Facecam

el gato facecam you can even find them second-hand for less, but it's the best camera because it's not your typical webcam.

The camera software has many options for controlling the camera, contrast, lighting, saturation, exposure control, ISO, white balance, and image temperature. It also integrates NVIDIA technology for background removal or replacement. As the settings are saved directly to the camera's memory in obs, you do not need to configure anything.

https://youtu.be/R0Lsrv8oOOk?si=mLB2TC9sM9bq2T34 I cannot recommend this video enough. I have el gato facecam v1. I didn't buy it, I got it for free. It works well, I can't get it to look as good as YouTubers do, but my lighting is just 2 lamps. It performs well, but it's extremely over priced, do not recommend.

There are some perfect webcams in the review, and the older models usually get cheaper. Also a year of droid cam pro is super cheap compared to a full webcam, also an option

Elgato Facecam $90 amazon (original not the mk2) I set it up once and even a year later after reinstalling windows it didn't change because settings save on camera. I had a few Logitech and constant fight to keep my settings even when using Logitech software

I've used Logitech C920 and elgato face cam on different tests. I was able to the 360 with the provided cables. And set them a distance enough to show me and my laptop at my desk during test

No, Facecam (2021) will not be getting a firmware update as the product has been end of life for a couple of years.

Unless this is a hobby that you enjoy throwing money at, a better camera won’t make a huge difference. Focus on your content and lighting. Lighting helps ALMOST any shitty camera look amazing. Webcam quality in 2020 is way better than it was in 2008. Only If you’re making money from streaming, such that your profits can pay for a new camera, that’s the only time I’d recommend upgrading your camera beyond a Logitech Brio. But even this elgato face cam is good enough

Ive had no latency issues with elgato facecam (og) or the neo 

The MK1 facecam has a wake up issue with windows and AMD CPU's where it doesn't start up occasionally when you start windows. It meant getting up and unplugging it etc to get it on. Also if it stopped working mid stream it crashed windows. Since swapping it to Logitech brio 4k my windows hasn't crashed once.