Elgato - Facecam

I'm a fan of the Elgato Facecam. I've had both the Mk 1 and Mk 2, and love them both. Software is good but not perfect. Good in low and bright light. Good color accuracy. Ability to utilize LUTs if you want.

I HIGHLY recommend the Elgato Facecam. I have the OG and it has been perfect save for a few occasional freezes. Elgato products are generally perfect for me

I use the orginal elgato but looking to go towards this if I make revenue from streaming

Started with an 8yr old Logitec c920. In March upgraded to the Elgato Facecam mk1

I have the Elgato Facecam (the first one so she chunky) and absolutely love it! If she dies I'll buy the newer version of the facecam. Did a lot of research before buying and at the time about 4 years ago this one was the best option for me.

i use both an elgato face cam and a razor kiyo pro, both amazing but i like the elgato face cam better because the quality is a little better, the only problem with the face cam is the app you use for it is really dodgy so i just adjust the settings on obs.

I stream with 1st gen Elgato Facecam (1080p max) and it's pretty good for a webcam. It wasn't cheap, but still much more affordable than a full size camera with large lens. I use it in a very low light environment and as long as I keep it at 30 fps it handles it well. The new gen of Facecam (4K) is even better in low light, according to reviews. It has no microphone though, but getting a standalone cheap USB microphone will give better sound quality than the one on a webcam anyway and you want the mic to sound good, more than the camera to look good... Unless your stream is focused on you a lot, in which case you'll want a full size camera instead of a webcam.

50/50 Personally for me, yes. And I wouldn't really recommend the c920 anymore. Tho for something like 100 dollars. I'd try the elgato face cam. Pretty sure that is around that mark!!

I have the original El Gato Facecam and I think it looks great but I also use 2 ring lights mostly because I rather have 2 soft lights on my sides rather than 1 really bright light on my front

It all depends on your budget really. Personally I don't like Logitech cams, I find them difficult to dial in, even with proper lights. I am using an Elgato Facecam mk.2, and I am really happy with that one. It's 1080p/60 native. It also has some nice features. It's $150, but I think it is worth it. If you are on a tighter budget, have a look at the Elgato Neo cam, it doesn't have all the features as the Facecam, but it also $100, but still 1080p/60 I don't have experience with other brands of webcams. So I can only recommend something based on what I am experienced with. There are also good reviews online and on YouTube if you need more information.

The MK.2 over the Neo all day

Get the Facecam (1080p @ 60 fps) and get some good lighting. Good software and lots of manual controls. Only downside is no autofocus but it's not necessary. Don't pay the Razer/RGB tax.

I recently got a Elgato Facecam MK.2 (replced my 1080p sony camcorder) and really love it so far, good quality for a fair price, and quite new as well. If you wanna go higher in budget also checkout the Facecam Pro which would even be 4K and has more settings than the mk2

I recently got the Facecam MK.2 for 100 - Used - Like New from Amazon. If you can find a deal like that its a no brainer, so many options and settings you can experiment with and of course it works pretty flawless with obs as well. But definitely make sure to have proper lighting as well, cheap lights should do it for now

This. Most phones have decent cameras and if you have a flagship then most webcams will not even come close. If it has to be a dedicated webcam take a look at the ElGato Stream Cam and if that is too expensive Xiaomi and Streamplify have good budget models. Logitech only works well in the more expensive models so the recommended models in the other comments are inferior.

Adamantly here to say the C920 is absolutely garbage. Unless you’re in the most perfect of rooms, the white balance and exposure of this webcam is truly awful and you’ll need a white index card to calibrate it constantly. You can see many videos of this on YouTube. I just bought an Elgato Facecam MK.2 for $109 and it’s fantastic for the price. Just slightly over your budget but well worth it for the customization/LUT software alone, not to mention the actual quality of the camera you’re getting for the price. Very happy with my purchase and i imagine I can still get 25-35 back by selling my c920 on eBay.

Overhead light is the worst thing you can have in your setup. Turn it off. Also I commented elsewhere in this thread that you should look at the Elgato Facecam MK.2 ($109)

Yes absolutely. The Elgato Facecam MK.2 is a recent purchase of mine ($129.99 on sale I think it was) and it’s fantastic. Integrates well with my current setup, is controllable by my Stream Deck, and it has loads of customization features and LUT support etc.

I’ve tried webcams from a variety of manufacturers. Out of all of them, I’d say that Insta360 has the best out-of-the-box image quality. However, last I checked, their Mac software is fairly bloated and buggy. Maybe things have changed. These days, I use an Elgato Facecam Pro. The picture is still very good, especially in low light, and the software is solid. The only issue (which may not be an issue at all) is that none of their webcams have microphones, so you’ll need to provide your own. I’m not a fan of Logitech’s software at all (for their webcams, mice, keyboards, etc.) because they keep finding ways of adding more bloat. Their cameras are fine, though. Stuff like portrait mode, etc. should be supported just fine no matter what you get. Anyway, if you don’t mind the lack of mic, I’d recommend Elgato. The standard Facecam Mk.2 should be great. I don’t think the Pro is worth double the price ($299 vs. $149) especially if you’re only going to be using it for Zoom meetings. Last but not least, if you want to have nice professional-looking calls, considering leaving some room in your budget for lighting. IMO, lower-quality webcam + decent lighting will beat higher-quality webcam + shitty lighting 100% of the time.

Yes. I did the like exactly same upgrade. It's very nice.