The DREAM Streamer Webcam is FINALLY here | AVerMedia PW513 Review | BEST Live Stream Camera 2020

[@KuJoe]

The microphone on that camera sounds better than 99% of the Zoom calls I suffer through.

[@EposVox]

Trueeee

[@aliaslu]

@@EposVox I always remember my Excel 2 day training back in lockdown, when the trainer didn't have a proper mic, and was using the camera from her laptop, that was framing her hair and the celling.....

[@UocLv]

When saving settings after reboot is a feature in 2020. This is amazing news for all streamers. Jus buy it! Oh, wait, i can't...

[@EposVox]

It’s sad when something that was default in 2012 became a special feature again

[@CraftComputing]

Definitely impressive for the price point. Can see ePTZ being a really cool feature for people too. Good stuff!

[@AdeMagnaye]

They actually did it! I'm floored at how good the image quality is. I only figured out that it's the webcam because of the lack of bokeh. It's not "webcam good." It's actually really good.

[@ReeceHill]

Never thought I’d be this impressed with a webcam!

[@MoonbeamArcade]

Thanks for this video! I actually bought two Avermedia GC573's based on your recommendation a long time ago and they have worked brilliantly, now going to order two of these webcams as well.

[@SpicyDisco]

Your office looks so cozy, it has a vibe

[@EposVox]

That's the idea!

[@SpicyDisco]

@@EposVox Love the Playstation Neon sign!

[@karlthepagan]

Fixed focus is definitely the right choice. There is a big problem with the Razer Kiyo focus hunting. I never noticed it in the BRIO but I had a controlled setup.

[@marioStortuga]

Not gonna lie when you said that at 3:14 . My Verbal response was WOW

[@lewistaylor7171]

Literally just purchased this today in the UK, coming from a C922. Looking forward to the upgrade! Thanks for the review.

[@lewistaylor7171]

Bitterly disappointed. Returned the camera already and bought a BRIO Stream instead. I don't know what's going on but my PW513 couldn't achieve anywhere near as clearer image as your review unit. No matter the light I threw at it. Please investigate @EposVox, think something is up...

[@TechTechPotato]

Not available in UK... yet it seems. But looks great

[@EposVox]

It should be tomorrow. This was early :)

[@intech7863]

5 nov i hear will be available

[@orangemoon1708]

I actually found this webcam yesterday and I'm pretty excited to try this out ^-^

[@tyisafk]

"You reboot your computer, they're still there when you come back-" ...Did my C922 just start sweating?

[@isocuda]

I was contemplating the Huddle, but waiting for this to drop and I'm glad it worked out as expected.

[@Chaoticmicah91]

I wish I knew where he got that Playstation neon sign from

[@backseatdriver9576]

Thank you so much for making this video. I was considering the brio before this simply because it works with usb 2.0 also but after seeing that it's still looks amazing when you get up really close to it, which was a concern for me, I simply can't justify NOT spending $50 more. At the time of posting this comment, the price dropped to $192 on amazon during a freak sale so it was a no brainer to grab this while I can. Thank you again for doing such a long and detailed video as it really let me see it in action and just how clear it is.

[@justnvc]

As some feedback, I would have appreciated different lighting situations that gamers of all levels might have e.g. without ceiling light, with ceiling light, day time light from windows and studio lighting. It's a bit weird to watch a webcam review that features only studio style lighting that's it. When you swapped to 1080p 60fps that was great, because it looked "meh". I would like to see how "meh" it might look with worse lighting too.

[@EposVox]

Eh, I see where you're coming from but objectively streamers should not be using most of those setups. Want your webcam to look good? Turn off your ceiling fan light and turn on one in front of you. Otherwise it's always going to look bad, that's basic lighting 101. Any camera will look poorly that way. A window is also just going to be equivalent to soft lighting from studio lights. This is the basic streamer lighting setup.

[@ParanormalWhiteNoise]

I completely agree with you @justnvc. If I am looking at a webcam review, I like to see what it looks like, in all different setups. I know of a lot of people that stream, in the setups you mentioned. I personally believe, its not a true representation of the webcam, unless you show different setups. There wasn´t even a let´s see what it looks like with a greenscreen. @EposVox perhaps you should consider these types of things when doing a review. You need to show how a cam looks in different setups so us streamers, that do not have fancy setups can see how things look.

[@4444panther]

@@ParanormalWhiteNoise Yes i agree one hundo, i like to also see reviews with more input with different setups.

[@jseshin6746]

You guys aren’t accounting for the amount of effort and extra work that is. Logically people are just going to plop it into their current setups, but at $250 it’s not a good investment if you aren’t willing to invest in lighting also. Even a $1000 camera will look bad in less than optimal lighting scenarios. If you’re still using the ceiling fan as a light source; you’ll get a better quality image from whatever camera you’re using with better lighting. It wouldn’t be worth buying a $200+ webcam. Back to my original point, setting up the camera in front of a green screen, with ceiling fan and low lighting, next to windows and all that is a ton of extra effort and realistically isn’t something anyone should do-excluding green screen, I don’t know enough about them to know if camera quality will effect them or not. That’s just simply because I’m not interested in paying for a green screen setup and my room provides a good backdrop with some inexpensive lighting and my hobbys. (Guitar+amp and skateboard.)

[@justnvc]

@@jseshin6746 I'm confused at what your overall point is here. Are you saying that Epos should or should not have included additional tests? a) "Logically people are just going to plop it into their current setups" b) "but at $250 it’s not a good investment if you aren’t willing to invest in lighting also" My point was that people do both A and B and that's why it would be useful to see, not that people should stick to a cheapo webcam if they don't buy lighting. Also, some people don't want to have their bright video lights on every single time they go live, so they might want to know how it performs with dimmer and/or no lighting for situations when they're chill. I'm also going to say it... and especially because its during COVID quarantine for many... but there are probably NSFW reasons too 😂. You can make a C920 look great with good lighting though (outside of it's lower fov), so demonstrating both the good and the bad is imo worth it. It's a great video, but I'd just like to see a little more in the next webcam review!

[@TheDMSCorp]

Finally something that actually saves manual settings after a reboot. That is probably the biggest frustration I have with my c922

[@BenjiDWJ]

An awesome review and video as per usual, Adam. 😆 👍 👍 As ever, I appreciatethe high level of detail and thoroughness that you go into here this is definitely going on my gear wishlist for sure. Cheers to you, my man! 🍻

[@XxDeViLBrInGeRxX]

this webcam looks REALLY GOOD, image quality almost matches my lumix g7 with the stock lens that came with, but definetly cant beat mine now since i got a Sigma 16mm, what a beauty of a lens. would definetly consider it as a secondary/non main focus webcam. Edit: forgot to mention that finally i manage to listen to a decent webcam mic, the rest just sound awful lol

[@xHadesStamps]

I'd agree on that fixed focus. Autofocus on webcams sucks.

[@silasblackwing]

THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN GREAT 6 MONTHS AGO WHEN I WAS REPLACING MY WEBCAM!!!!!!! Nice vid BTW.

[@Gamen4Bros]

Finally a worthy opponent for my c922👀👀

[@RyanWiggan]

off topic but where or how did you get that PlayStation light in the background?

[@nonesuch27]

Sorry, same question as last video, what cantlinks can do 1080p60 (as opposed to 1080p30)?? Can we *please* have the details on *that*? Thank youuu

[@xHadesStamps]

The microphones in that actually surprised me. Wasn't too bad. Not as good as a real microphone, but not too bad.

[@traughdaddy]

Love the videos man!

[@The_CGA]

So this is definitely an improvement over what's out there. But what I really want is a webcam with a REAL LENS that can do a narrower field and more composed shots and not just a little pinhole.

[@peTeMelster]

Just got the Avermedia PW513, but it's incredibly noisy. I just want to use it for Zoom calls and videoconferencing. I tried adjusting the CamEngine settings, but the noisiness won't go away and the colors are a bit red on the skin tones (can't quite adjust them properly). Any suggestions?

[@mrcraggle]

I needed a webcam for the first time in years as I started a podcast during lockdown. I started with my phone using EpocCam Pro but it would just kill my phone battery and if I needed to use my phone I couldn't so I moved to my Sony A7 III but I wanted a more permanent solution so I ended up building my own using a raspberry pi and high quality camera. It's only 1080p 30fps due to the way raspberry pi works (I believe the sensor is capable of 4K) but it's super sharp. I have no knowledge of coding either and I still was able to get it to work.

[@profosist]

*knocks the brio off his monitor*

[@FridayNightArcade]

I agree - fixed focus looks great. Continuous problems with Logitech C922 and the accompanying software brought me here. You could start some sort of self help group therapy thing for reformed Logitech webcam owners.

[@DeanOliver1964]

My PW513 arrived today and I have to say, the grainy noise is absolutely terrible. I am actually shocked at just how bad it is considering the positive reviews I've watched. It doesn't matter if I try tweaking settings in CamEngine, OBS or any other software, the grain is simply awful. Has anyone else had similar impressions?

[@EposVox]

What are you using for lighting? Most webcams will look quite grainy without good lighting. (As will most real cameras, just at a different threshold.)

[@EXUnForgiv3n]

@@EposVox Hey, just got mine today as well. You are right about the 1080 60fps. Pure garbage. This camera just can't handle that. The 4k 30fps is pretty bad too though. With multiple lights, low to no backlight, tweaking settings as much as you can, the noise is just insane. My logitech c920 looks tremendously better than this thing does with the same or even better lighting that what I've given the c920. I don't know if they had some issues with the first batch, or sent reviewers a bit better camera's or what, but there is no way anyone who has gotten the same camera as me can be ok with this thing and think it's giving you 250$ worth of cam quality.

[@davidhart2836]

Same here. In side by side comparisons with my Brio, the Brio wins no matter what I try. The AVerMedia's image is soft and super grainy. Also, most of the settings in the CamEngine software are disabled, which is super annoying. Turning down the brightness and adjusting the sharpness and saturation did help, but the Brio still had a much cleaner, sharper image. Another weird thing: with the camera physically centered on my monitor in front of me, I'm way off center in the frame. I have to turn the camera to a 15-20 degree angle to be centered. I really wonder if they're having manufacturing issues with this thing.

[@EposVox]

Hi! I’ve been concerned by the negative feedback on other sites about this webcam, so I bought a new retail sample in December and decided to give it a new review to see if anything had changed and respond to some of the complaints: Are these webcam reviews FAKE?! | AVerMedia PW513 Webcam Review Follow-Up kzbin.info/www/bejne/fGGqZHlsobiEhNk

[@yeziree8680]

love your room!

[@alainchristian]

4K webcam so you can squish it down into a box in the corner lol

[@SeaOtterGamer]

4K is useful for when you go full screen with the camera and then zoom it in further. It's not necessary at all for people who squish it into the corner, but for streamers and KZbinrs who use it full screen it is good to have.

[@SeaOtterGamer]

@@alainchristian I can't argue with that, it's likely to be squished most of the time.

[@sigil3084]

What's that PlayStation neon thing and where'd you get it? It looks so sick!

[@InfraredVisuals]

Lol the intro though. Thanks for your review.

[@phillipocaporrella]

I desperately need your help!?! I am building a one of a kind mobile hair salon out of a 40 ft greyhound bus. I am not using mirrors at the stations. Instead I am using 4k tv monitors with cameras. My focus is on the best webcam to make the client in the chair look great and forget that it is a monitor and not a mirror. Secondly I will be doing alot of teaching and online tutorials as I travel across the US and teach in real life to select salons. I am stuck between the Avermedia 513 and a straight hdmi out of a gopro 9. Please advise!! Cheers

[@SDGolfGuy]

I really like the Wayne's world zoom. Thanks.

[@VancouverMagic]

Will the privacy shutter make everything completely black (as it should), or does it just swing slightly in front of the lens, causing light to still get in?

[@JustinQuirino]

Hey man! Been watching your videos a lot. Been very helpful! Wanted to know your thoughts on this. I'm choosing between the Avermedia pw513, Logitech Brio, and maybe splurge a little bit more on the Sony a5100 and work my way up to buying a Sigma 16mm 1.4 lens. After around 7 months since this video, do you still think it's the best streamer Webcam in the market? Thanks, and hope you're well!

[@peerluk]

What is the light you're using for your face? Seems effective.

[@StarrTouch]

Hey Epos, how does the Huddlecam Pro measure up against Avermedia513?

[@AdamSzofran]

I picked this camera up hoping it would work with my Surface Pro. The camera works, but the CamEngine software does not unfortunately. The preview remains blank so you can't use any of the virtual webcam features. The requirements for CamEngine say you need an Nvidia GPU and I guess they weren't exaggerating. Something to be aware of.

[@Crappy_Ponies]

Im intrigued

[@decayedfate3313]

Idk man I have this camera but all it does is show up fuzzy

[@Swizzlerz]

Looks nice I wonder if I should just replace my brio now

[@pippojedi]

Hi EposVox, nice video! Question: do you know when this will be available in continental Europe? Will your affiliate link work if I buy from amazon eu?

[@Cyromantik]

My frustrations with companies like Logitech (Logicool on this side of the pond) is what led me to using action cams as a substitute.

[@larryseibold4287]

great review. not yet available on any of the links. i own the Cam 530 and have noticed that even though it doesn't ship with the remote, it works with it and dramatically improves the preset experience. i suspect that this will work with the Aver remote as well.

[@frankiewalnuts]

It's not for sale online anywhere in the UK!?

[@bubblezcavanagh]

Picked this baby up cuz it looked really promising in your review. I set it up, but can't find the cam engine software that you show at 9:28. Should that pop up automatically when I plug it in or is that something I download?

[@EposVox]

You download it from avermedia’s website

[@GramminGrams]

My brother has a racing event coming up for charity, he is trying to get this camera to work and neither of us can make it happen, theres crap for customer support if you call it just says offices are closed. Can you please help in a discord chat or something its really important, a lot of money involved and this is just depressing what we are going through.

[@BrianMackey2010]

Love the features, especially the settings holding. I have the brio and it holds most of the settings but the auto section always resets.

[@AkibanaZero]

I'm sorry, if the 60 fps is garbage then what's the advantage here for a gaming streamer? Maybe the added flexibility I get but I don't see how this is worth $250 for a gaming streamer.

[@EposVox]

60fps isn’t needed for a webcam. So the advantage is being a ridiculously high quality webcam that actually cooperates with settings saving past reboot and making streamer life easier.

[@CatherineLewisBrown]

where do I find the CamEngine software?

[@echo9082]

Will you be covering the new AMD cards? I want to upgrade but I'm not sure if the cards will be decent when it comes to encoding

[@vedias2]

"I would not buy it for 60fps" So there is any GOOD option for webcam for 1080p 60f in the market? I don't want to buy a mirrorless/DSLR for doing some 'just chatting' streams, and the blurriness movements in the 30f kinda bothers me. Thanks and nice vid ♥

[@karolmedina1507]

Can I use it with my Mac?

[@HeeroXYZ0]

I finally purchased this camera and I cannot get the CamEngine to open to make adjustments... Any tips? Running the proper specs and installed everything, it just refuses to open when I press on it and even running it as an admin.

[@Kullie]

I have the same problems. Seems like it is a software problem.

[@jawnlife2349]

Hi, can you do a full breakdown video comparison of the AVermedia PW 513 vs HuddlecamHD Pro 4k Webcam vs the Brio. Also can you give an example of how the quality would appear if standing at a distant ex: the back of your room, versus sitting directly near it behind a desktop?

[@MisterMayhem17]

Ladies and gentlemen, the webcam guy is back! 💕 Haha

[@ssj3icecap]

So is this good with a green screen?

[@thegreekthunder4]

i got the webcam but its gets hot really fast and cant stream or make videos with it becouse it lags a lot

[@RhysSGaming]

Any idea if it's available to UK customers?

[@SpaceBeats24]

Im totally getting this plus it dropped to only 80$

[@EposVox]

You’re probably seeing the old camera for 80. It definitely didn’t price drop days after release lol

[@cyphre]

You can definitely see a quality drop in certain focal ranges. Autofocus is still best to have. Bad autofocus is bad, but that just means the manufacturer failed to make it good. 1080p 60fps is all I care about, and STILL basically nothing is accomplishing it well. This camera definitely does it really poorly.

[@RNGwhydoihavetoregis]

That's too bad about the 60fps mode, would like to see one of these compared head to head capturing a pinball playfield versus.. a c920? Here's an interesting thing a family member ran into, to take a test online their license had to be in focus at the start of the recording but their webcam lacked autofocus, had to use the cam built in to a laptop to move forward. Could this requirement be fulfilled with this product?

[@jacetaylor7068]

When i try and use the CAM software with OBS it just hangs and crashes my OBS every time. The normal camera works itself with it any suggestions on a fix?

[@jacetaylor7068]

@@jamminjabroni7067 Actually insane. Harris Heller and this mans shilling tf out lmao

[@DragunnitumGaming]

Found this brand new for 130$! :O

[@user-mfsc-2024]

HuddleCam HD Vs AVerMedia PW513 ?

[@dindu42]

Whats Mac / MacOS support like ?

[@AJCoReTV]

What kind of filters are you using on your Sony cameras? I use A6100 w/ Sigma 16mm 1.4f, but def can’t seem to control the elgato keylight splotches on my face, & bald head. You also mentioned a filter again at 12:40 could you link me to what you quickly mentioned? Thx

[@the209djaarongoodwin9]

how are edges in chroma

[@knofi7052]

Nice webcam, but I would love to see the software being available for Linux as well!

[@jackalsyncere5144]

you made a comment saying that there was a way to flash the Can't links to do 1080 60... is it possible to link the video to that?

[@marcuszettergren8885]

Is there a feature called saved settings upon reboot with this camera? I have heard it's hard to implement in a webcam software. /s

[@northwestaudio]

So, say you were going to stream a wedding ceremony, and a very small camera was your only choice, and budget was a huge influence. Would this work out?

[@EposVox]

I’d say so

[@MyBlocksStrongestMan]

Bought this and the video looked great when testing it for about a day. Then I tried to use it to record and it freezes permanently after a few seconds. Novice question - Where are you clicking to change the resolution? I want to dial it down to see if this helps.

[@christianday]

Shame that it seems to lose all its options on a Mac workflow. From the AVerMedia website: "Note: CamEngine Lite for Mac will allow creators to make simple color and brightness adjustments. ePTZ, AI motion tracking, stickers and filters features are only available for windows."

[@calebfinn4762]

Based on your video, and your previous video about the unreleased version, I've been eagerly anticipating this camera. But the reviews on Best Buy and Reddit are absolutely horrible. People are saying it is not worth the money AT ALL, and the quality is terrible compared to what early KZbinrs showed. No way I'm buying this based on all these reviews, which is disappointing based on your video. There are tons of comments on this video alone of unhappy customers. I'd really like to see you revisit this camera in light of all the issues and give us a true best-under-$300 camera.

[@EposVox]

I've reached out to AVerMedia for comment and ordered a retail sample from Best Buy, with plans to revisit. Honestly I have to imagine it's just user error.

[@EposVox]

Hi! I’ve been concerned by the negative feedback on other sites about this webcam, so I bought a new retail sample in December and decided to give it a new review to see if anything had changed and respond to some of the complaints: Are these webcam reviews FAKE?! | AVerMedia PW513 Webcam Review Follow-Up kzbin.info/www/bejne/fGGqZHlsobiEhNk

[@TehMagilla]

ePTZ with hotkey access to presets? I'll take two...

[@rael_gc]

Impressive. It works without specific drivers, i.e., like a UVC device?.

[@EposVox]

Yes

[@rael_gc]

@@EposVox Wow, super fast answer! Thanks man. Working as a UVC device will make it work smoothly on Linux.

[@ShadowZero27]

what is a good camera for recording drawing on paper?

[@ExploreCOSprings]

How does this compare to the HuddleCamHD Pro 4K?

[@EverydayNormalGeek]

It's crazy to think that this camera is priced at the same level like post COVID C920.

[@versesZero]

So all the user reviews I'm seeing are saying the image quality is worse than a c920, yet all the youtuber reviews are praising this cam - where's the disconnect? I'm thinking of upgrading my c920 but now I'm hesitant and it doesn't look like avermedia is very responsive in a customer service sense. Did big creators get some better version to review? Are most users just bad at lighting their scenes? Anyone have any personal experience with this cam and can chime in?

[@EposVox]

Hi! I’ve been concerned by the negative feedback on other sites about this webcam, so I bought a new retail sample in December and decided to give it a new review to see if anything had changed and respond to some of the complaints: Are these webcam reviews FAKE?! | AVerMedia PW513 Webcam Review Follow-Up kzbin.info/www/bejne/fGGqZHlsobiEhNk

[@versesZero]

@@EposVox Damn, I appreciate the dedication and being thorough. Makes sense that lighting and scene are playing a big part with users’ negative experience. For what it’s worth, when I made my comment I wasn’t thinking ‘conspiracy’ though I recognize now that the wording makes it sound that way. I was just speculating that maybe it was a different product run or something. Glad to hear that was unfounded, with this in mind, may end up giving it a try after all. Keep up the quality work

[@ErrorJordan1s]

Can't get camera if you buy now until the end of November.

[@brimur69]

Does this support Windows Hello?

[@CaimAstraea]

How come there are no 4k 60fps webcams ?

[@EposVox]

I mean, I’ve yet to find a webcam that actually does 60fps at all without sampling from a much lower resolution. Requires too much light, data transfer, processing power onboard (these are very cheap devices for what you’re getting) and there’s no point

[@xd-radiation2302]

Can I use an elgato capture card with this?

[@EposVox]

Yes that won’t have any relation to the webcam

[@D0WnL0DeR]

Could you please tell me what mount/holder you use for the Logitec brio 4K web cam at 02:29 ?

[@AngryApple]

This camera is even good for all video calls, its clean, the dynamic range seems quite good and the built in mic is actually usable. I hate when my collegues use there shitty macbook webcams or cheepo Logitech Webcams. I usually use my A7sII for Videocalls (lol I know, was cheaper to buy a Cantlink than a webcam) or I use the Webcam on my Surface Go. Microsoft build pretty good webcams in there surface lineup.

[@brandonbreuer6589]

He seems pretty high on the 4k capabilities of this camera, but considering that you can only stream in 1080p, setting a webcam to 4k seems a lot excessive.

[@EposVox]

I mean you can use it to make a 4K videos and you get added sharpness through the benefit of down sampling and extra clarity whenever doing pop ins

[@Rancherolive]

Do you need a capture card when you stream using this cam?

[@EposVox]

No this is usb webcam

[@AnthonyXP]

Eposvox, we have the same phone

[@AnthonyXP]

And the same cover

[@SimonNeilScott]

Can anyone advise whether the webcam will work, out the box, plug and play without installing drivers and/or software, to use on (for instance) a corporate laptop, which is locked down to install software? I currently use a Canon M200 which is great and works perfectly but requires Canon drivers to be installed, to be detected as a webcam. Not an issue for my Mac or a personal laptop, but it is an issue with a company laptop.

[@EposVox]

It will yes

[@jasonw6993]

Will it work with StreamYard?

[@angrypostmanfilms]

Is it possible to record from 2 cameras at the same time?

[@EposVox]

Yep! In OBS or XSplit etc

[@ReadyMedia-no]

Why is there no webcam with a big sensor yet ? :) Starange.. need a Lumix GH5 in webcam housing with USB controls ;)

[@EposVox]

Because no one will pay GH5 pricing for a usb only webcam. There are big sensor webcams - the black magic micro studio cameras and similar, but they’re SDI for events