Razer is promising “DSLR-level detail and clarity” from its new Razer Kiyo Pro Ultra by equipping it with the most important sensor ever utilized in a webcam. But the corporate may be taking an excessive amount of inspiration from DSLRs, as a result of that is additionally one of many largest and beefiest webcams we’ve ever seen perched atop a monitor.

Despite its measurement, the Razer Kiyo Pro Ultra remains to be a devoted webcam, and never a substitute for a DSLR by any stretch of the creativeness. Crack it open and also you received’t discover a full-frame 35-millimeter sensor inside, however a Sony 1/1.2-inch Starvis 2 sensor, permitting the webcam to seize and stream 4K footage at 24 FPS, 1440P at 30 FPS (in HDR as properly), or 1080P at 60 FPS.

The sensor can also be paired with an F/1.7 aperture lens that ought to honest properly in darkish situations given how a lot gentle it’s letting in, whereas creating a real bokeh impact with a blurred background behind the topic. On the software program aspect of issues, the Kiyo Pro Ultra makes use of “AI-powered Face Tracking Auto-focus” to maintain the topic in focus as they transfer round in body, in addition to permitting for handbook changes to ISO and shutter velocity.

For privateness, the Razer Kiyo Pro Ultra additionally has a six-bladed aperture that may be manually closed with a twist to make sure the webcam can’t see something, even when the pc it’s linked to over USB has been compromised.

As for pricing? The Razer Kiyo Pro Ultra is offered for pre-order beginning as we speak for $300. That pushes the worth nearer to a mirrorless digital digicam, which might probably embrace a fair bigger sensor plus extra lens choices enabling extra inventive freedom, however the attraction of the Kiyo Pro Ultra is that it affords a step up when it comes to picture high quality however with the identical ease of use of a devoted webcam.