Elgato Facecam MK.2 – Premium Full HD Webcam for Streaming, Gaming, Video Calls, Recording, HDR Enabled, Sony Sensor, PTZ Management – works with OBS, Zoom, Groups, and extra, for PC/Mac

A solid improvement over the original FaceCam (which was great)
As much as I liked the original Facecam, the one feature they lacked that was a consistent irritation was that the zoom was such a blunt instrument – it zoomed into the center of the frame and you couldn’t, say, zoom in on a corner if that worked better. Instead, you had to physically adjust it, which was a pain.The MK.2 corrects that, and it’s awesome. The video quality is superb at its price point, outperforming (IMO) webcams that cost more. The controls are great, especially in that you can save specific PTZ presets. The other controls are largely the same as on the original Facecam, aside from adding HDR.

Expensive but worth the price if you value good video
This is as close as you can get to a DSLR. The software controls enable you to adjust brightness and other variables, but the picture is really clear already.Be warned, unlike most webcams, there’s no built in microphone, you will need to set one up separately.UPDATEThe mounting screw hole plate cracked. I had to jigger up a phone mount to hold it. Not a great solution. I’m pulling a star for poor construction

Overpriced, Laggy 4K
I bought this to work with the Prompter as a simple plug and play replacement for using a mirrorless camera. While I knew that the dynamic range and colors wouldn’t be as good, I figured for $300 that this camera would at least run so smoothly I’d be able to forget about it and concentrate on all the other aspects of running my stream.I was wrong.First and foremost, let me say that I believe the biggest handcuff to this camera is the software. While you can plug the camera in and select it as a hardware source in OBS or Teams, it operates at it’s base settings. To get more out of it, you need to run Camera Hub where you can select the resolution and framerates, add background blur, pan/tilt/zoom, adjust exposure and auto focus, and preview the feed before using it in your signal chain. I have never had issues running Camera Hub for the Prompter or EppocCam before so I didn’t think this would be any different. But as soon as you try to run 4K, the feed gets so choppy and laggy the Preview is unusable. Okay, so maybe it’s just the Preview function that’s laggy and the feed into OBS won’t be. Wrong. Any time I tried using anything other than 1080p, in any framerate combination, the feed became unusable. This is all running on a PC with an RTX3090, i9, and 64gb RAM so the machine is not the limitation here. Oh, and selecting the resolution doesn’t mean other programs like Teams won’t force change the resolution in Camera Hub when the Elgato Virtual Camera is selected. My only solution to all this was to set it at 1080p and leave it. Paid for 4k, forced to use 1080p.Then there is the rediculous autofocus shifting every few seconds with no way to adjust the ‘speed’ or ‘rate of acquisition’ like you can in even the most bottom tier cameras. Moved a little? The displayed scene aggressively resets focus by cycling through the focal distance range. Looks like a quick zoom out/in/center. I don’t expect mirrorless camera caliber focusing, but this just looks and feels awful. The way around this is to, you guessed it, use Camera Hub and change some settings. Like turn off auto focus and set a manual distance, or ‘lock’ the focus once you’re in. Sounds great until you notice the ‘lock’ has turned off on it’s own and now your audience is getting that ugly focus stutter every time you move.TL;DR this camera was promising but is poorly executed, dependent upon poorly optimized software, and exceedingly frustrating to use. If you want to blow $300 on a “4k” camera that will only comfortably run at 1080p and make you regret using autofocus, then sure get this. Otherwise look elsewhere.P.S. I used the provided usb-c cable plugged directly into my tower’s usb-c port, which is a 3.2 gen 2 10gbps port. The hardware chain beyond the camera itself was not the issue.

The image quality is crystal clear, with vibrant colors and sharp details that make you look professional in any setting. The software is super intuitive, letting you adjust settings like exposure and white balance with ease. It also performs great in various lighting conditions, so no need for a fancy setup to look your best. The company behind them is also incredible, one of the best customer service experiences I’ve ever felt with past webcams keep me using them.

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Siempre he hecho uso de webcams de Logitech (c922) a 1080p sin demasiado problema, y necesitaba algo más. Tenía dudas sobre si la lente sería suficiente o necesitaría ya una cámara profesional para tomas amplias en casa y me ha sorprendido gratamente. La utilizo para simracing, y su ángulo y calidad están claramente por encima del resto de webcams y no tan por debajo de otras cámaras profesionales. Sus ajustes son intuitivos, trabaja bien en condiciones lumínicas bajas donde otras webcams fallan y no me ha dado ningún problema en estos 3 meses. Diferencia de precio justificada desde mi punto de vista, la recomiendo.