Elgato Facecam MK.2 Webcam

A premium Full HD webcam with a Sony sensor and HDR support, designed for streaming, video calls, and content creation. Delivers sharp image quality, consistent exposure, and advanced control via Elgato software.

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Pros

✓ Uncompressed 1080p60 — most webcams compress before the video reaches your computer, and this one does not, which is the difference you actually see
✓ HDR at 1080p30 handles a bright window behind you without either blowing it out or silhouetting your face
✓ Elgato Prime lens with a fixed 30–120cm focus range, tuned for the distance a person actually sits from a monitor
✓ Physical privacy shutter built in — the original Facecam had none, and neither does the Logitech C920x
✓ Camera Hub exposes DSLR-style control: exposure, ISO, white balance and shutter, all saved to the camera
✓ 60fps at 1080p, which the C920x cannot do at any resolution

Cons

– It has no microphone. At $139.99 that is a real omission next to a $59.99 C920x with dual mics — Elgato's reasoning is that streamers already own a mic, which is true of streamers and not of everyone buying a webcam
– Fixed focus, not autofocus. Inside 30–120cm it is sharp and outside it you move the camera; the far cheaper C920x autofocuses
– 1080p is the ceiling. No 4K at this price, where the Logitech Brio manages it for similar money
– Camera Hub is effectively required to get the settings that justify the price, so this is a webcam with a software dependency
– 4.3★ across 1,560 ratings is the lowest-rated camera we carry, and it costs more than twice the highest-rated one

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Elgato Facecam MK.2 Webcam

Uncompressed 1080p60 streaming webcam with a Sony sensor

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Elgato Facecam MK.2 Webcam

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