The Best 4K Webcams

Its 49mm threads accept lens filters. It is the only pick here with a 4K60 top resolution; the EMEET S600 has a 4K30 top resolution instead. No other pick in this guide offers a fixed focus focus and framing; compare the Tiny 2 Lite, which has a PTZ AI tracking focus and framing.

It also comes with onboard memory for settings. 4K output needs a USB 3 port and an app that accepts 4K; most video-call apps send 1080p or less. Before buying, weigh one limit: costs more than the EMEET S600 at the time of writing. It was the most expensive pick when we checked, so weigh what it adds over the Brio 4K.

A privacy shade covers the lens. RightLight 3 corrects glare and backlighting, and dual noise-cancelling mics pick up voice at about 1.2 metres. Logi Options+ sets zoom, colour and focus.

A privacy shade is unique to it among these picks, while the Link 2C uses a magnetic privacy cover. 4K output needs a USB 3 port and an app that accepts 4K; most video-call apps send 1080p or less. Before buying, weigh one limit: costs more than the EMEET S600 at the time of writing. It was priced above the Link 2C and below the Facecam 4K at the time of writing.

A magnetic cover closes the lens. It shares a 1/2in sensor with the Tiny 2 Lite; the Facecam 4K goes with a sony STARVIS 2 sensor. A magnetic privacy cover is unique to it among these picks, while the Brio 4K uses a privacy shade.

It also comes with HDR and AI noise cancelling on the mic. 4K output needs a USB 3 port and an app that accepts 4K; most video-call apps send 1080p or less. It was priced above the Tiny 2 Lite and below the Brio 4K at the time of writing. There is no published top frame rate figure, whereas the Facecam 4K offers 60fps.

Gestures control it, and it points down for privacy. Like the Link 2C, it has a 1/2in sensor, while the EMEET S600 uses a sony 1/2.55in sensor. It is the only pick here with a PTZ AI tracking focus and framing; the Kiyo V2 has an AI framing instead.

It is the only pick here with a points down privacy; the Facecam 4K has a lens cap privacy instead. You also get preset positions. 4K output needs a USB 3 port and an app that accepts 4K; most video-call apps send 1080p or less.

Its motorized gimbal needs clearance above the monitor to tilt and pan. On price it sat third of 6, between the cheaper Kiyo V2 and the pricier Link 2C, at the time of writing. The maker doesn't give its top frame rate; if that figure matters, the Facecam 4K offers 60fps.

Synapse exposes ISO and shutter controls. No other pick in this guide offers a sony STARVIS sensor; compare the Tiny 2 Lite, which has a 1/2in sensor. It is the only pick here with an AI framing; the Tiny 2 Lite has a PTZ AI tracking focus and framing instead.

It also comes with HDR and AI framing. 4K output needs a USB 3 port and an app that accepts 4K; most video-call apps send 1080p or less. On price it sat second of 6, between the cheaper EMEET S600 and the pricier Tiny 2 Lite, at the time of writing. The maker doesn't give its top frame rate; if that figure matters, the Facecam 4K offers 60fps.

It is the budget 4K option here. You get a sony 1/2.55in sensor here, which sets it apart from the Kiyo V2 and its a sony STARVIS sensor. You get a PDAF focus and framing here, which sets it apart from the Facecam 4K and its a fixed focus focus and framing.

You get a privacy cover here, which sets it apart from the Tiny 2 Lite and its a points down privacy. 4K output needs a USB 3 port and an app that accepts 4K; most video-call apps send 1080p or less. No other pick here cost less at our last price check, and the Kiyo V2 was closest. If you want a confirmed top frame rate, look to the Facecam 4K instead: it offers 60fps, while this one gives no figure.