Elgato Facecam Pro - the £/$300 4K60 webcam!

00:00 intro
00:43 First look at the webcam
01:54 Specs and pricing
04:03 Camera design
05:06 Elgato software
07:55 Camera comparisons - meet the contenders
09:59 Big camera comparison test!
16:08 Mat’s closing thoughts

#elgato #facecampro #webcam

[pixelrefresh]

Love your lighting setup there Mat. It's these tricks that you need to know if you want to do video properly.

[QuentinStephens]

I enjoyed that, thank you. The multi-camera collage was very good. The shift to 60 fps was very noticeable, with the cheaper cameras making your movements look very jerky.

How would you compare the Elgato with the Insta360 Link, the other currently popular-with-creators webcam? Obviously the latter moves and the Elgato does not, but what about image quality?

Could you elaborate on sensor sizes? Resolution is obviously important, but where the DSLR should really score is the size of its sensor. The larger the sensor the more light it can pick up. How does the sensor in the Elgato compare? How about the other devices?

BTW It's amazing how far things have come. 25 years ago we set up a video conference suite with three dedicated ISDN lines and quality was dreadful by comparison to today.

[LukesLewis]

I love this! Thank you so much for this

[tcttvradio]

Gosh the zv1 does an amazing image, what are you using for your channel now? My whole channel is just on a Logitech brio it’s incredible for a no budget channel.

[nukedathlonman]

YIKES - That price tag! So the real question is can it compete with the *MUCH* more affordable AnkerWork C310 4K camera? 😮😮

[carlmumford]

Good review thanks. I don't stream much as my 5700 XT can't hack it and being a mere mortal I don't have a second streaming PC - but would love to get into it more when I eventually upgrade the GPU

[browntrousersforsafety-elbo]

I had one of their older models it’s been very good. Recommended.

[s]

I got a bit off guard about the illusion thumbnail but still a pretty good review about the webcam the quality is not too bad ig when compared to other webcam

[markwest-sooby]

Personally I think there's a big difference between the ZV1 and the Facecam Pro in your video. I think spending double the money is worth it to get the ZV1. The image quality is much better, it has better background blur and the autofocus is better.

[Linuxdistro-ihox]

Super review Mat, i think the price puts me off this, im not hard core enough to actually use it!

[KnightRider-lqyb]

I don’t stream much anymore but a new piece of hardware might make me start again.

[officialsimonharris]

I bought the Elgato Facecam Pro yesterday and spent a lot of time tweaking it, very good resolution and smooth 60p but the weak point in my opinion is the skin tone colour, it's not as good as either iPhone or a Sony mirrorless. Everything else good (apart from it does get hot) but I may end up returning it because the colours are not that great

[Maxverstappenracing-dzpt]

Great product. I know someone who is buying one. Will feed back my opinions when I see it.

[Allan-uk]

Idea for elgato or anyone else that is listening.
We have all seen those robotic/ai webcams that follow the subject around to keep them in the center of the frame. Make basically that but add a mount for a shotgun mic so it always points towards the subjects mouth.

[justindavis]

Detailed review mat. Thanks. Now I’ve my son asking for one. 😢

[vensroofcat]

While Samsung is overly sharp, Elgato looks a bit blured, out of focus. Production inaccuracies or imperfect lenses, YT compression - not sure.
Good camera needs good lenses. It's all about the amount of light you let through. Larger lenses or perfect, really perfect production and materials. Both cost money.

[hotandcoldrunningwater-hjmn]

Good review mat time for an upgrade methinks

[Linusfikfaps-ezqg]

Software is always good on their cameras. I’ve tried others and it’s not always the case.

[professorgamer]

Great Review, I think I will go for ZV1

[Jaabaa_Prime]

Very informative. How does it compare to the Logitech StreamCam, that is targeted at content creators too.