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Whether you're videoconferencing or just hanging out with friends, you may as well look good on-screen with our favorite webcams.
Matt Jancer is a staff writer for WIRED who focuses on reviewing outdoor gear. Previously, he spent a decade as a freelance writer covering automobiles, motorcycles, and lifestyle stories for magazines. Some of his longest gigs were at Car and Driver , Outside , Esquire , Playboy , and Popular Mechanics .
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Nobody wants to look at you through the blurry, fuzzed-out webcam that came built into your laptop. If you've been holding out on upgrading your videoconferencing setup in the hopes that we'll all go back to offices and leave Zooming behind forever, you're half right. We may be heading back to offices and schools to some degree, but video calls are here to stay, so you may as well put your best face forward and upgrade your image with a decent webcam.
Check out our guide to all the best webcams on the market, plus a few that didn't make the cut. Pick up a laptop stand , too, so that your webcam sits at about eye-level. The change in perspective does wonders for your on-screen look, since a low camera looking up can distort your face. Webcams are still in high demand and go in and out of stock, so if the one you like isn't available, check out our guides on how to use your smartphone or a professional camera (if you have one) as a webcam instead.
Updated January 2022: We've added the Razer Kiyo X and Dell UltraSharp webcams.
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The Kiyo X does away with the integrated ring light of the original Kiyo, but its automatic white balance and color saturation is so good, you likely won't miss it. The original Kiyo's forward-facing ring light—like all forward-facing lights—can throw harsh shadows on the person being filmed, especially without a diffuser. Given the choice between an integrated ring light and the Kiyo X's better image software, I'd take the software. Video picture settings can be tweaked in the Razer Synapse app, but unlike the more expensive Kiyo Pro that requires Synapse-tweaking to look good, the Kiyo X looks great out of the box. The Kiyo X autofocuses more quickly than the Kiyo, and when it has to refocus it tends to do so less noticeably. Like the original, which is still for sale, the Kiyo X shoots 1080p-resolution video at 30 frames per second or 720p resolution at 60 frames per second. Also like the original, its field of vision is a slightly wide 82 degrees. For only $10 more, the Kiyo X occupies the same part of the webcam market as the Kiyo.
The C920 has been the standard for high-quality USB webcams for years. Before I switched over to the Razer Kiyo, it was my default camera for videoconferencing. You get great image quality at 1080p resolution (and 30 frames per second), and white balance performance is on par with the Razer webcam. The narrower 78-degree field of view means you may need to adjust its position so your face doesn't take up the whole frame, but the autofocus is subtler and quicker than the Kiyo's. We also like that there's a comparably priced version that comes with a physical shutter for privacy.
The Brio was one of the earliest mainstream webcams to offer 4K resolution at 30 frames per second. Even as the rest of the market has introduced premium webcams to compete with it, the Brio maintains its position as my favorite 4K webcam. The white balance is accurate, and my skin color always looks normal, whether I'm in a sunny room, in limited light, or using artificial light.
The autofocus is fast and subtle when refocusing, and the image is razor sharp. Plus, you can choose from 65, 78, and a super-wide 90 degrees for your field of view, giving you lots of framing options. If you're using a Windows machine, you can set it up to work with Windows Hello for face authentication to log in. It's expensive , but this is the best quality you'll get short of using a DSLR or mirrorless camera . When I recommended the Brio back in 2020, it was often out of stock and sold for $200. Now it's easy to find and almost always on sale for $150. That makes it the most compelling option for a premium, 4K-capable webcam.
The UltraSharp Webcam feels incredibly substantial in my hand. Everything, from the webcam body to the stand to the included tripod adapter, is made of brushed aluminum. The stand and tripod adapter connect to the webcam body with a magnetic post that makes for a very secure mount. The privacy cap, too, connects magnetically and stays put with a satisfyingly strong hold, but it isn't hard to remove. The inside of the cap is padded with a soft-touch fabric to keep from scratching the lens. Even the forward-facing part of the stand is covered in soft-touch rubber to keep you from scratching the back of your laptop lid if you get a little reckless when setting up for a Zoom call.
You can adjust the viewing angle between 65, 78, and 90 degrees and record in 4K resolution in 24 or 30 frames per second, as well as in 720p or 1080p resolutions, each at 24, 30, or 60 frames per second. However, the picture quality of the Dell wasn't any better than the Logitech Brio, and it's hard to find in stock anywhere other than Dell's online store.
Razer Kiyo for $70 : Our previous best pick, the original Kiyo still offers 1080p resolution at 30 frames per second (or 720p at 60 frames per second) and built-in lighting that's controlled by turning the illuminated ring to brighten, dim, or shut it off entirely. Picture quality is good, with nice colors, and the camera quickly adjusts white balance when the room's ambient lighting changes. It autofocuses well, but you'll see it noticeably adjust as you move around the frame. The field of view is slightly wider than that of typical webcams, coming in at around 82 degrees. After a month, the hinge on my Kiyo broke, which gave me pause. But my second one is going strong, and WIRED writer Parker Hall has had no issues with his Kiyo, so we're still confident in our recommendation.
Logitech C615 for $50 : Reviews editor Julian Chokkattu bought this webcam for $32 a couple of years ago, but this humble webcam has shot up in price. The specs were great (for the original price)—1080p resolution at 30 frames per second with a 78-degree field of view—and the image quality is fine in anything but low light. You can also swivel the camera 360 degrees, which Julian says he does when he's not using it, since there's no privacy shutter. On the downside, the microphone records in mono, not stereo, and the short cord could make it annoying to use with a desktop, though it works fine with a laptop. If retail inventories thin out and this is all you can find, it's not a bad option, though for a few extra bucks your choices get much better.
Ever wonder why you look like a haggard extra from Goodfellas on Zoom? It's because your lighting is bad and your eyes look sunken in. If you already have a webcam, a relatively easy way to improve its video output is by using a video light, unless you're Zooming outdoors in sunny weather all the time. Webcams need lots of light to prevent grainy video. During the pandemic, I started using this LumeCube Mini LED panel to throw warm, even lighting on my face during video calls. You can adjust the brightness and the color temperature to match your room's lighting. It works off of battery power or you can leave it plugged in via the USB-C cable to run for however long you want. The two 1/4-inch threads mean you can use any tripod , small or large, to mount it on your desk. It also comes with a diffuser to soften the light when it illuminates your face, but a professional lighting trick is to point the light backward and bounce it off a white wall or piece of white cardstock for buttery-soft lighting.
Not every webcam is an upgrade over the built-in one on your laptop. These are the models I tested that ranged from merely unimpressive to ones that made me look like the subject of a second-grade art project.
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