Razer Kiyo Pro Webcam for Streaming Gaming Video Calls Full HD 1080p 60FPS - Adaptive Light Sensor -

I bought it when it still had...problems. When this cam was released the auto focus was entirely non-functional, something you'll likely see a lot in the reviews. For good reason. I wound up setting the focus manually, and if you did it was a great camera. The "HDR" (it's not true HDR) function is awesome, really useful in challenging light situations. This is a webcam you can throw into most rooms, click the "auto" buttons, and get a solid and usable picture. Dark rooms, bright rooms, dark rooms with a bright spot, no issues. From what I can tell it accomplishes this by running dual exposure settings, on alternating frames, and blending that into a single 30fps image. But I'm not a camera expert. I just know it can "contain" bright spots to avoid washing out the rest of the image, and reduces those bright spots to avoid overexposure. Specifically, it does a great job with bright spots on my bald head! Laugh it up, but it's a real challenge sometimes. The 60fps mode is also good, though you lose the "HDR" option. So as long as you can control and tune your lighting situation for it, you can get a solid 1080p60 video out of this. It's sharp, the colors are good, no complaints. It doesn't do 4K. You probably don't need to do 4K. For live streaming or teleconferencing, you absolutely don't need to do 4K. If you were doing pre-recorded video with it, being able to punch in without losing resolution would be nice, obviously. But for 90% of usage, 4K would be wasted...Razer knew this, which is why they released a 1080p camera while everybody else was scrambling to put 4K on their boxes. The Synapse software is...fine. I'm not a huge fan. Read more

Great webcam! Been using it a few years for streaming for a good 3+ years now. I got it on a nice sale so it was a great value, good picture quality, and easy to install out the box. There is some additional software you can download from Razer but it isn't really necessary since I just installed it, tweaked some settings, and got it working in OBS. Zero complaints, it's been working great. Read more

I’ve had Razer Synapse downloaded before and it worked fine for my Viper Ultimate but when using this webcam (Kiyo Pro) at one point it would not recognize my camera. My PC even froze once. If this happens to you, try plugging in the Kiyo Pro in USB 2.0 port. Worked for me. Also discord and OBS recognized the webcam as “USB video device” rather than Razer Kiyo Pro. Go to device manager > click arrow next to Cameras > right click Razer Kiyo Pro > Update drivers > browse my computer for drivers > let me pick from a list of available drivers > click show compatible hardware if it isn’t checked yet > click USB video device > next and save it + restart PC. do this if you care about seeing the name “razer Kiyo pro” for the webcam. I didn’t see any performance/quality difference between each one so just a personal preference. You need synapse to use HDR and different field of views as well. I plan on just keeping my settings to one thing because I’m scared of synapse crashing my pc again lol. But other than the software issues, the quality of the webcam is great. Got it for $100 and I love everything about it. 1080p 60fps, HDR, autofocus, comes with their own virtual ring light for free (not that great but it’s free with the Kiyo pro so I’m not complaining). Would I recommend this webcam for its regular price ($200)? No. But for $99 it’s great. Read more

Like: Works out of the box. Camera looks great (reminds me of a pancake lens). The image looks pretty clear, especially in low light. Dislike: Needs installation of Razer Synapse in order to unlock full functionality. MSRP is too much of a premium (I bought when it was ~50% off). Doesn't seem to work if connecting to USB hub. My use case: I needed something for work to display myself. I also wanted something that would work well in low light. Other smaller cameras could work but I didn't care for the image quality or the "value" of them. I also tell myself I want to stream one day (hasn't happened yet and I don't think it will). Anyway, my initial budget was around $70 and I was going in the direction of getting a Logitech webcam, but seeing the price of this caught my eye. Although it was above what I wanted to spend, I rationalized to myself "if I spend a little more, I can get a $200 webcam for $100." I looked into this product and the consensus seemed to be this: if the price of this product were lower (than MSRP), then it would be heartily endorsed. Otherwise, it would be labeled as a "it's good, but..." product, meaning that the product itself is fine but the something about it (in this case, the price) makes people reserve their full endorsement. Setup itself took a little bit, mostly because I can be a bit of a Neanderthal at times. Once I got it working, the image quality was clear and it dawned upon that I ought to lose some weight. Anyway, this is a great webcam and I have not had a problem with it Read more