Why I'm replacing my DSLR with this Webcam | Razer Kiyo Pro

[@JoeHickson]

Just wanted to let you all know that Razer had no input in this video, and it did not need to be approved by them before posting :)

[@Tekenduis98]

Dont you still need to flag the video as being a paid promotion?

[@kionenkgn9315]

​@@Tekenduis98 Yes and this is a lie or at the minimum misleading. No webcam on the market can touch a DSLR. I do video work and photo work. His DSLR has been set up to look that bad. Sorry but not sorry. His main cam for the video is a dslr maybe sony 5100 the second was tuned to be bad as well as the amount of light in that room needed to be mentioned. This is a little better than a c920. c920 can look as good a dslr in perfect conditions. Turn down the light to a normal setting and boom no image quality

[@KaiWolf18]

Please Joe, intros like that make unboxings more enjoyable

[@broww.]

I think this is your first sponsored video, so congratulations Joe. Well done.

[@universalask]

lol

[@AndrewArmstrong]

not that I have any issues with the price (£200 time of comment), I probably would've mentioned it somewhere. especially when you talked about the price of your DSLR cam setup I think the comparison would've been a selling point. Also I loved the unboxing intro, very fun!

[@TheRealRayMillsToo]

Man I gotta say, you killed this review!! The editing is very unique, and I appreciate that this is a more consumer grade review that doesn’t get lost in the details. All I wanna know is how does it look and how does it perform? This thing goes on sale all the time, and seems to be transformative when it’s not being compared to DSLRs or the like. Seems like Razer have themselves a winner. I can’t wait to get mine in today. Great work again on the video!

[@8thy]

That looks siiiick, immediately comparable to the original camera :O great video as always :>

[@RobTFilms]

babe, wake up. new joe hickson video!!!

[@rachelb5950]

Thank you Joe for another wonderful video. Glad you're feeling better and loved the style as always, you should definitely do some more unboxings! Wait, maybe not because now I feel like I need a new webcam and that is going to hurt my piggy bank...

[@MarcBillonesCheeseChewy]

Prefering the punch box method of unboxing, it for some reason helps tie the whole video together and makes the product look a bit more enticing. Great job joe on your sponsorship!

[@SBC581]

I have a program with LUT. Didn't know what it was until now. I bought 2 of yours, thanks. I already made a video with it. Much improved.

[@alanpatrick7465]

love the review, thanks for going through the setup in nvidia broadcast

[@whiskeytango1744]

Made up my mind with this video. Thank you, Joe! 😉

[@cajamanual6713]

Your level of edition is on another level.

[@ottoman666]

I bought this webcam for my mac then realised it wasn't compatible... But still managed to get it working only thing is I'm not sure if the HDR works as there's no mac software. Gonna try a few mac Web driver apps though first

Hi, have you sorted it your issue on Mac? I have m1 Mac Mini, idk if it’s compatible

[@lolageez1]

Was pretty impressed when I first watched this, just picked one up and gonna see how it runs. Did you install any of the razer software or just use Nvidia broadcast for tweaks?

[@Dead_Hitori]

How'd you do the mute/blur macro

[@astartuptechtips]

Great review. There are some issues with the Kiyo Pro but as long as you zoom in and put the camera bit farther away from you it's a really good camera. The barrel distortion is a bit much around the edges but it's pretty low distortion in the center of the lens using the other two FoVs.

[@LooseArrowBoy]

This is on sale for $100 on various vendors, I've been rocking the c920 for years, but I decided to treat myself :)

[@schl0essi]

I got a Sony ZV1 because i wanted to make KZbin Videos beside my Twitch streams. I realized that i have not enough time for YT so i decided to go back to a webcam for my live streaming because a 700 Euro camera is overkill. I bought the Razer Kiyo Pro and the Elgato Facecam to make the decision which is my favorite. I love the Elgato products but the camera is not good. I was blown away from the razer. The picture ist cristal clear and the colours are perfect. Best webcam i ever had by far. Also had a Logitech C920, 922 an the streamcam. None of them is close to the kiyo! And i got it for 115 euro from amazon

[@fieldcar]

Your review got me to order one. It just went on sale for $150. (amazon and best buy) You got yourself a sub and a like. Have a good one!

[@amylawson88]

Price would have been nice, but otherwise love the review and the style of the video.

[@marcelfsilva]

is the bokeh effect good enough?

[@madoc9930]

Very nice Video!! Very nice cam and you mad it very good! But wich setting you have now in wich software? Pls name me all settings you do in all softwares .. I will buy a Cam and you help me to have a decision. But I have no cam at the time and I dont know very much about the settings .. 😕 It would be really nice if you can help me so ...

[@maytronn]

How did you make that macro mute blur? thats useful as

[@edtilsley]

What's the Nvidia software your using for blur?

[@NaviYT]

I get so much grain on my mine :( any suggestions?

[@archiehadden]

How do macro for the lens blur? Macros are so interesting is love a vid on some

[@JoeHickson]

basically stream deck plugins. may make a follow up video but its fairly basic

[@archiehadden]

@@JoeHickson you are a beautiful human being. Thank you, Keep up the good vids #topnotch

[@mutsis9123]

I hate how the razor blurs the background. I was staring at your chair shifting in and out of reality the whole video.

[@JoeHickson]

That's Nvidia broadcast. The webcam alone keeps everything sharp :)

[@NaughtyKlaus]

Your DSLR had a smooth consistent framerate, while your Kiyo looked pretty choppy. Idk, maybe it's just because the camera runs at 60fps on my 165hz monitor.

[@johnspalding]

KING OF THE NORTH

[@TMoore2000]

I was looking at one of these last night 😮

[@ethencurtis7182]

now hear me out but what if it had a ring light built in...

[@SBC581]

the previous model had a light. it was useful but not bright enough to be functional, it's still available

[@redrobbosworkshop]

Nice camera but best using manual focus.

[@davespurs7597]

Did you say you have "To much natural light and can't control it" - DOH!

[@wallegg1499]

What’s with the framerate though?

[@SBC581]

60 fps unless you are using HDR, then it drops to 30

[@Chapizard]

Would you say the benefits of this Webcam outweigh using a more affordable variable ND on existing DSLR setups? Edit: In your specific case where the natural light is overwhelming.

[@JoeHickson]

A vari ND still means manually adjusting exposure when the light changes, which is as much effort as reaching over and adjust the shutter. If the dlsr was slightly newer it wouldn't be an issue, I was using an old model with limited exposure metering options so couldn't rely on an auto exposure. So long answer long yes, for my specific situation :)

[@LennertK]

The "HDR" look on this feels pretty unnatural to me, maybe it's just the HDR mapping which could be improved through software. Especially combined with the small sensor / exaggerated digital sharpness and the digital 2D blur it does not look great to me. I prefer the way your dslr looks even with the overexposed window. I get that it's not the point of the video but blocking the window in front of you and setting the exposure right to a key light that's bright enough to make you lit brighter than the background would be miles ahead of the "magical hdr fix". Also, the low light performance does not look good when you show with only the monitor as a keylight. The background with the digital blur hides the noise there but the foreground is just a blocky noisy mess so I can only imagine what the dark background would look like without that digital blur. I can see if you don't have an older camera laying around 200 quid for this is not too bad, but I don't think you should compare it to a DSLR. Even my old Canon 600D/T3i with the kit lens and no autofocus looks better and more natural than the tiny sensor on this (of course that camera doesn't output clean HDMI/high res over USB so a webcam definitely wins in that regard). You can only get so far with digital post-processing. I'm not saying this is a bad camera but it's still a webcam. This means great UX and ease-of-use, plug and play, a pretty fair price all things considered, all that good stuff but the quality just can't compare to a more expensive, larger and more complex DSLR. And honestly to me this video does not make it look good at all because of that. When compared to a DSLR with a sensor that's probably at least 8x (but more likely around 16x or more) the size, it's just physics vs digital compensation. I am clearly not the target audience for this thing lol but still, trying to market this as an alternative to a DSLR seems silly as it would probably look much better when compared to other webcams. I get that I'm kind of bashing the video and you should do what works best for you but I think if I didn't know anything about gear and would base my opinion on what's being said in this video I'd have some wrong expectations.

[@Chapizard]

@@JoeHickson you know the ability to adjust things can be my undoing so I think I'm on board with switching to something like this Webcam.

[@DxwsyOfficial]

Tremenda película acabo de ver

[@VitalyZdanevich]

I am against a music in video - many people watching you in some public places already with some music in the background.

[@labroske]

real pretty boy moment 2:48 (respectfully)

[@belgianstar]

The cover: for paranoid people... ...or people who just don't like dust on their webcam... ...or people who need to transport it and want to protect it...

[@a-train454]

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