Elgato's New Webcam -- The Facecam
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Elgato released a webcam.. is it any good?
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Honestly, does this make you consider a webcam or are you still gunning for a mirrorless setup?
For the price, I'm saving up for a true Camera and use my Cam Link still. It's just not enough to replace that quality image
Probably a real camera as I love playing with lenses and I use my camera outside of content but this can certainly cut the costs for people who like to have multiple angles or are just starting and don't want to learn cameras yet.
elgato facecam, more practical, much cheaper and very comparable to the expensive stuff
good time to buy webcam
If I had not already invested in a DSLR, 4K camlink and lighting set up, this would have been an absolute 100% investment. I could even be tempted to sell the cam link and convert to this camera if the price tag is worth it.
I bought a Canon EOS M200 for my streaming and TH-cam and for the price I am really happy with it. I don't know about the US prices but here in Germany the Elgato would be less than half of the Canon. If I was just streaming and didn't have the need to shoot some proper video footage then yeah this would probably be the one I'd go for :D
One of the few dudes who I feel can give credible reviews even when sponsored so I picked one up... couldn't get the low profile arm though it was out of stock.
Icy mikeeee
I think you should watch his old videos.. he was bashing webcams just few months ago telling us to use phones and gopros.
Hoping yours isn’t freezing out the box
@@entropicity Did you watch the whole video? He explains at the end that he still thinks that's a better setup (camlink and GoPro which can be upgraded to a mirror less later), but he understands that it's a lot more complicated, and if someone wants the simplicity of just plugging in a webcam then this is webcam that doesn't look like trash.
@@JacksWorldYT sounds like loads of people's are...mine included
For a webcam, the image Sam got out of it is absolutely insane!
2 years later and this video is still helping people! Thanks for the comprehensive review, our gear tastes are definitely similar (i see you, Sony mirrorless DSLR nerd) and everything you called out was majorly helpful to me. Thank you!
lmao why are your side by side clips literally the BEST thing i have seen on your channel? Just funny man
Let's call Harris 'Jigsaw' until his studio is finished.
There's still plenty of people who want webcams. Teachers, work from home people, etc.
and they can get one for like a third of the price
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Yeaaah. I feel this is too much and too 'complicated' for a teacher or the general person. The lack of auto focus and mic are the major deal breakers for the average joe.
Elgato knows their target customer: a streamer. Simple. They’ll make a strong product and price it for streamers.
Sadly teacher might be some of those people what would use the trash microphones webcams usually have and this one is missing.
@@giorgio5789 I think you underestimate how many people working from home these days actually care about this stuff. I know of quite a few general (non-stream) people who WFH now who are using Key Lights and decent mics. They;re on camera as much as many streamers each day and will be really interested in something like this.
My first impression when you turned on the camera right out of the box was WOW very clear and crisp. Thank you for reviewing this as I am looking to upgrade myself. The software looks to be a big plus.
honestly the qualiy of your videos are just insane these days and the editing is just perfect i love it!!
The combo of FINALLY decent software and a good sensor means, for me, that I will not bother with a DSLR. This is good enough to make the hassle of setting up a DSLR a no-go, by comparison, unless you are already doing that stuff.
I definitely want one. Looks great!
Hey @Capp00 Fancy seeing you here LOL
LMAO the '93 '94 trophies in the background. Nice reference to the two time back to back!
Enjoyed the video. Keep up the good work. Definitely looking at this and stream beats for when I'm able to work on a streaming setup in the future!!! Love the quality!!
I love this so far, but I for the life of me cannot get this camera to stop freezing after 45 mins everytime. I have a dedicated 3.1 USB card up to 10GB bandwith, my camlink works wonders, but the camera itself just freezes all the time and i have to reset it.
Were you ever able to figure out the issue?
oh. Really? I stream for 6 hours, that might be a problem...
@@PilgrimMinistry Replacing it with a new cable seems to fix the issue. It did it for me and for others. Pretty lame how the faulty the original cable is that comes with the webcam. But now I'm dealing with flickering issues. Wasn't happening before but does it now. Also, the video becomes desynced from the audio. Things happen on SLOBS slightly after I do them (like hand movements and whatever). The fix for this is to deactivate and reactivate the camera. Pretty annoying though how I have to do it multiple times in a 3-4 hour stream. Haven't solved the flickering issue yet. Honestly, this has been annoying as hell. I'm probably gonna return it...
To quote Jurrasic Park
"Is it heavy?"
"Yeah."
"Then it's expensive."
Thanks a lot for mentioning the fixed focus. I've seen a lot of reviews and none mentioned it. I was aware of it but thought it just means I have to manually set it whenever I move further away but turns out if I want to jump between being right next to my pc and middle of the room over 5ft away then it won't work for me.
Great Video - Was debating getting this cam - excited to get it set up.
I literally went 'Damn, Elgato needs to come out with a webcam soon' yesterday, and then boom.
Elgato pumps out so much stuff for TH-camrs/streamers and it's not just bad stuff , everything is like one of the best it can be
@franky8355 no
Daym that's crispy.
The fact that the settings saved to the camera makes it the best I have bought my parents so many different high-end webcams to use for their zoom and all that once I dial in the settings and the software crashes or the computer reboots suddenly they're all out of focus and out of field of view and the colors look all weird and I have to come over and reset it up !
JUST BOUGHT THIS after your review! The only channel I trust with anything tech and stream related
The quality of it if so impressive
Hope this actually pushes webcam quality as a while forward. That's a lot of features to compete with
santa wont have enough room in his sake this year for all the streaming/gaming stuff i want 🤣
Hey Sam, that blur when Harris said wow... nice touch buddy
The fact that this webcam blended even remotely well with the pro-level footage that came before was all the selling I needed. Fits my setup perfectly
Sees Logitech facecam output, immediate reaction: YUCK
Just purchased this bc of you and Sam! Can't wait to see what it comes out to look like!!
Thank you so much for the great video. One the question, is Elgato compared to Dell UltraSharp 4K better? Could you make a comparison between the 2?
WOW! Looks really good! 😮 Definitely copping this. Looks like the Sony ZV-1 honestly.
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I have a zv1 and looking at getting this! Lol
@@DamionHD Same. I have ZV1 overheating problems.
@@JarrodMiller have you changed in the settings? Mine never overheats I'd just like a 2nd camera! Lol
@@DamionHD yes. All settings and a fan behind even
It took me a second to realize that the bottom half his shirt was actually being displayed properly compared to the other two webcams. The Facecam is insanely impressive and honestly seems to be all that I would need in terms of that next tier up in camera pricing. Well done Elgato lol
How do you know that Elgato is the right one?
@@RiccardoLulli My thoughts as well?
Great review & comparison! I was so excited about this webcam, but then you said the maximum focus range is 4ft and damn... this is very important in my situation, where the focus range should be longer... As I said, great review!
Very helpful, very interesting. As always, great product reviews, thanks Harris
Opinion: what did the video look like before again?
I'm assuming the color reproduction or whatever is on point with the elgato because it's the only one where the bottom of your shirt is red.
I want to know this aswell, the AverMedia DIDN'T look like it was chromakeyed where the other two did. The Elgato Facecam looked blatantly obvious and also was the only one that had the red bottom and red face where the other two didnt.
@@Icessassin ya, it woulda helped if he wore the same shirt for the whole video.
The quality s stunning WTF
PSD: thanks for making this kind of videos, you're saving me a lot of money
besides the blur in the background, when you switched from your DLSR to the facecam, I couldn't tell much of a difference. I might pick it up sometime. IDK though. I might just get a DSLR with a wide-angle lens, because I am a retro gamer/speedrunner, and in the original super mario, they have to verify that you are on an actual nes, not a clone system, and having a camera like my phone connected to the xplt vcam software, gives me a wide enough field of view where they can see me resetting the console, playing on an original NES(right now I have a clone system.) and they can actually see the controller in my hands pressing the buttons, and it's just a really cool experience. every time I get asked what camera I use in the chat, I say I have my phone connected to the vcam software, and with the software blur, they think it's a DSLR and it's awesome.
elgato the only company that listens to its customers about their needs in tech!!
unlike GoPro who took a step back recently by removing the ability to control parameters like shutter speed, ISO and white balance from their mobile app in their last update. I using it to stream with the media mod which disables the back screeen.......aaaaggggrrrhhhhh!,
Exactly
fact
@@kirstentv1002 and it gets worse. If you have a Hero 8, you can still see the preview in the app. If you however have a Hero 9 .. the video feed in the app is also .. black !!
Hey I got a few questions.
Firstly, what color does your shirt have in the comparisons part? Is it rather blue orange or blue red?
And secondly, could you compare the Elgato Facecam to the Razer Kiyo Pro?
I am wanting an answer to the shirt question also but nothing yet!!!
It's a bit sus tbh - considering he reviewed the Kiyo Pro a few months ago and his take was all like "why bother with expensive webcams?" - then an equally expensive webcam comes out from Elgato with an extremely similar feature set.. and suddenly he's all like "there's just nothing like this right now" - yeah mate, except the product with the almost identical feature set, that you literally reviewed a few months ago yet was mysteriously left out of the comparison testing..
Anyway EvosVox did a good video where he compares the two albeit at default settings - Hardware Canucks tested a bunch in comparison in a video released today, in both default and optimised modes for streaming setups. The Elgato has serious noise in their streaming setup and the Kiyo Pro is easily the best once they turn that auto focus off and tweak it a bit.
@@sonicwingnut Thank you for your referals to the videos of EposVox and Hardware Canucks. I'm really on the edge of the Razer Kiyo Pro and the Elgato Facecam. I just don't know which one to choose.
@@d3xx3rDE yeah, I mean I think they're very similar but have differences that depend a lot on usage.
Elgato looks like it has better software - Synapse in my experience wasn't outright BAD, but a few small improvements would make it much better. It has a better wide angle mode as the kiyo has a lot of image distortion around the edges. Some sources report it has better colour reproduction although both can do uncompressed YUV.
The Kiyo pro seems to have sharper manual focus and allows you to focus on very close-up objects. It has probably the best mic I've seen on a webcam too but for most this isn't an issue.
Personally I think as a largely fixed streaming cam the elgato is a good buy, but the Kiyo Pro is more versatile so you can use it for a bunch more applications. The question is whether those applications are gonna see any actual use, or if you'd prefer solid software support while mainly doing a nice wide-angle studio shot sat in front of your computer.
I was shocked by how good it looked when you unveiled it, although when you did show I had to check what resolution the videos was on, it just seemed like it was missing something idk
so i went with a yi action cam (because i could find a cheap second hand one0 with a camlink, at first it worked, but i haven't been able to get it working for a while now, any suggestions to fix it, or maybe suggestions for action cams that are more reliable?
I’m subscribed to way to many tech TH-camrs 🤣🤣🤣 The amount of Notifications I just got about the same product is crazy 🔥
@@FuckAssName right 🤣
saaaaaaame lmfao i was like whoa, everyone got a new vid 😂
I lol'd.
Why did I watch the entirety of this video knowing fully well I won’t get one lol
Same haha, it’s like window shopping.
very glad about the in depth negatives. i needed a room focus, and this isn't it. damn. thank you and you got a sub!
Thanks for a review! Looking forward for your review and comparison of Dell Ultrashsrp Webcam)
This webcam is cool as shit, I like the wide angled pov
First impression, looks GREAT. Not the best I’ve ever seen, but definitely looks good!
Edit: ok now that I know how bad the conditions were, that’s pretty amazing lol
Any chance we could see it next to a gopro with the cam link? im pretty interested in seeing that comparison. ill be in the market soon for an upgrade and i was either gonna go with the gopro, elgato webcam, or break the bank for a dslr
So in the video comparison of the 3 cameras, which is showing the correct color for the bottom of your shirt? Is it red or orange? I am considering getting another camera for my stream, but it's going to be hard to beat the Razer Kiyo. That thing is solid!
For sure the best webcam out there right now! From the smooth 60 fps to the software which Elgato nailed!!! Side note" are those ps5 controllers in the back?
I'd like to see a GoPro vs this webcam, to see a comparison at least.
This. I've been considering moving to a GoPro, but the elgato here has enticed me that I'd love a comparison.
If you try to use a GoPro as a webcam, it will over heat from what I seen online. That’s why you never see anyone use them as one.
@@littleman2270 i use a gopro hero 5 black as a webcam, it gets hot but it never turns off
@@HarshNerf - also have a gopro hero 5 black, what capture card do you use?
I’ve used my GoPro Hero 8 Black for streaming with the CamLink 4K and can say this elgato looks much better. The elgato software is far better, as well. GoPro webcam software last I checked, is still in “beta” and has been for quite some time. Incredibly basic by comparison. Never had GoPro overheating issues, but elgato costs ~$200 and my GoPro is now probably around ~$300 plus accessories you’ll definitely need (stand, 4k cable, CamLink or other capture device, etc) I’d say go with the elgato if you’re not sure which direction to go.
I really was wondering when Elgato would just drop a webcam. Glad they finally did and showed up to play even. Would love to pick this up soon after I make some other hardware upgrades first.
I'm not sure if this was intentional (I bet it probably was, knowing Harris), but I like that you left your phone screen on in the top-down camera view when unboxing and having twitter, tiktok, twitch, etc social media apps visible along with the brand logo background to subtly promote those platforms if you happen to glace over there lol. Just goes to show how much effort Harris puts into the detail of these videos!
So I only looked at the actual image of the facecam for like 5 seconds but I do think that it looks great for a webcam! Not keen to find out about the price tho...
Edit: Impressed that it's 199
The color difference between those three cams is crazy, what color is the shirt blue and orange or blue and red?
Here for that answer also!!!
My guess is Orange based on EposVox's video who had colour issues too
Wondering the same thing
Just ordered this, thanks for the video, the cam looks really good!
Honestly looks better than the camera you used for the non-webcam parts
Also I LOVE the fact that it has the swivel. That's one of the main things I looked for when I was looking for my current webcam
Would you recommend two of these for education livestream. Meaning one for face shot and second for over head? If so can both be hooked up to one computer?
Okay, I’m genuinely curious… how in the world are you recording in a big empty room with no echo once so ever?? I see stuff on your wall but I’d love to understand how it works and what it is. :D
Gate/expander
Has Elgato put a date on their stream-fridge yet?
The wifi version ?
@@George-wv5wk 2.4 ghz🥵
Best review video for this webcam by far. really wel done. Thank you.
can it sit on top of a monitor right out of the box? If so i might get it...
So excited to get one!
First reply :)
this was 7 months ago and one reply lol
Adding filters to the camera in obs filters makes it have to encode a second time making it look more sh!t. Its better to add filters from the source
I bought the elgato facecan because of your review and I love it. Question for you, can I hook up 2 of these elgato facecames up to my computer and grab a different angle?
Looks great. How does this compare to the Kiyo Pro? And is the software CPU heavy?
The weight of a webcam is so irrelevant. It’s like how beats by Dre makes parts that should be plastic out of cast metal so they are heavier and makes people ok with paying out the ass for an artificially weighted product as if that somehow means quality.
im worried about alpha. looks like he's doing a review in a crack house
I have a question, would the headphone port be able to power DT 990 Pro 250 ohms?
edit: I know the prodict page says its high powered port, but im not sure what that means
Does this need a really good graphics card to get the quality you get? I bought the PW 513 but it seems it needs to have a great graphics card to perform its best even using StreamYard.
It has some really incredible image quality for a webcam (at least after tweaking the settings)! You could almost convince someone that it’s a DSLR with a camlink
Here is my opinion as requested by Harris. I literally said "Holy shit" when I seen the quality. I think this is probably the best webcam!
Edit: hell yeah
Alpha Gaming what are you using for the stand to hold the camera facing down on the table.
Awesome video!. My question i have is how much cpu processing power does it consume with the software being used?
There's still a lot of room for the improvement, however the software seems to be exceptional as expected from Elgato! The sensor this one is using is designed for security camera products and is same as Dell's UltraSharp 4K webcam (btw. when a review?).
Hi Alpha Gaming, could you please recommend me a small tripod for this webcam to be able to put is on the desk instead ontop of the computer screen?
Thank you for your time and awesome videos!
Have a great day!
legit the best webcam quality I've seen. I've already recommended it to some friends. I have my Sony A7iii so I won't be trading in my camera or anything, but anyone not wanting to go the mirrorless route should be looking at this.
Hey, is there anyway to use a single webcam and plug it into a usb splitter and run it into my computer and my xbox series x?
I have a cannon SL2, which one would you recommend? Use sl2 or the new elgato webcam?
What color was your shirt in that comparison? The elgato made it look red and the other had it brown? Is the color contrast something you can change with software
My question is (and this is big problem I've had with current webcams) do the settings save when I turn the pc off and back on again. I know you said it saves to the webcam but I want to know for sure. I hate turning on my PC and having to spending an extra 10min + because all my settings reset when I turned off my PC lol
Just purchased one right now. Thanks bro for the review.
What’s the name of the music/song at the 7 minute for the camera test scene?
Always can count on you for detailed reviews of products I may be interested in
Oh... My... God... That webcam is very good, I honestly thought you were joking at first when you switched to it. Amazing.
Thanks for reviewing the new camera. I'm currently streaming with an Elgato Facecam on my channel. I'm looking forward to getting the Facecam pro that was just announced.
Fantastic image! At last! Only request would be a hdmi output (as well as the USB-C) for when I use it with an ATEM switcher.
I’m kinda mostly excited about the wall mount from the event. I can put my light and webcam now where I wanna put them and not take up a bunch of space
How you turn it on I hook the usb cord back to my monitor I have a ps5 could this work on the ps5 this camera
maybe you can help with my solution. I need to extend the cables on this camera to 50 feet. on two of them. 20' on the third and the 4th would be normal cable. you know of any boosted cables that are reliable?
Currently using the C922, and I was going to wait to upgrade to a DSLR.. but at my level I don't need a DSLR at the moment so would this be a good in-between!?
woudld you say the quality is better then logtitech c922 pro stream ? thats what i currently use and i really want to know if its worth upgrading to a 200 dollar web cam
The fact that an ad popped up right after "this is it" lol
Would be good to see the default/neutral settings. The use of a sharpening filter is quite apparent, even if it's just set to +2.
Also, can't review ghosting/motion blur of 60fps without a 60fps recording and export.
Can i use a lap mic 3.5mm with this for zoom etc and have it synced without using obs?
I would like to see a side by side of this and the gopro setup. Also was your shirt blue and orange or blue and salmon?
Yo Harris, I am looking to get a 72" Standing desk which brand would you prefer?
What camera do you use to stream? I need one for my D&D stream
So.. theoretically i could adjust the settings in windies and then reboot to Linux and stream from there?
I just need to know this one thing because I have the Logitech BRIO and I'm really tired of it always losing its settings after my computer shuts off and turns back on and I have to re adjust the settings so if this Elgato camera keeps its settings after you reset your computer then I'm going to go ahead and get it but if anybody can answer that for me that would be much appreciated
Thanks, nice review, easy and 'plug & play' is just what I was looking for!
So I wonder, should I buy this webcam or camlink (if I already have decent camera to use with it)?