Elgato Facecam Review! FINALLY A Solid Webcam

Elgato finally dropped a brand new webcam, the Facecam! Let's check it all out; how to set it up, green screen keying, low-light performance, all that good stuff for your streaming needs in this review!
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[@randomfrankp]

Correction on my part: you can still use the Camera Hub software to control the settings with Nvidia Broadcast, you just need to use the collapsible preview for the video to still be used in the other software!

[@vexxxgaming7303]

Don't the settings save to the camera itself though? So, after you adjust it and save, couldn't you just close the software and they would be present in Nvidia broadcast anyway? I'm just speculating, I don't own the camera.

[@randomfrankp]

@@vexxxgaming7303 Yes, in the video I was just referring to real-time adjustments in a separate program

[@plamenbonev7787]

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[@dianem.8452]

You also need a newish GPU apparently - I'm using a 1070 (still trying to get a 3080) and it's not supported.

[@phaezrr]

@@dianem.8452 im using a 1650 super i think will it support?

[@gnbot6524]

"Unless you're Mia Malkova I don't wanna see you in 4k" Frank u sleeping on the couch tonight😂

[@randomfrankp]

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[@pinoy929]

randomfrankp : "Mia Malkova." Everyone else: ONE OF US!

[@trucings9013]

LMFAO

[@patryksynigraczyk5868]

Umm... I just saw that " Mia Malcova" - nothing special tbh. There is a lot more beautiful "Angeles" in this World :D

[@RathOX]

That Mia joke 😂

[@OXMStudios]

Right ? 🤣🤣

[@evansbaked5124]

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[@XenarthrA28]

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[@distribeat]

I lol'd so hard. So hard. Hard.

[@GunnarRojas]

Hahaha

[@iraziel1]

I love that you are the only creator to not only suggest additional software in conjunction with Elgato's, but the software is actually good for what I'm looking for. So many reviewers make the fixed-focus a breaking point for the Facecam, Nvidia Broadcast seems to nullify that. Big thanks!

[@terrymartin3168]

$ 5/

[@avsolsunna372]

wow thank you so much!! the background blur feature you showed is such an extra bonus i would have never known about, you rock!!

[@MZVIRAL]

Definitely learned a lot from this vid! Thanks man! Really appreciate the efforts you put in on details in a very easy to understand. Very nice!

[@markcoleman86]

This man is an absolute gift to reviews! Great job

[@jasvvyAU]

ty frank for continuing to create the best, most trustworthy tech reviews out there. followed your advice on what to get many times and it's never failed. have a wonderful day!

[@swarmreturns969]

congrats on almost hitting 2m bro ur vids really helped me make my setup come to life

[@itsvenom6301]

“Unless you’re Mia Malkova I don’t wanna see you in 4K” 🤣🤣

[@lilporno6583]

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[@itsvenom6301]

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[@mackamoramechs]

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[@randomfrankp]

Hey Ben! Were you in front of me at check out? No worries, I wouldn't have minded at all! Nice to meet ya haha

[@benfinelsen7392]

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[@Marshinist]

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[@verifiednerd847]

Hmmm… just bought a $70 Logitech cam last week after months of holding out. Funny how these things work out

[@PizzaLovingNerd]

They were waiting for your Amazon order to announce it.

[@mr.norris3840]

Which one and is it any good?

[@GrandMasterLynx]

You still can return it

[@BlankN1nja]

Bro same..fml

[@BlankN1nja]

Although it will be above $200 so ...satisfying myself with that reason

[@davespurs7597]

Excellent review and demo especially introducing the Nvidia Broadcast software - Genius!

[@jonathanoelkers4387]

Great video! Thanks for the time you put into this.

[@RR_12014]

GREAT review!! I was hoping someone would talk about mixing this with the Nvidia Broadcast software. I currently use it for zoom meetings and wanted to see how well this camera worked on it. And it looks pretty nice!! I might have to pick this up... the only thing holding me back from pulling the trigger right now is the price. But I spent close to that much on my logitech cam now... soooo idk.

[@xUZ1_FPS]

Appreciate the review! Between this and the logitech 922x. youve just made it much easier a decision

[@swarnavbaruah958]

Looks like someone's frequenting the pools, beaches and hot tubs category on twitch👀

[@danmagoo]

Now more like $170, still a solid choice. I like not having to mess with the focus, and being able to adjust the image easily (although I use CamooZ, instead of the Elgato software). Interesting decision to leave out any microphone, figuring (correctly, I believe) that anybody buying a "good" webcam is gonna use a dedicated microphone.

[@poopsonlavega]

Always good quality ! The Mia joke was SO FUNNY x)

[@kasper_429]

1:16 **Everybody (except for Frank's wife) liked that**

[@deantremain2070]

Just got this. Plugged it in with excitement to be greeted with “device is being used with unknown app” and not showing a preview… great.

[@Recon777x]

I like how with nvidia broadcast you don't even need a green screen. The software is smart enough to just delete your entire background as if you were sitting in front of a green screen.

[@kvnsia]

1:16 YOOOOOOOOO

[@60milligrams]

i mean hes not wrong lol

[@slmain5814]

man is having a child and he is still part of the bois asking for Mia in 4k

[@chodeyboi4754]

Unless he announced something new, his child that was on the way did not make it :/

[@SunCityGamer]

@@chodeyboi4754 😭

[@isaacbarret3454]

Great review, thanks!

[@x9x9x9x9]

Its weird how powerful webcams arent a common thing considering how big they are compared to phone cameras

[@IceyGuy]

That's been exactly my thought as well.

[@TuJiVanOers]

Yeah its weird as hell

[@TheOfficialViera]

Cellphones are using a lot of processing power to get the picture quality to be as good as they are.

[@repurposeyou]

So annoying!

[@mtutoriales]

@@TheOfficialViera And most computers have a times more processing power. It's all about the software.

[@moretoknowshow1887]

Picking one of these up this week.

[@PipCritten]

Great review, many thanks.

[@Mikeystaxx]

Great review man

[@TheDrov]

I would love to see a comparison between this and Dell's new Ultrasharp camera

[@snowtoad]

Great review video. Thank you.

[@k3rupt_]

Elgato's Facecam at 1080p looks WAYYYY better then any of the Logitech cams, or 4k webcams a few companys released. No question about it.

[@LegendEternal]

Oh wow. That low light performance is amazing.

[@kookuhrawn]

I see you over there with that spirit world field guide vinyl.

[@derrick_martin_g.]

Camera Hub now has effects using NVIDIA SDKs. It's the bomb. Great info on the ISO and other settings.

[@DRIP.REACTIONS]

that transition at 0:32 was so smooth wtffffff

[@crewzie4873]

This review coming from a guy that knows his cam's, and im sure owns a few that costs thousands of dollars = A fantastic product for $200, in this inflated priced social communication time we are in. Well done!

[@TA8sometimes]

Wow perfect video. Went over everything 🙏🏼

[@g-grain8590]

Bought a Razer Kyio yesterday... things always go out well for me...

[@Crvnbrry]

THAT MIA JOKE WAS TOP TIER 🤣

[@raigelfrey7925]

New subscriber 😊 Loving the content so far ❤️

[@barnyardbrothers]

I had to Google Mia Malkova. Thanks Frank! lol Great intro to the webcam space. I’m definitely picking this up.

[@PswACC]

Great explanation and video review.

[@pnt9068]

Looks good, but when they produce a 4k version of the facecam then Ill even preorder it.

[@kyle9008]

Such a great product, I love mine

[@GlennBrian]

Great review, just bought one!

[@L1nKo64]

came with the review, left with respect for the Aes record

[@georgekarmas1759]

Awesome vid, although you just convinced me decide on getting the blackmagic with the sigma lens instead. :) Unfortunately, so far - iphone & android cameras are 100X more superior than any webcam in the market. Keep up the great work

[@tailwhipolaf]

Thanks for the Review. The main camera you use for this video in the start. Does that camera work great in low light (your office without light)? Any chance you could do the same review with AverMedia PW513?

[@Jamaipanese]

13:27 that dog scared the crap out of meeeeee!

[@TRUEfoe]

Is there a way to tighten the up down motion? It seems like it's way too loose and just flops up or down at the slight tug of the cable.

[@mortinocano169]

Thanks for a great review. Would you recommend this camera for online teaching on Zoom?

[@jurgenschmitt999]

Hi, do you test how far the focus works? I talk about a disctance about 1,30m.

[@lovewaynenoel]

Thanks for this video. Question for you, if the artificial bokeh artifcacts don't work for me, what is the simplest to use camera that will give me natural bokeh for streaming a face within 5 feet of the camera?

[@renageorge]

It would save people a lot of time if you'd pointed out that the Nvidia Broadcasst app blur effect only works on RTX graphics cards.

[@mixchief]

@randomfrankp I noticed in this video and a few other as well, that there's quite a lot of video stuttering/lag/glitches going on. One reviewer even mentioned the Facecam had occasional 1-3 sec interruptions. What's your take on this?

[@itsyojimbo]

Would love to know how it looks with the typical “streamer” colored background. Dark with colored LED lights and such. My biggest problem with the C920 is that it’s poor at picking up a lot of the LED colors correctly

[@Fallenreject]

Set exposure to manual and white balance aswell. Also add a little bit o f saturation if needed i think this might help

[@Because_Reasons]

Fantastic review.

[@NewYears1978]

Took a lot for me to get me C920 to look pretty good but this sure does look a lot better. I wonder if all the settings hold up when you put it in OBS. with my C920 I have to use software to load my settings every time I relaunch OBS because Logitech Ghub and Windows Camera and all that like to ignore or override each other.

[@VLEET7]

There is an option in the GHUB settings so you can allow other programs to have full control so that won't happen.

[@NewYears1978]

@@VLEET7 I have that option but camera settings still don't hold up when you restart OBS..this is a known issue with all webcams..it is super annoying. I have found a program that can load cam settings though so I have a button on my Stream Deck to load them. However this new FaceCam saves the settings ON THE WEBCAM hardware..so it would eliminate this issue going forward.

[@grubbbby]

HOW? Please share this software! =O

[@inkdupslum]

I just bought this webcam and it looks great with lots of light but I stream in the dark with lots of RGB lights wrapped completely around the border of my ceiling and when the RGB lights are on it makes like moving lines that aren’t really there appear I can’t figure out how to get rid of them and I’ve watched multiple best settings videos.

[@DrewKav]

Looks like great quality to me!

[@kabloom6776]

Randomfrank can you please do a video on the Steelseries Apex Pro TKL? You seem to be using in and I would love to hear why you’d personally choose it over customs.

[@j_mac1370]

Love ur videos!!!😁

[@desopilancia]

What does it being a prime fixed lens have to do with everything sort of being in focus all the time? I thought most webcams had fixed lenses and autofocus at the same time

[@barnyardbrothers]

He went super diva with that “con”.

[@JeremyShorr]

Would this camera make any difference (vs the standard elgato face cam) for zoom (or google meet or teams) streaming? Most of my live events are held via zoom.

[@xJustELx]

Good stuff!! By any chance do you know if you can use this on the new Xbox Series X??🤔

[@extracurricular1]

Thanks for this review... going to buy more Corsair stock now 😂

[@Tr0uBl3Sh00t3R]

What Speakers were in the backround?? Vanatoo transparent one encore, my guess?

[@paradox_1999]

You're wild for 1:16 😂

[@MrRrleonc689]

I'm more interested in what camera you are using to record this video, it looks really sharp

[@PitchonLucas]

You should say that NVIDIA Background only works with RTX gpus

[@simodeus255]

should i upgrade from logitech 920 to this or the brio 4k stream edition?

[@Ohma]

Crazy how recently I ordered a Logitech brio at $200 and now this masterpiece drops at $200 :)

[@VicariousxD]

Not much of a difference tbh. You just lost ability to save settings on the camera, but gained 4k. Although from what I have herd, the 4k adds a lot of delay. Good choice anyways.

[@vorcegoku3255]

Can you review the arctis prime! Please and thank you

[@pepa007]

Thanks, bought this cam based on your review 🙂Btw. it would be really helpful to have timestamps or "chapters" in this video.

[@d.aalicia]

Going to buy this

[@erikvasquez9997]

I just snagged one of these barely used for $60 bucks locally and glad I did, don't even stream but I meet with clients and work meetings and figured it would be better than a typical crappy logitech one haha

[@TheYodelingViking]

Saw the logitech streaming cam and after seeing a review I thought that although it wasn't the best it was something and might get it, but thankfully I looked up the best webcams to see the price difference and this was nr 1 and only $40 more than the logitech one. Will get this one the next time I get paid.

[@cristoballadrondeguevara8174]

Razer Kiyo vs El gato who do you give the win to ?

[@engagetx]

I have a $80 Logitech it was coo at first but now it’s pretty bad so it’s time for a Upgrade for $200 this is Amazing

[@gecko2000405]

Good review. It's a shame these webcams are so expensive without an included microphone.

[@sphbecker]

Do the adjustments done in the Elgato software get saved to the camera, or do you have to have that software running for the settings to be in effect?

[@thesammielee]

According to another reviewer I've seen, the adjustments also save to the camera!!!

[@lakrago]

In my opinion this is the best webcam for streaming

[@acollins319]

Can you use multiple facecams on the same system? I haven't heard anyone take about that.

[@xPRxMEx]

Great video! The cam with the Nvidia broadcast is dope!!! Has anyone used the broadcast software with Mac?

[@llExpert]

The Nvidia broadcast is so bad for gaming it’s drop ur frame rate a lot

[@NicoPeyper]

What!!! Im struggling my butt off to get my chromakey that amazing, using the greenscreen, facecam and 2 keylights.... insane!!! how did you get it right so easy.

[@jordanbailey2044]

Wasn't the flicker a result of your shutter speed?

[@diggythepig7639]

Always a banger

[@RAPGODDominguez]

@randomfrankp can you review the roccat kone pro air?

[@Zer0Maniak]

14:57 What a shot

[@DG-america]

Just got this Camera. Therez been no change in the software to when this video was made. I've been fighting the Camera in low light. Crank it up and there's too much noise. Get the crisp picture and it's way too dark. It's leaving me with no alternative than to change my lighting. My c920 looks way better in the low light, but didn't have the crisp low latency that I can get with the Facecam. If I can just get the lighting corrected.

[@monkeyonxanax]

ty king

[@ArchieGee]

Solid webcam!

[@jakecj9202]

what camera do you use normally for your videos? i can see it right there, but can't tell what it is.

[@carljohnson7]

I wonder why they never made one last year. Well better late then ever but they have a good reputation in the streamer community

[@davefaust11]

I’m thinking you record in 4K if KZbin condenses to a lower resolution does it alter the video

[@chibbyylol]

Damn 200 smackaroos

[@lorish430]

Did u just ?! Man i'm dead 😂