The Kiyo X autofocuses more quickly than the Kiyo, and when it has to refocus it tends to do so less noticeably.

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. Given the choice between an integrated ring light and the Kiyo X's software, I'd take the software. 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. The Kiyo X does away with the integrated ring light of the original Kiyo, but its automatic white balance and color saturation are so good, you likely won't miss it. Subscriptions help fund the work we do every day. com and our print magazine (if you'd like). Special offer for Gear readers: Get a 1-year subscription to WIRED for $5 ($25 off). We've also updated pricing and availability throughout. Updated January 2023: We've added the Poly Studio P5, Cisco Desk Camera 1080p, and Insta360 Link. 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.

Even though newer MacBooks' built-in webcams now have 1080p resolution, you'll make a better onscreen impression if you upgrade to a standalone webcam.Ĭheck out our guide to all the best webcams on the market, plus a few that didn't make the cut. It was seemingly inevitable, just as The Jetsons predicted, only sped up because we spent the past few years holed up indoors, reenacting a NASA isolation experiment. Videoconferencing is here to stay, from job interviews to company meetings to therapy appointments.

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