The BRIO 4K looks pretty much like any other webcam. Of course, this won't be the case for professionals, but for more casual users the built-in webcam microphone is almost exclusively used. The Logitech Brio Ultra HD Webcam is one of the highest rated webcams that we looked at on Amazon, with an average score of 4.2 out of 5 stars.

If you're a Mac user, you may find that 4K isn't supported out of the box. It's built like an absolute tank, sporting premium materials and a nice "premium-feeling" weight that makes it feel well placed when on top of a monitor or tripod. You can change things such as brightness, contrast, autofocus and field of view. The detachable clip can hook onto your monitor or folds into a stand if it needs be. As a price comparison, the Logitech c920, our pick for the best webcam of all time, is less than a third the cost and has 1080p performance that rivals the Brio. And there's just not much need for 4K streaming—yet. I'd say it's perfectly fine for casual use, however. If you’re looking to capture locally and uploaded the clip later and want serious production quality, you can get better results with a real camera. I would like to receive news and offers from other Future brands. Once I registered my face, I was able to successfully log out with Windows Key-L and then log in without lifting a finger. Plugging in the BRIO 4K will enable Windows Hello functionality immediately. Please refresh the page and try again. I tried to take a few shots in several different lighting scenarios, including well lit, normal lighting and low-light. On my first attempt during testing, the Face Recognition option wasn't enabled in Windows Settings, but after a reboot, I could get going.

It silhouettes your head and lets you appear to be in, say, downtown Chicago, a swanky apartment, or in front of any background photo you choose. It’s the only mainstream webcam available today that’s capable of recording at 4K resolution and HDR. 5 april 2017 15:01 24 reacties. Zac Bowden is a Senior Editor at Windows Central. Looking for more options for your video chatting needs? Because of this, apps such as Skype, Slack and Google Hangouts won't benefit from the 4K support, at least not yet. The Brio is equipped with HDR support and a feature Logitech calls RightLight 3 to ensure that you’re always seen at your best. The quality of that stand could be better, though. The sound is natural, and background noise doesn't get amplified, as it sometimes does with inferior mics of other webcams, such as the Microsoft LifeCam Cinema. The reason for this is clear: 4K streaming just isn’t mainstream yet, due in equal parts to server efficiency and user bandwidth concerns. On Windows 10, it worked pretty much instantly. It's overkill, and that's great. For those who wants to have fancy digital backdrops, the Brio also supports background replacement via an extension. When you put the Brio on top of your monitor or laptop lid, you'll notice its 4 x 1.1 x 1.1-inch black-plastic frame and a friendly, oval design centered on the 4K lens. I would like to receive mail from Future partners. Updates include a new branched layout for your favorites, along with quicker ways to move them around and rename them.