It’s bulkier than the competition, but when it comes to silky-smooth video in just about any lighting condition, this is the HD webcam to beat

The Elgato Facecam is looking to breathe new life into the oversaturated market of plug-and-play webcam

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content creators everywhere will appreciate the face-hugging specs under the hood.

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Hybrid work environments and high-res web conferencing have become home office mainstay

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the best laptops for video editing keep getting better and better

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Case-in-point: while some webcams focus on ultra-wide viewing angles for the business crowd

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Elgato’s Facecam was conversely “crafted for creator

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it’s touted as “the world's most powerful webcam” on their website.

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the Facecam was a CES 2022 Innovation Awards honoree, which bodes well for that beautiful Elgato Prime lens thanks to an f/2.4 aperture, 24-millimeter focal length, and a world-class Sony Starvis CMOS.

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