If you're expecting people on the other end to ooh and aah over your 4K video in conference calls, don't.

The paint started flaking off the sides of the mount recess after popping it on and off just a few times. Its bundled privacy cap also attaches magnetically, to either end, so you can slap it on the back when the camera's in use.

The camera's built from anodized aluminum and comes with two mounts, one to perch it on top of your monitor and a second to use with a tripod the camera attaches magnetically to the mounts, so it's simple to pop it off one and onto the other as needed. And if you're using it with a laptop, chances are the mic array on the system is better than whatever could be crammed into the camera. For one, you don't want the audio processing and video sharing the bandwidth. The webcam's multiple-element lens is the reason it's cylindrical.Īnother potential drawback is it lacks a built-in microphone. Except for the aforementioned absence of MacOS support. The catch is most of the capabilities require the Dell Peripheral Manager software, which isn't bad as far as these utilities go. Plus, if you've got a modern Dell laptop, it supports the company's Express Sign-In to automatically detect and put the system to sleep when you leave and to wake and sign you in when you sit back down.

If you're feeling sadistic you can also zoom up to 5x digitally and treat your viewers to an ugly bunch o' pixels. And it's got a built-in IR camera, which makes it compatible with the Windows Hello face login system. It supports all the newest essentials for its price: auto framing 1080/60fps as well as 4K/30fps and 24fps options for both HDR to compensate for low light and bright backlighting (it uses a Sony Starvis security-camera sensor like almost all the new webcams) and the typical three field-of-view choices (65, 78 and 90 degrees).īut it also lets you save custom presets and prioritize exposure or frame rate depending upon your needs. Many of the features only available on Windows.

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