Elgato Facecam MK.2
Streamer-focused Full HD webcam: uncompressed 1080p60 with HDR from a Sony STARVIS sensor, DSLR-style manual controls and a built-in privacy shutter.
4.2 / 5
★★★★★ ★★★★★ Highly recommended
Strengths
- Uncompressed 1080p60 output avoids the mushy artefacts of compressed webcams
- Natural colour and controlled contrast - a clear step up from the original Facecam
- HDR mode tames bright windows and lamps in shot
Watch outs
- No microphone at all - budget for a separate mic
- Tops out at 1080p; rivals offer 4K at similar tiers
- Fixed focus means nothing closer than about 30cm stays sharp
- Sensor Sony STARVIS CMOS, 1/2.5-inch
- Lens Elgato Prime Lens, fixed focus, f/2.4, 24mm full-frame equivalent, 84-degree diagonal field of view
- Resolutions 1080p60/30, 720p120/60/30, 540p120/60/30 - uncompressed over USB 3.0
- HDR Yes, up to 1080p60
By Rob Griffiths1 min read
- Sensor
- Sony STARVIS CMOS, 1/2.5-inch
- Lens
- Elgato Prime Lens, fixed focus, f/2.4, 24mm full-frame equivalent, 84-degree diagonal field of view
- Resolutions
- 1080p60/30, 720p120/60/30, 540p120/60/30 - uncompressed over USB 3.0
- HDR
- Yes, up to 1080p60
- Focus range
- Fixed focus, sharp from 30-120cm
- Privacy
- Built-in sliding shutter
- Onboard memory
- Settings persist on the camera across restarts and computers
- Software
- Elgato Camera Hub: ISO/shutter-style manual control, pan/tilt/zoom, Magic AI Effects (virtual backgrounds, simulated eye contact)
- Connection
- USB-C (USB 3.0, USB 2.0 compatible); 2m braided USB-A to USB-C cable included
- Mounting
- Monitor mount included plus 1/4-inch thread
- Compatibility
- Windows 11+, macOS 13.3+
- Microphone
- None - deliberately mic-less