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I have been streaming for a while now and I feel like I'm ready to upgrade some of my equipment! I now use my vlog camera, which is the DJI osmo pocket 3, as a webcam. But due to me also using it to make youtube vlogs, I keep having to set it up each stream, which takes a LOT of time for me.. So I am thinking about investing in a good webcam / camera for my streams, but I don't wanna pay thousands of euros for a camera like I see bigger streamers do. Do you guys have any recommendations?

I ordered the Elgato one and I'm loving it soo much!! appreciate the tip!!

About the same tbh. The MK2 might have a better base setting color wise and slightly larger fov , but they both do 1080p60fps. Another choice, though, could be an OBSBOT. I remember hearing good things about them, and they run $70-150 depending on the model. The tracking feature is an interesting bonus

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.

Facecam Neo, Facecam MK.2 and Facecam 4K are now Switch 2 compatible after a firmware update Learn more - [https://www.elgato.com/us/en/explorer/products/camera/how-to-use-your-elgato-webcam-with-nintendo-switch-2/](https://www.elgato.com/us/en/explorer/products/camera/how-to-use-your-elgato-webcam-with-nintendo-switch-2/)

people are giving you great webcam options already, but was gonna say make sure to check ebay for some savings. The amount of people who will buy expensive products to stream, then give up quick, means there are a ton of good, lightly used, streaming equipment on there so could easily get the elgato face cam mk2 for a deal, and is one I personally have used and it looks great. Def a great webcam to get and only upgrade to it, imo, would be going down the DSLR camera as a webcam road.

I have two Logitech BRIOs sitting on the shelf, because they're useless basket-case shitgoblins. They error out, overheat, glitch, disconnect, and generally are just trash. I bought two because the whitesheet made them look like the perfect webcam. They are not. They look WORSE than a c920 even in perfect lighting somehow. I'll regularly take one off the shelf and update the software and firmware to see if it's fixed yet. Still no, so far. I'd recommend one of the Elgato Facecams if you're going with a webcam. The Mk2 or Pro both are at the upper end of what a webcam is going to be capable of, and punch almost on-par with a starter grade DSLR/mirrorless.

Elgato c920 is the gold-standard starter cam. You can find them on-sale for around $50 usually. Of those three, I'd go with the Elgato. Avoid the BRIO like the basket-case shitgoblin it is (I have two sitting on the shelf, they're worthless little turdbuckets that constantly error and look like absolute crap, even compared to a c920; I bought them when they first came out as their whitesheet makes them look like the perfect cam, but THEY ARE NOT). > Btw, I do stream at 4k60 You must be streaming to YouTube, then? Because Twitch's max bitrate would make any 4K60 stream look like hot fried poop. Absolutely unwatchable. Doubling down on the Facecam Mk2 (or bump up to the Pro), it's going to give the best quality out of the three.

The Facecam mk2 is a solid device. Remember that you'll hear complaints from those with problems, and nothing from all the people for whom it works without issues. I *will* point out that they just brought out the Facecam4K though; I'm waiting until Black Friday to see if there's a price drop since it's only about a month away, and plan to pick up a couple of them for my workbench setup. While 4K60 might kinda be overkill for a 1080p stream, it also allows you to pull a cleaner chromakey if you plan to use a greenscreen, and lets you "zoom in" (by resizing up to native and cropping the cam) with no picture quality loss, where a 1080p60 cam would turn into a much more pixelated view.

Elgato Facecam Mk2. No idea if it's on-par with an Iphone, but it's quite decent, does 1080p60, and should retain settings. It's actually on sale on Amazon at the moment. They also just brought out the Elgato Facecam 4K, but I haven't got hands-on with one of those. The specs look good, doing 4K60 video for $200, which is just insane. Tempted to pick one up myself at the moment actually, looking at it. The c920 settings reset is a Logitech firmware issue that pops up on some systems, and has been around for *years* now and is still un-fixed. Really annoyed with Logi in general for a lot of their camera and controller stuff.

c920 is the gold-standard starter face cam. Has some long-running firmware issues, but the price is decent at around $70. I'd also recommend looking at the Elgato Facecam Mk2. Closer to $130, but solves most of the problems the c920 has, and is generally a better camera overall.

> I am nervous about looks weight dct and stuff Trolls will always go for the lowest-hanging fruit that will get a reaction. Sadly, it's a part of the gig. When you get up on a soapbox and scream LOOK AT ME!!! at the world, some people are going to throw rocks. Going to just have to come to peace with that, as even if you ban them, any sting is going to last. Best advice I can give is to come to peace with yourself, and get comfortable in your own skin. Whether that means changing yourself into something you like, or accepting yourself as-is. I recommend the latter, as if you chase changes, you'll always have something new you hate... motivating, sure, but that way also lies neurosis and other behavioral disorders. ...which won't stop the trolls, by the way. Fat, old, ugly, female, bald, young, non-caucasian, wear glasses, too thin, have an accent, weird eyebrows, have a kid, they'll swing at whatever is *most likely to get a reaction from you*... and if none of those apply, they'll just call you gay. > Webcam can I use for under 80$ thats good and possible to get from a store like Walmart or best buy Logitech c920. Gold-standard webcam, and about the only one under $80 that's worth the money. I'd actually recommend saving up a bit more and grabbing an Elgato Facecam Mk2 instead, due to the Logi issues.