Logitech HD Pro Webcam C920

So good I ended up buying a second! – I have owned one of these since 2013 and found it to be a good general use webcam. More recently I have found that it's best feature is probably its mic! I use this webcam in four different ways: - My desktop pc for recording YouTube tutorials (mostly for audio) - Voice recognition typing - For zoom meetings - On the living room tv for whole… Read more

family video calls (Thanks Covid!)

Good Points -------------- - Fantastic range of microphone pickup. This works great as my primary microphone on my desktop machine but works well on the living room TV for video calls with most of us sitting at least 3m away and the kids running around in the foreground. - It works well for recording video tutorials using OBS (free video editing studio). I do have to run a noise filter on it or it picks up the noise of the fridge in the background but what I am left with is really excellent for the money I paid. - Great low light pickup. It picks up a good image for video with just the backlight of the computer display and no other light! But also works well during the day. - When it is recording video or audio the camera is hardwired to display very obvious blue bars on the front. This means you always know when it is recording. - Compatible with Linux Debian 9*. - Works on Raspberry Pi version 4* (Raspbian and Raspberry Pi Os). It worked happily with ffmpeg and the built in H264 encoder to provide Realtime streaming to my YouTube channel! Note: I ran through a powered usb hub as I wasn't sure if my Pi PSU could cope with the additional load. - Works on Windows 7 to 11 out of the box! They do provide drivers, software, etc on the Logitech site but I don't use them.

* - May work on earlier versions but untested!

Room for improvement -------------------------- - Slightly longer cables would be really helpful. - It is not great for taking video of outside at a large scale. I tried to use it to take a picture of Hobart city from the top of Mt Wellington and the results were average at best. (Can't win them all!) - Because the audio range is so awesome it can pick up a lot of noise from unintended sources. Though this can easily be removed with a software filter. - Does not support "Windows Hello" login. I'm assuming this requires some sort of additional camera. - Personally I do not like the software Logitech provide. The solution is simple, I just didn't install it! Works just fine with default Linux and Windows drivers. - It is possibly a bit dated? I purchased my first C920 in 2013 and my second in 2020.

No sound – No sound. Opened my PCD could see everyone but could not hear anyone. So then had to login on my mobile and hold my mobile up to my ear for a 5 hour online course. Not happy.

Average, there are probably better alternatives – I bought this after seeing some great Youtube reviews of it. It did not live up to my expectations. The autofocus is very poor. It gets out of focus and won't refocus unless I force it to, by placing a hand in front of it. Not a great look while zooming. The sound quality is also very poor. I had to switch to a proper microphone as zoom attendees could not understand what I was saying. Very disappointed. Show details

No support for Windows Hello – This camera does not support Windows Hello. I confirmed with Logitech support. So you can't use it to log into Windows. That is a major weakness. I did not expect this would be a problem. Show details

Decent webcam – It works really well, there is very low to almost unnoticeable latency on 1080p 60fps, I am using it cropped with a chromakey filter to it, and it is causing a high draw on CPU 13% spikes (0.546 ghz) I have done some tweaking with the light exposure and other features to minimize the work of the camera. There have been some times where the colour… Read more

balance doesn't keep up with the exposure of the surroundings, and there have even been some 1-2 second delay on capture, but that might be Streamlabs.

Camera is working well and useful for streaming.

Outstanding for the price! – You're reading this probably because you're thinking like me: I've tried the camera in my computer and I wonder if a dedicated webcam would do a better job. After recording some screencasts on the 2017 iMac (no slouch), I thought the video quality was okay. But after a glitch with Quicktime,and seeing colour issues on my recordings (my faced… Read more

looked orange - think famous president), I decided to check out this webcam based on some positive reviews.

Yay! It was a gamble but it paid off bigtime.

The Difference: While the iMac camera does a reasonable job, the Logitech gives a clearer recording. When I move my hands while talking there is almost no blurring in the recorded image unlike the iMac recordings. The other big plus was the fact that it keeps a more stable brightness and contrast level as I switch between slides and my face lights up and dulls down. With the iMac recordings, the entire picture would change too dramatically in my opinion. The Logitech keeps it more consistent.

The images: they're sharp and bright. I'm happy with the 1080p quality.

Setting up: It was really easy, and the camera clips nicely and safely on top of the computer monitor.

Verdict: 5 stars because it does a great job and it comes at a great price.

Conclusion: If you need to do some screen recordings (even in lowish light), I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this camera. It would do a fantastic job also in video calling. Thumbs up Logitech!