really appreciate your dedication, commitment, and bravery! You are a true hero for spending so much time and money in order to help out your fellow human beings! Thank you!
liked the video due to the fact I knew this took a lot of effort. thanks for doing what most people wont.
Thanks for the reviews, saved me quite a bit of time and uncertainty.
Awesome!!! That’s what you call effort. Massive thanks for this review and recommendations.
That was incredibly helpful. Thanks so much, fellow bass guitarist
Best comparison video,thank u brother
Very helpful! I had never considered an action camera before, but now I'm interested. Thanks for the recommendations!
Great review. I’ve been so frustrated with webcams. I’m glad I’m not alone!!
Very helpful video! I agree with your conclusions. Thanks for suffering through all these products to find the best options available.
I find that it's not the webcam that matters, it's the audio. Invest in your audio. I have a usb audio interface, the focusrite solo that delivers 48v phantom power and sennheiser condenser e965 microphone. I use the built in webcam but when ive livestreamed people loved the silky smooth audio, seeing is one thing but hearing you is more informative.
Imo audio quality far exceeds the visual
if push came to shove, I'd have to agree the audio is indeed more important. People are way more forgiving with poor quality video then they are with bad audio!
Awesome! Thanks a lot. Next step would be to test them all on MS Teams, Zoom and Co. The Logitech Brio for example is very bad with MS Teams.
I like Victure Webcam SC30. The video is so great. Highly recommended~
Thanks for the tip! I bought the Victure and I'm really pleased :-)
Only 1 video watched but I already subscribed.
This is soooo comprehensive!!
Whatever camera you used that we are watching you in this video with right now... Is the best one. Full stop, lol.