- If you're looking for the best webcam
for streaming on Facebook Live,
I'll tell you what to look for
when you are picking one out.
I'll also tell you the one that I use
that I love so much,
and it actually looks so good
that I record my paid courses
now using the very same webcam,
and it's affordable.
All right, let's dive into it.
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So what is the best webcam
for streaming on Facebook Live?
Well, that's gonna vary depending
on your budget and a few different things
like that,
but I'm gonna walk through what to look for
when picking out a webcam for Facebook Live,
as well as show you the one that I use
that I love so much
that I actually record my paid courses
using it now as well using the webcam.
And at the end,
I wanna share two important things
to keep in mind if you are buying a webcam,
whether you use the one that I have
or you pick out another one,
two really important things
that you should know, okay?
Now your computer may have already come
with a webcam especially it was a laptop.
They're pretty much standard for laptops
these days,
but even on nice laptops,
the quality isn't very good.
Now, of course you can always stream
your Facebook lives just from your phone.
But I know for me,
it's hard to kind of watch the comments,
and reply to them and things like that,
which is why I prefer to do Facebook Live
from my computer.
So when picking out a webcam for Facebook Live,
a couple things to consider,
and the first one is the resolution.
So you've probably heard all the hype
around 4K and you can get 4K webcams now,
and theoretically that streams a better picture,
but when it comes to Facebook Live,
that 4K video is gonna be compressed down
to no more than 1080p and perhaps even lower
depending on the quality of your internet speed,
and things like that.
So as of this recording,
Facebook won't let you stream at 4K anyway,
and 1080p is you know,
looks incredible for most of us anyway.
You know to the human eye,
1080p can look really, really good.
Frame rate is another thing to consider,
and there are some older webcams
that are only 15 frames per second.
You definitely wanna avoid those.
Most video that we watch is 30 frames per second.
So look for one that has at least
30 frames per second,
if you like the highest numbers on everything,
they do make some that have 60 frames per second,
but again for Facebook Live,
and other streaming,
30 frames per second should be plenty.
So the webcam that I use for Facebook Live
is this Logitech HD Pro C922.
If at any time you go, "Okay.
that's the one I want."
You don't care about the rest of the details.
You can find a link to it in the description
of this video.
One thing that's great about it
is you can easily mount it on a monitor
like an external monitor
or the top of your laptop,
or it even has a little tripod screw
so you can put this on top
of a tripod.
Sometimes when you put it straight
on top of the laptop,
depending on the size of your laptop
like if you've got a small laptop,
it's really low,
and you're kind of like looking down.
And so it's nice to have that extra
thread there that you can put it
on top of a tripod.
So you can have it sitting a little higher,
and actually have it at eye level,
which is what you're going for.
Now, this works with Mac or PC
and you pretty much just plug it in,
and it works.
And here's what it looks like
when I stream on Facebook Live with it.
And just to show you,
you know I use this all the time.
Here's another example.
And then meanwhile, here's what it looks like
when I use to record my paid courses
like the five minute social method.
So this is without the quality loss
that happens when you stream live
in some instances.
So how much do I love this webcam?
I've actually bought two of them.
The webcam's so nice,
I bought it twice, as they say.
And the reason that I did that
is because sometimes when I'm traveling,
like I rely on this so much
for my streams and for my business,
Zoom calls, all of that kind of stuff.
That if it broke,
I may not be able to find another one
really quickly.
So for me, especially at the price,
I was like,
just gonna get a backup,
that way no matter where I am in the world,
I'll always have one.
The good news is it's been years,
and it still hasn't broken.
Neither of them, they both still work great.
So the extra one often ends up
on the family computer.
Now, if you want
a few more bells and whistles,
another one that works really well,
and is highly-rated
is the Logitech Brio 4K Ultra HD.
So the C922 that I use is a 1080p webcam.
But if 4K is important to you,
then this is a great one instead.
Costs a little more.
We'll talk about that here in a second,
but if you want 4K,
this is a great one to go with.
Also know that this one has an adjustable
field of view.
So normally with a webcam,
the only way to adjust how much it sees
in terms of like how wide the shot is,
is by moving the webcam you know,
forward and backward.
But in this case,
you can actually adjust it within the webcam.
And then another one that's also really
highly-rated is the Elgato Facecam,
and it does 60 frames per second.
So if you were looking for a higher frame rate
for some reason, it offers that.
Like I said, for most of us,
30 frames per second is more
than we could ever need
or even see with the naked eye.
But one thing it does that's nice
is it has a fixed focus.
So if you've ever been on a Zoom call
or any kind of thing,
and your webcam is trying to focus
on you and trying to figure out where you are,
maybe your blending into your background.
Well, this one has a fixed focus,
and so it's never gonna do that.
It's always gonna focus on the subject
in front of it,
which is really, really nice.
It also includes fancier software
than Logitech webcam.
So at any time you can go in,
and tweak a bunch more settings
if that's something that you want
to be diving into.
And finally,
just know this one has no microphone.
If you're looking for an external microphone
that'll work with both your smartphone,
and your laptop,
I have one that I love,
and it's less than 20 bucks,
and I've linked to that in the description
of this video as well.
So as of this recording,
the Logitech C922,
the webcam I use retails for around $70 US.
The Logitech Brio 4K Webcam
retails for around $160.
So you can see that's a big jump there.
And then the Elgato Facecam
retails for around $170 US.
So as you can see, it is a big jump up
to get some of those extra features
like 4K video.
And that's why I love my $60 webcam,
and it works so, so well,
and I bought two, right?
You could actually buy. (chuckles)
You could actually buy almost three
for the cost of some of those other ones
if you wanted an extra, extra backup,
but I've had two,
and neither of them
have ever given me any problems.
All right.
Two more things to consider.
Whether you go with one of these
or a different webcam,
one, don't ever buy a webcam that just came out.
Okay?
Some of these including the Elgato Facecam
when it first came out had some issues.
Now the good news is these days,
the companies can release software patches,
and so even if you buy it six months later,
it can be a great product
because of the software updates,
but who wants to deal with that
for the first six months of having their webcam?
So I never buy a webcam that's brand new,
and just came out.
So let somebody else work out the bugs.
Right?
Second thing to know, I always like to buy these
from somebody that offers easy returns for me,
most of the time that's Amazon,
and you can get the Amazon links
in the description of this video.
But I just want to have somewhere
where it's not gonna be a huge hassle
to return it.
If for some reason I don't like it,
or it shows up and it doesn't work
or anything like that.
Whatever webcam you choose,
I hope you love it.
We deserve that, especially in our businesses.
Don't deal with terrible products
because there's just no time for that, right?
If you're a busy business owner.
Now the next level to you know,
rise up with your Facebook Live,
make 'em look even better
is to use a tool where you can easily
add guests and graphics,
and all kinds of stuff.
And I'm linking to my favorite free one
on the screen right now.
So check out that video next.
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