- Hey there guys, Zac here for Windows Central
and welcome back to another video.
Now today we're unboxing and taking a first look
at the Logitech BRIO 4K webcam.
This, as it says on the tin, is a 4K webcam
aimed at professional streamers,
people who need to look fantastic during webcasts,
or people who like to make YouTube videos via their webcam.
Because this, as I say is one of the first
4K webcams on the market.
It also happens to support Windows Hello,
HDR and number of other awesome things.
So this retails for two, 199 dollars,
or 199 pounds, if you're in the UK.
So, it's not a cheap webcam, but it is a bit of a beast.
So let's unbox and take a look.
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Okay so the box is pretty standard.
It's a nice cardboardy color.
Logitech, BRIO on the front there.
That's what it looks like in drawing form.
So let's actually get this unboxed here.
I've got my unboxing scissors I guess.
Just slide this across I guess.
Easy, easy peasy, so let's open that up.
And wow, look straight out the gate there it is.
There's the BRIO 4K webcam.
So, let's I guess pull it out and see,
oh it's not even attached by any wires.
So as you can see there it's simply just the webcam.
On the back we have a USB-C port,
we'll get to that in a minute.
And it's got some soft materials here,
it's very soft, it's very nice.
So let's put this to one side for just a second.
Let's keep going into the box and see what else is in here.
So pulling this tab reveals the entire
package contents apparently.
So, I guess we just slide all this out here.
And there we have it.
So here we have a USB-C to USB-A cable.
So this is how you connect your webcam up to your PC,
that goes into the PC bit,
and this bit here goes into the webcam.
Then we've got that little thing,
which I assume that that helps you clip it on,
to save the top of the monitor or something.
Very handy indeed.
And then I believe this might be a cloth
that you can clean down your 200 dollar webcam,
which I'm pretty sure, oh no it's not,
it's a little pouch, you can carry your webcam with you.
So you can plop in your webcam and your wires,
and you can go traveling with your 4K HDR enabled,
Windows Hello supporting webcam.
That is really quite adorable.
There's also some literature in here.
Let's take a look at the literature.
Oh we've got pictures.
Step one, plug in webcam.
Step two, turn webcam on and face it.
Step three, use webcam, pretty simple.
Let's look at the licensing and whatever else this is,
for health and safety.
I'm kidding, no it's not.
That health and safety if you're into it,
it's all included and that's fine and dandy.
So let's throw these boxes and stuff off to the side.
And let's actually set up the BRIO 4K.
So, I've got a laptop here.
I hope it's charged I've just gotta check before I start it.
But yeah, so this should be pretty basic.
I just plug in the webcam and Windows should just
install the drivers and get going.
We've also got the, that bit to do,
so that was the most satisfying part
of the entire video I understand.
Let's set up the webcam and we will see what it looks like.
So specs include UltraHD video calling,
at 30 frames per second.
1080p full HD video calling at 30 or 60 frames per second.
720p HD video calling at 30, 60 or 90 frames per second.
Plug and play USB connectivity,
which simply means plugging it in and it should just work.
90 degree field of view with two additional settings,
at either 65 or 78 degrees.
Five times digital zoom, auto-focused.
BrightLight 3 with HDR support.
Built in dual omni-directional mics with noise cancellation.
Infrared sensor technology for Windows Hello.
Background replacement and external privacy shutter.
So that's what that little bit is here,
you just stick it on the front and it covers up the webcam.
So for those of you who are kind of
privacy conscious, that's fantastic.
Okay, so once you plug the webcam in,
you should be good to go.
Now there are a couple additional programs you can download
to customize the camera settings and to enable
virtual backgrounds, but you don't actually need them.
This is a plug and play webcam,
so once it's plugged in you can already just launch
the camera app and you can begin taking photos, video in 4K,
and you can also begin using Windows Hello,
which as you can see here is already ready to go.
So if I add my Windows Hello face here.
You see it's now, it's getting my face.
This is the Logitech BRIO 4K.
And I'm pretty much ready to begin using Windows Hello,
which is fantastic.
Now if you do decide to install the additional programs,
here's what you can expect.
You can kinda expect a program that simply
allows you to customize things.
So we can now do background replacement,
if you install the background one.
I can apparently blur the entire scene or something.
Oh no, it just it tips to blur my just background.
So it will be a little bit finicky
depending on your lighting,
it does, if you have good lighting it will be better.
So this actually isn't so bad now, it's figured it out.
So now I'm in the frame here,
and obviously my background is blurred.
I could also be sitting in a living room which is very nice.
Let's keep moving on, casual.
I could be in the front of Chicago, fantastic.
Chroma key, amazing.
And I can just do other things.
Let's turn on my there we go.
Oh, I could be in a living space.
Oh I like this, this is my new house now, I love this place.
Pacifica.
Oh my hands are disappearing.
Oh no, I'm being eaten by the sea.
Alright, and I can also add my own background,
which is very nice.
If we jump into image here,
you can change all sorts of options.
Let's actually turn off the background here.
All sorts of options contrast, brightness,
color intensity, white balance, auto focus.
And furthermore we can change image.
So we can do standard image or widescreen image.
Standard would be slightly more zoomed in.
We could change anti-flicker rates.
We could also change the field of view
from 90 degrees to 78 degrees,
and 60 degrees, 65 degrees.
So now I'm gonna switch over to the actual webcam,
so you can hear what the audio sounds like,
and actually see what visuals look like at native 4K.
So let's switch over to that now.
So this is the 4K, or pure 4K that the webcam can output
through the Windows camera app.
This is using the microphone that's built in as well,
so if I sound fantastic,
I haven't heard what it sounds like yet,
if it sounds fantastic, maybe it's worth the 200 dollars.
Do I look good?
If I look great, it's worth the 200 dollars.
Again this is 4K sample video here.
Pure, if you turn up the YouTube resolution,
it should have a 4K option,
and this is where I should be looking best,
which is very nice indeed.
So 4K, it does 1080p and 720p as well,
this is 4K at 30 frames,
which is the highest amount of frames it can do at 4K,
it can do 60 at 1080,
90 at max at 720,
so lots of options for any kind of gamer or streamer,
or web caster or whoever.
In a matter of fact that's pretty much it for the video,
thanks so much for watching.
Stay tuned at Windows Central for a full on review
of this webcam very soon.
Thanks so much for watching,
and I shall see you in the next one, bye-bye.