Facecam MK.2

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

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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.

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.

hey, so I've just purchased an Elgato Facecam Mk2 after reading that it's one of the best webcams out there. However I've had it for a couple weeks now and I'm not exactly blown away by how it performs in low lighting, or sometimes with lighting.. I have a fairly powerful ring light that worked great with my fairly cheap Nexigo, and I assumed this would be a big upgrade, however I was just on a call with a client and they said my webcam looked like any other webcam, even with the ringlight brightening my face. Is this a settings issue, or am I expecting too much?

It's pretty good for the money, it works out of the box, can be controlled with the Stream Deck, and copes fairly well in most conditions. But it is still a 1080p webcam. You're not going to get anything that looks like having a real camera, because it's a fraction of the price, it's just a webcam. If you decide to send it back, Linus Tech Tips just did a video comparing lots of different webcams at different price points.