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The Elgato Facecam records a field of view adjustable in software and manual exposure control.
A 1080p webcam with a fixed-focus prime lens and software control over exposure and field of view.
Full product researchPartly, and the recorded specifications show you exactly where the software sits. The field of view for the Elgato Facecam is recorded as adjustable in software, and manual exposure control appears in the recorded feature list. Two of the camera's recorded controls are therefore tied to the software, which tells you the software is a genuine part of the setup rather than an optional extra.
The fixed focus prime is worth separating out, because it is a hardware answer rather than a software one. A fixed focus lens does not need software to stay in focus, and it is also the reason the camera is not recorded with an autofocus specification.
The record does not state whether the camera captures video at all with no software installed on the computer. There is no operating system requirement recorded, no software dependency specification, and no statement about what happens to the video output when the camera is plugged in and nothing is running. We cannot tell you from this data that the camera is unusable without software, and we cannot tell you that it is entirely independent of it either.
Nor does the record cover the software itself: not its name, not the platforms it runs on, and not whether it is needed for recording or only for the two controls named above.
Every value here was read from the manufacturer's own domain and has not been checked against a specific product page. It is the documented specification, not a confirmed result from our own use, and the software behaviour is absent from the record rather than recorded as either positive or negative.
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Why it is here: The subject of this question. Its recorded software adjustable field of view, manual exposure control and fixed focus prime lens are the values the answer is built on.
Resolution: 1080p at 60 fps
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Every value on this page was read from the manufacturer's own domain and has not been checked against a specific product page. It is the documented specification, and the software behaviour is absent from the record rather than recorded as either positive or negative.FAQ
Yes. The recorded field of view specification says it is adjustable in software, so that control depends on the software being available.
Source:Elgato official site
1080p at 60 fps. That is the only resolution in the recorded specifications for this camera.
Source:Elgato official site
No autofocus is recorded. The recorded lens is a fixed focus prime, which is a different mechanism and does not depend on software.
Source:Elgato official site
The recorded mounting is a monitor mount and a tripod thread.
Source:Elgato official site
Our records do not say. They record a field of view adjustable in software and manual exposure control as a feature, but they do not state whether the camera captures video without the software.
Source:Elgato official site
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The recorded alternative to the Elgato Facecam is the Logitech Brio 4K, which records up to 4K at 30 fps with autofocus and infrared support for.
The Elgato Facecam records 1080p at 60 fps with a fixed focus lens, and Elgato's product page states it has been discontinued. The Logitech Brio 4K records up to 4K at 30 fps with autofocus and infrared support. How the recorded specifications differ.
The Elgato Facecam is a 1080p webcam with a fixed-focus prime lens and software control over exposure and field of view.
