- Okay, it's Q and A time.
What is the best webcam for video conferencing
and for working from home right now in 2020?
Well, I've got two options for you
depending on your budget and depending on your needs.
But the first one is the Logitech BRIO.
That's actually the one that I use here,
and that is my go-to webcam right now.
I love it because it is a 4k webcam
so it's crazy high quality,
is high quality than a lot of people's phones
and a lot of the other webcams out there as well.
So I love the Logitech BRIO in regards
to the quality,
I love it for its low light capability.
Typically webcams aren't very good
in low-light scenarios.
So if you're gonna be filming in your lounge room
or you're setting up a home office somewhere,
looking to get the best picture quality
through best colors best light
out of really any sort of situation,
then the Logitech BRIO is going to be
your best option when it comes to webcams.
Now you might be thinking, I don't need a 4k webcam.
The biggest advantage with having a 4k webcam,
even if you're not gonna use the 4k piece
is that you can zoom in and not lose any quality.
So if you're gonna be filming in a room
or doing a video conference in a room
where you need to zoom in,
or your computer or your TV is going to be
a little bit further away
than what you might normally have in a setup like this,
then you do have that ability to zoom in
and not lose any quality.
So that's an amazing feature.
You can also zoom in and reframe the shot as well.
So if you need to move it around a little bit,
then you have that ability.
So right now you can pick up the Logitech BRIO
for just under $200.
I actually think it's a $199 on BNH and on Amazon.
If you are looking for something a little cheaper,
maybe you don't need the 4k,
maybe you don't need the ability to zoom in,
my number one recommendation then for you
will be the Logitech C920.
Now this is like old faithful.
This webcam has been around for years
and really out now it is kind of the best bang
for buck webcam out there.
Is still selling for around the 60 to $70 price point
depending on where you're getting it from,
so it is much cheaper than the BRIO.
Again, you don't have the 4k, the ability to zoom in,
but what you do get is a really high quality video feed
through to be used in video conferencing
or as a webcam for Skype or even going live on Facebook,
YouTube, or anywhere else.
Now, both of these webcams do have built-in microphones,
but I would strongly recommend that you don't use them.
They are not good at all.
In a lot of cases,
the built-in microphone on your laptop
is going to be better.
Or even better than that,
I would strongly recommend that you get some sort
of USB microphone like the Rode NT-USB,
or the Rode NT-USB Mini.
That's gonna give you much better audio.
Now, one of the other things I love about both of
these cameras is that you don't need to download
and install any drivers to get these working,
whether you're on Mac or PC,
these are true plug and play webcams.
Meaning they're going to be automatically detected
by apps like Skype or Zoom
or live streaming software too,
without any additional software needed.
But if you do wanna get the most out of these webcams
and do things like lock down the focused
or manually adjust your brightness or the exposure
in your shot, then I would strongly recommend
that you do download the Logitech camera app,
that's gonna let you control a lot of those things
and lock them down
so that they're not just in auto mode
and could be potentially changing throughout your video.
Now, typically with that on the Mac side of things,
especially with the older camera, the C920,
you won't have the range of options
on things that you can configure up like you will
with the newer camera,
or if you're on the Windows side of things.
So if you're on Mac,
an app that I strongly recommend
is called webcam settings.
I think it sells for just under $8,
but that's going to give you
a heap of settings that you can control and dial in
and tweak the colors and everything to get the look
or the shot that you're after.
So if you ask someone who wants to tweak
and configure all of that stuff,
to get the best out of your cameras,
then I can strongly recommend that app.
So those are my top two picks for best webcams out there
right now for video conferencing
or if you're working from home,
the Logitech BRIO 4k and the Logitech C920.
Now, if you'd like to have your question answered,
leave a question below this video down in the comments
and who knows, we might be creating a video like this,
to answer your question.
I'll see you in the next one.