At last, Logitech has announced a new webcam that brings easy 1080p60 and 4K30 capture to PCs.
The consumer-oriented 4K Pro,and the business-oriented Brio (yes, the consumer one has the “Pro” branding and the business one the consumer-friendly “Brio” name; don’t ask us why) are identical USB webcams. Both webcams offer 4K video, dual microphones, and infrared depth sensing for $199. The only difference between the model names? The cable they come with; the camera end is USB Type-C, the other end varies.
Webcam technology has been stagnant for many, many years. A few integrated cameras have offered high resolution stills, especially those in tablets. But for the most part, they’ve been stuck at 1920×1080—at a measly 30 frames a second—with even five-year-old cameras being “state of the art.” This sorry state of affairs has existed even while small cameras themselves have become substantially better, thanks to the front and rear cameras installed into every smartphone.
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Source: Ars Technica – Finally, a webcam that offers better than 1080p30