Following up on its stunning HD webcam the C922 in September last year, Logitech just upped the ante by coming up with an even better webcam capable of shooting in 4K. The Logitech 4K Pro Brio webcam is the first 4K webcam there is on the market. Logitech's Premium Camera Optics are made from scratch, making Brio its most sophisticated webcam yet.
Logitech Brio details and specs
The Logitech Brio is a 4K (4096 x 2160) high-definition camera that supports 30 frames per second; it can also capture video at 1080p at either 30 fps or 60 fps, and at 720p capturing at 30 fps, 60 fps, and 90fps. To improve low-light situations, the Logitech Brio features its trademarked RightLight 3 with HDR, 5x zoom, according to Logitech.
Though it looks like any other regular webcam, it features glass and metal in its design. Additionally, the Logitech Brio incorporated infrared-based facial recognition, which makes the webcam ready to use the Windows Hello feature in Windows 10 to log into a PC with the user's face in lieu of a password.
Users of the Logitech Brio can choose the webcam's field-of-view from 65, 78, and 90 degrees, a helpful feature that makes the webcam focus only on things the user wants the audience to see. Other features include dual omnidirectional microphones with noise cancellation, background replacement, an external privacy shutter, PC Gamer reported.
Logitech Brio system requirements
The "Tesla of Webcams" is sure not short on features, but the Logitech Brio does require a certain amount of resources for it to function properly. Streaming in 4K video would require at least a 25-35 Mbps connection on the upload side. Dropping the resolution from 4K achieves higher frame rates for smoother streams.
It will not be too much of a hassle if the user is heavy on Skype, Google Hangouts or any other chat apps since most use a maximum 1080p video, uplink, and downlink. However, the computing horsepower required by the Logitech Brio is quite high for a two-way, 4K HDR chat, and of course, a 4K monitor (or better) would be required.
The Logitech Brio would definitely shine in live streaming on YouTube which now supports 4K. Though it is a bit pricey for a webcam at $199.99, it is, however, a lot cheaper 4K option than most video cameras.
