Razer Kiyo Pro Ultra 4K Webcam, Large Sensor, Built-in Mic and Shutter

The Razer Kiyo Pro Ultra has to be one of the best webcams on the market today. Even surpassing my current Elgato Pro 4K Webcam which records up to 4K60. The Razer surprisingly surpassed my expectations in video quality and outperformed the Elgato 4K hands down in low-light recording situations. Privacy features were clearly integrated very well as well as their onboard Microphone which most webcams like the Elgato 4K doesnt even have. The size of the camera is perfect and ideal for all recording situations. As both a MAC User and Windows user, I will say the software is lacking but should not be your reason to pass this exceptional choice up. I was easily able to find free software to use with the web cam from XSplit that even works for MAC. I would like to note that my review of this webcam is coming from someone who doesn't play video games online and that its marketing of being an outstanding choice for low-light recording was the primary reason I purchased it. In closing this camera did not disappoint and I strongly recommend you give this webcam a chance regardless if your a gamer or content creator.

Exceptional quality for recording. Exceptional quality for streaming. The included app allows you to store multiple profiles so you can tailor to various lighting scenarios. I love that I can control FOV, ISO, and Shutter Speed. It also does a fantastic job with auto focus, but I can also manually set a focal distance. The depth of field via bokeh is pretty good, but its not super strong. As of right now I dont believe I can modify that, so depending on the depth of your space, it may be more or less blurry. I like the professional visual you get pretty much right out of the box, but you def need to spend time with lighting your space to maximize what you get. It's also bigger than you expect, its straight up the size of a DLSR lens. It has a really awesome privacy closure system where you just twist lightly on the lens and its closes an iris. Theres also a protective cover for the lens to help protect it from dust or protect the lens when storing/traveling.

I am hoping Razer monitors reviews... This camera has great potential, and I WANT to keep it, but... Synapse 4 (downloaded and installed 2 days ago) has a bug when saving settings to the camera. I have fully documented this on the Razer Insider forum. "Kiyo Pro Ultra / Synapse blind user questions Until this bug is fixed, it is impossible to save camera setting changes, quit Synapse, and start the application actually intended to use the camera. (Synapse must be opened to change camera settings, then closed in order to use other software such as Camera, OBS, QuickCamera, etc.) Also, the next time Synapse is opened, it complains that the camera and Synapse have different settings. (Because they do since Synapse doesn't write the settings correctly to the camera...) This makes it impossible to "close the loop" and return to Synapse to make minor adjustments. My testing has been specific to turning off Auto Exposure and using manual settings. It is possible that Synapse works ok as long as Auto Exposure is being used. My use case requires Auto Exposure to be off, so that is what I am testing. I hope someone from Razer sees this and responds. I have had no luck using the Razer support forum. Without Synapse (which only runs on Windows), the power of the KPU cannot be realized. Might as well have a cheaper webcam. Cheers

At first I was extremely disappointed and then realized it was an older version that someone probably put in the packaging and sent back. It’s annoying I was sent something that had been returned and obviously not checked when I was ordering something that was supposed to be unopened and new. Amazon took care of it and sent me a new one. The device itself is great, but on a Mac I have issues so I’m docking it a star for that if you are on a Mac I would look elsewhere until they get software that is native.

Razer’s software for this camera is not available MACOS, which may scare some buyers off. But it shouldn’t. I paid $7.99 for “webcam settings” and it gives me everything I need and more to get crystal clear, DSLR like images out of this thing. What’s even better is that the app stays at the top of your screen and you can quickly jump between presets for different times of day, lighting conditions, etc. and it all works flawlessly with the Ultra. Also, if you’re on the fence because of the focus hunting, honestly, it’s better than some other 4k cameras out there, it wasn’t anything unbearable for me. And I just made two presents under my settings app, one with auto focus on and one that’s manually set focus. I get the best do both worlds at the click of a button. I’ve had my share of webcams and I’ve gone the DSLR route once. But for a WFH setup focused on the highest quality gear available for the best presentation online. This thing kicks a**!!! 100% recommend.

I was searching for the best WebCam option short of going all in with a DLSR Camera. I wanted this to have a very good solution for Virtual Meetings, etc. If I was a Streamer or YouTube Content Creator, I would have gone for a much more expensive DLSR Camera with separate Microphone. (And I may yet go with a separate Microphone.) The options I was looking at were the Razer Kiyo Pro Ultra (man they need to shorten that name), the Elgato Facecam Pro, and possibly the OBSBOT Tiny 2. These are all 4K, but more importantly, because most Virtual Meetings get compressed, I was looking for a WebCam with really good Camera Fundamentals. After perusing a lots of reviews, I chose the Razer Kiyo Pro Ultra because of the quality of the Sensor (Sony Starvis™ 2), Lens, etc. Out of the box the Razer Kiyo Pro Ultra is great. Much better than my previous Logitech C930e (yeah, I know: that's a Low Bar). But, and this is a Very Big But, Razer doesn't have any Mac OS Camera Settings support. Their current Synapse3 software hasn't been ported to Mac OS and their previous Synapse2 software doesn't recognize the Ultra. This means that I'm stuck with the out of the box defaults. They "work", but I can't modify Auto-Focus, or White Point, etc., and I can't update the Firmware. I don't understand this failure to support Mac OS. It's been widely reported and Razer has publicly dismissed these customer complaints. I think that Razer is focusing on the Gamer Market, but I'm not sure why Gamers would need such a good WebCam for Twitch Streaming. Mac OS is the platform of choice for Content Creators, so the failure to support Mac OS is just befuddling. It's like they want this product to fail in the market because of lack of support. I'll keep the Razer Kiyo Pro Ultra, but I'm disappointed and I can't imagine buying any other Razer products.

I got this as a replacement for the webcam my last job provided me -- it was an expensive Canon DSLR camera with an Elgato HDMI to USB dongle. (~$800 us) This webcam has very good quality, maybe 5-10% lower than my previous one but is infinitely more convenient to use. The privacy shutter is great, I'm not losing a lens cap anymore, and this webcam runs fully off of the USB-C power and I don't need a special adapter to power it like I did with my Canon setup. I run Linux and it works beautifully, even without the OpenRazer kernel modules. All I needed to do was change the pixel format to MJPG with cameractrls and it records 1080p@60 like a charm. I know it can do 4K but I didn't bother as that doesn't get transferred over the wire in my meeting applications, they max out at 1080p.

The software needed to control the camera does not work for Mac. Without it, the camera is functional useless. I know my way around webcams and cameras. I own 6 DSLRs and over a dozen high end webcams. If you use a Mac, this webcam is sadly useless.

super clear and smooth video for streaming or for making videos in general and the razer software is so easy to use and configure its amazing

Muy buena cámara, ampliamente recomendada, la calidad de transmisión es excelente, muy bonitos colores, enfoque automático, obviamente aún tenemos que sacarleas provecho, solo la hemos utilizado 2 horas, depende mucho del tipo de computadora con la que sea utilizada, la tarjeta de gráficos y recursos disponibles. La recomiendo totalmente.

Good quality camera. I’m not really a fan of Razer products cause they seem cheap, overpriced and don’t last long , but this is built well and worth it.

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First time streaming? Perfect purchase!