Razer is updating its lineup of creator-focused webcams with two new models, the Razer Kiyo V2 and Razer Kiyo V2 X. The webcams offer new AI-powered features and 4K streaming at a more affordable price than the company’s Kiyo Pro webcams.
The $100 Kiyo V2 X is capable of capturing 720p video at either 60 or 30 frames per second, 1080p video at 24, 30 or 60 frames per second and 1440p video at 60 frames per second. Like some of Razer’s other webcams, the Kiyo V2 X has a wide, 83-degree field of view that can be customized with the company’s Synapse software. The webcam doesn’t have the AI-powered features of the V2, but you do get all the basics, like auto-focus, a privacy shutter and a built-in microphone.
For about $50 more, the Kiyo V2 offers higher-quality capture and a few more automated features. The $150 webcam uses an 8.3MP Sony STARVIS image sensor and can capture true 4K HDR footage at 30 frames per second. The V2 also has a slightly wider field of view than the V2 X, at 93 degrees to the V2 X’s 83 degrees. Razer is using that extra wiggle room to offer auto-framing — similar to Apple’s Center Stage feature — through an integration with Reincubate’s Camo Studio software. The Kiyo V2 can keep you in frame, remove your background and offer “adaptive lighting correction,” all with the new software improvements Razer and Reincubate are adding.
While both webcams are pitched as creator tools, the basic features Razer is offering and the prices its offering them at easily make the Kiyo V2 and V2 X worth considering. At $150, the Kiyo V2 is only slightly more expensive than Engadget’s favorite webcam and should, if Razer’s claims are true, offer even better video performance.
Razer says you can purchase the Kiyo V2 X and Kiyo V2 today, for $100 and $150, respectively.
Stephan is the sports journalist for the Maple Grove Report.
