Comparing the BEST webcams for Streamers: Elgato Facecam vs Logitech Streamcam vs Razer Kiyo Pro

[@CNET]

You can buy the webcams featured in this video here 👇 Elgato Facecam: bit.ly/3DjEZYU Logitech Streamcam: bit.ly/2Wt0VAd Razer Kiyo Pro: bit.ly/3mwX0Nr *CNET may get a commission from these offers.

[@crwhhx]

is razer's webcam software still not available for macOS?

[@AlbertFullerNYC]

@@crwhhx rgvvv

[@elusivelectron]

Synapse is pronounced sin-apps.

[@noods9088]

She sounds like she’s about to say “Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks...”

[@DavidBridgeTechnology]

I have wasted my night watching videos on these cams and nearly bought the wrong one until I came across this video. Excellent run-through of the software and great side-by-side at the end, particularly around 22 minutes where we see two cameras with rubber hands and fuzzy hair. Elgato it is for me. Thank you so much.

[@jaredpolitte4498]

I have the streamcam and am extremely disappointed. It does not handle color or light very well at all. The adjustments in the logitech software are nice but the inability to save the settings to the camera killed it because if you try to adjust lighting for you face, you either get really weird glow or it's too dark to see details. Also if you use if as a virtual camera in OBS, the camera is laggy and always desynced. For this reason I'm now buying the elgato face cam. I'd recommend you save yourself the headache and do the same

[@itsgeekhead]

Fun review! I think the Elgato Facecam is the best webcam here, Logitech's is alright, and Razor's should be avoided, it's not very good imo. Look at the motion blur when she moves her hand, pause at 20:35, the Facecam's sensor is clearly more effective and crisper overall. I personally own the Facecam and think its exceptional, especially compared to the older Logitech c922 Pro.

[@itsgeekhead]

21:02, just look at the difference. Clearly Facecam wins in clarity, it is a much better webcam.

[@itsgeekhead]

best way to see is to pause the video at that time

[@john_casey]

The Razer is in mf mode and clearly out of focus. That's a testing fault, just saying.

[@NovaDoll]

I have all of these cameras. The razer is the best. She isn't calibrating it correctly... The low light from the razer is also amazing.

[@serrael-182]

@@john_casey In other tests it looks way better. Maybe you gave the explanation why.

[@Sock-Puppet]

2:52 flashes Elgato Facecam name, starts talking about the Logitech Streamcamera

[@BAMkekw]

true 🤣🤣 yet, still the best webcam review online

[@chitowntone5451]

This review and the side by side by side comparison made the difference for me. great job. I like the Elgato but the Logitech won on price and out of the box use. Thanks.

[@Loooam]

Thankful for the ending side-by-sides. Throughout the video I couldn’t tell which one I liked best, but that part made it clear to me which one had them looks I wanted 👍🏻

[@martinmallet3983]

Thank you for such a thorough review, I learned so much. I look forward to seeing more of your reviews.

[@TheSunnyJim]

Thank you! It's great to see the side by side by side comparison. Really helpful for a musician doing livestream with a 3 camera setup.

[@xPRxMEx]

Goodness gracious, you made these webcams looks AMAZING! Like mirrorless quality lol WHAT is your lighting setup!? PLEASE do a video on your lighting! Studio tour 😁

[@Frankplyu]

Yeah, idk how she did it!

[@zedamex]

Prime lenses can focus, you just can't zoom optically. (Digital zoom is effectively just crop)

[@rjphllps7]

I know this video is a little older and if there is one person I truly trust it's Ashley, she has been around for awhile and appreciate her honesty! Great job Ashley!

[@djclubberlangley]

Very nice explanation. I never knew about Logitech Capture. One of the reasons why I was looking for a new camera was I was disappointed with the c900. Now I can improve everything, thanks to this video. New subscriber. Thanks!

[@ABeardandaYeti]

I almost choked on my drink when i thought you said "Horizontal fliposaurus and vertical fliposaurus" xD.

[@Tottorul]

For people only watching the comparison part of the video. It's not reflecting the Razers ability to record detail, it's out of focus as you can see between 14:26, 19:50 (both razer and second timestamp is very blurry) and the auto-focus issues has mostly been resolved by firmware updates.

[@gonzalohillary7224]

I want to buy this camera, the autofocus doesn't seem to work well

[@Tottorul]

@@gonzalohillary7224 I have it, I like it. Id say it sometimes goes out of focus but most of the time the focus adjusts back again within a couple of seconds

[@MikaelMurstam]

you could have tried to get a better manual focus on the Razer. That wasn't a good comparison.

Good to know that both Ashley and Ashley's PC survived this review

[@K3ns4i]

Thank you SO much for this video! It really made me decide on which camera to get! :D

[@greggburklund5353]

Thank you, I was torn between the Kiyo Pro and the FaceCam. After watching I’m going to save up my money for the FaceCam

[@MrBucketlist]

I just use my gopro hero 9. No complaints, excellent quality

[@tdeurovisionsongcontesttom2696]

GoPro Hero 9? Still better than 3 Webcams.

[@Angultra]

Costs as much as 3 webcams too

[@DKTD23]

Was Ashley able to test with the latest firmware on the Kiyo Pro? Synapse now shows a passive/responsive option to make the focus less aggressive. Essentially it has been addressed. Also, it is $100 on sale right now, so it's the best option possibly now of the three cameras, especially for low-light.

[@BornEvill]

this helps ty

[@cperez-c9k]

One thing to note is that the synapse software is bad in general. Froze my pc every time it was opened and after realizing it was an issue I had to uninstall. I got it since it was on sale too but ended up returning it.

[@TyrantT316]

I have the previous generation Razer Kiyo webcam. It's ok, but honestly not crazy about its color rendition, aggressive autofocus hunting and that dated Advanced Settings you mentioned with the software. I bought it for the built-in ring light, but even that disappointed. I'm ready for Elgato or Logi.

[@hakonsoreide]

You don't have to use Logitech's own software as a host for the Streamcam. It works natively in OBS, the only difference being the fancy settings will not be available. If you always use it through the Logitech software and in OBS, though, you only have to synchronise it once, which you'd probably have to do anyway, so I don't think it's much of an issue.

[@tailwhipolaf]

Great video. Facecam looks the best, maybe you could make a extension to this video and use room light bulb settings 60-100watt (low light) without lighting set up. The avg person doesnt have lighting set up. If you do please add the AVerMedia PW513.

[@lorensims4846]

I wish you had included links. I'm having trouble finding the Elgato Facecam on Amazon. They have a ton of cheaper models but that's not what I want.

[@davidcarballoretana7775]

I love Razer Kiyo Pro! Special with tripod, looks great!

[@KeritechElectronics]

Nice comparison. These cams are still nice and available pretty cheap on the secondhand market. I've got a Streamcam currently in my setup at the desk ("talking head" scene) that has pretty bad noise at low light, and the AF issues made me go for manual focus on it. Also got a Kiyo Pro that was very finicky with my previous mobo but it seems to have stabilized after hooking it up to a different system and now works as an overhead workbench camera in my setup. Gonna try the Elgato to replace the Streamcam as a "talking head" cam. My other cameras are the regular Kiyo and C930e, but their monitor mounts are terrible and don't allow rotating the cam, which I need.

[@TreeShark]

Excellent review ❤

[@RoaringOrange]

An awesome review, thanks!

[@KittenParadise]

How bad is the delay on logitech software? :/

[@ShashankD137]

Hey, hoping u can answer this. I work in a company with high security and as a result, wer not given access to download any softwares etc. Would these webcams work like a simple plug and play or do we also need to download a software to run it. Thanks

[@DR19X]

Software is needed to adjust the settings for all of them. You can use any of them without software on the auto settings. The facecam allows you to tweak the setting using the program on a different computer and save those setting to the hardware so when you plug it in a different computer you will use the saved settings instead of the auto default ones

[@aing2009]

Elgato hand down (once optimal settings are dialed in). It's the only one where you can literally see her eyelashes with how crisp it is.

[@icns01]

Thanks. Much appreciated. Now how about one on sportcams?

[@BalajeeKs]

Curious to know which one did you use for the video

[@RuiNetoX]

Thanks for the good explanation!!!

[@CNET]

Glad it was helpful!

[@GandhaBastian]

For this review im sure buy Razer Kiyo Pro.. Thank you CNET

[@izwanfuad]

@cnet does it support with raspberry pi?

[@calvinrose18938]

Thank you! Great comparison and I found your commentary very useful!

[@blurking2912]

You just look good regardless the type of zoom Ashley :)

[@classi-cal]

Appreciate the software dive. Was looking at the logi streamcam but hate that it creates another output and you can’t save settings to device 😠

[@onlymyopiniontech]

I think the reason these cameras are a bit washed out is they are expecting most people NOT to have good lighting. But, that’s only my opinion.

[@inkdupslum]

Thanks for this video! I have the streamcam but after watching this I’m going to buy the elgato facecam tomorrow. I would love to know your settings for it the color of your eyes really pops and the details from the camera just looks a lot crisp to me 🤘🏻

[@pranavchaparala]

I Appreciate everyone who finished watching a 22 minute video in 1 minute

[@salmonline]

you're able to hit the like button before you even watch, Just FYI😉👌

[@TheElephantRoom1]

The Elgato just seems to have a higher internal ISO. Not really a ding against the camera considering the jump in sharpness.

[@ugochukwuharbor5519]

Great review!

[@jeffreycastillo170]

Does the Kiyo Pro have autoframe as well?

[@123gggyyy]

Elgato is good but logi's auto focus function is better

[@mickaelsflow6774]

Can you use the Logitech Streamcam without its app? You mentioned its very good out-of-the-box.

[@mrcapucino]

nice review, can you review streamplify cam? thankyou

[@Wiedxma]

very helpfull - thank You 💜💖

[@victornettoimports]

what program do you recommend me to record videos with the Elgato facecam?

[@lwincenciak]

Elgato beats them easily.

[@RoaringOrange]

yep

[@manikdesilva1]

Amazing video. Fantastic detail. Well done and Thank you!

[@jookieapc]

Why didn't you include the Avermedia PW513?

[@avsolsunna372]

Elgato Facecam for the win, amazing camera!!! i love mine so much, closest thing you can get to a dslr but a better price

[@kalkydra]

Good review!. Does this three cameras will work natively with the Xbox Series X?

[@cajamanual6713]

Between Elgato and Razer Kiyo pro wich is smother?

[@RobRoy316]

I was comparing these three and it was really close with Elgato and Logi... but then you showed the feature where the Logi would flip... SOLD! haha thank you!!

[@RudolfHuber]

That helped, thanks

[@davidarnost7074]

The Elgato Facecam looks the best, but seeing it’s currently £129 and Logitech Streamcam is £75 (Black Friday deal), Logitech seems like a much better option for someone who is looking to start streaming for the first time and doesn’t have the biggest budget for it

[@IamOceanWolf]

Can you please review the polycom webcam?

[@vitobrusca]

Nice video, thanks.😍 what camera do you use to record this video?

[@DankaDoctor185]

Huh. from the Side by side comparisons it seems the Streamcam actually has the highest frame rate? I thought they were all @ 60? On my 144hz display it almost seems as if the G Streamcam has almost double the frame rate.

[@PauloYukio346]

Elgato's Facecam has an aperture of F2.4, Razer's garbage has F2.8, and Logitech Streamcam has F2.0. So idk if you're a photographer or videographer, but higher the number, smaller is the aperture that lens can do, smaller the aperture, less light goes in. That means the camera will compensate either on the shutter speed or the ISO. I can't tell you how each of these cameras work exactly, but I would guess it'll compensate on shutter speed, slow it down so makes time for more light to go in the camera. The consequence of slowing down the shutter speed is 2 things, if you shake your hand fast you'll notice a motion blur, and if the shutter speed is lower than 1/60 the camera will decrease the fps, even though if you look at the properties is gonna show 60fps. So that's why you'll notice the other ones can't keep the same consistency as Streamcam. If I may give you an advice, when you're interested in buying a new camera, prioritize the aperture (of course dslr and mirrorless is completely different, then it's good to know how powerful and clean is their ISO). Oh and never buy Razer they're just bs, I mean gorilla glass??? Wth are you gonna do with a webcam to need a protection against scratches?!? I'm a hobbyist photographer for 6 years, and thank you for coming to my TED Talks, I broke my left hand and now I have have lots of time and boredom.

[@gamethu7488]

Picture of Elgato facecam is the best. It is sharp and realistic

[@1tzelG_]

the facecam is so good and sharp.. daaaaamn. is a level up against the others.

[@PhantomRX]

Honestly, they Kiyo Pro looked better before you changed the settings. Looks like you left it too warm during the side by side. I think you should have kept the white balance on during the comparison.

[@faautobahna9416]

Also wanted to know mic quality / sound difference. Nothing on that, strange !

[@Owy.]

Just like how you don't usually use monitor speakers, you probably won't use a webcam mic either.

[@DerekFrampton]

.... is there a 2024 update video on this subject yet?

[@poggerzloggarz2461]

80 bucks: c920, c922 pros 100 bucks: Streamcam Logi 200 bucks: Facecam Elgato currently the best option is the Streamcam if you tweak some settings

[@besweeeet2]

I think the Logitech looks the best.

[@rogermiller5411]

Thanks for this review. Elgato looks the best but will try the Logi due to price.

[@AndrasEliassen]

Watching this video on a 4K screen makes the Logitech and Razor cams seem more blurry than Elgato. Is it just me?

[@PDU_Tutorials]

Downgraded from a EOS R to Elgato Facecam. I’m fine with my decision.

[@DR19X]

Do you notice picture noise on the facecam? In every comparison the picture looks grainy similar to when you increase sharpness

[@PDU_Tutorials]

@@DR19X nope

[@oginsights5340]

Prime lenses can have focus. A prime lens is just a lens that doesn't have zoom. So most webcams use prime lenses.

[@SavageTalk]

what about AVerMedia Live Streamer CAM 513. i hear its better

[@TannerChung]

I might be misunderstanding something. The Razer is f2.8 and the Logitech is f2.0 but you said the Razer has the smaller aperature..

[@fifagi]

But logitech biro 4k?

[@1tzelG_]

su delineado es precioso y perfecto, yo no puedo hacermelo así :( realmente el delineado en los ojos cambia mucho la mirada y la embellece. uwu

[@rosado3D]

wait.. at 1:58 she says the logi cam is the only one to use USB C.. but the elgato uses type C as well.. now i see at 2:53 the title cards are all wrong. sorry but this review/comparison video is all over the place, i can't continue this vid

[@Tinistic]

2:53 erm, what?

[@Slipsch]

Review dell 4k ultrasharp webcam next, although not for streamers

[@uzumaki5277]

WHERE did you get that Psychonauts shirt🤩 SO COOL!

[@z33thr33]

you missed the timestamp for the side-by-side

[@Anaxdust]

Light?

[@VitalyZdanevich]

Please also test on Mac and Linux.

[@BrettWhitmarsh]

The Logi Cam is great but the StreamCam program overrides QuickTime on the Mac and causes the Mac to freeze and shutdown. It’s fine on it’s own though.

[@StoneThaProfit]

Is there a way to workaround that ? Trying to get a cam soon but i use an imac

[@mim21112]

Found replacement for sydnee goodman here.

[@theworldwide96]

You do nice works guys, ❤️✈️

[@mtavassoti]

With next update of this video add creative brand to the selection as well. Thanks.

[@KzeDyYoung]

Elgato for me is the best choice

[@glamych]

Логитек определенно на голову выше остаьного хлама. Брио бы увидеть в сравнении.

[@DonaldIsom]

More videos like this

[@lightbearingpharoah]

elgato is the best choice, not a single frame drop

[@rebelspartantv]

It’s Eric by the way sherwood we used to hang back in the day I stream twitch now ;)

[@megeduoficial]

3 webcams maravilhosas

[@nerdtech6464]

ashley, i cant focus 😂😂😂

[@batsy_jr]

Why does she sound like Sydnee Goodman ?

[@matty686801]

Elgato is the best!

[@JonasDenolf]

You look like Joyce Byers from Stranger Things!!