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Which camera should you use for streaming?
StreamPartPicker tracks 153 camera options with enough data to publish, ordered by proven quality per dollar: each part's retailer rating, weighted by how many people rated it, against the square root of its price. NexiGo N60 1080p leads that ordering at 4.3 out of 5 and $24.99. The order is the formula's, not a hand-picked list, and nothing here is lab-tested by us.
Ranked by proven quality per dollar. How the ranking works
1
NexiGo N60 1080p
Webcam · 1080p30 · Captures 1080p30
$24.994.3
2
NexiGo N930AF Auto-Focus Webcam
Webcam · 1080p · Captures 1080p30
$39.994.5
3
Logitech Brio 101
Webcam · 1080p30 · Captures 1080p30
$35.814.4
4
Logitech C920 HD Pro Webcam
Webcam · 1080p · Captures 1080p60
$67.204.6
5
Logitech C920
Webcam · 1080p30 · Captures 1080p30
$67.904.6
6
AOC 4K Webcam
Webcam · 4K30
$25.194.4
7
EMEET NOVA 4K
Webcam · 4K30 · Captures 1080p30
$44.994.5
8
Anker PowerConf C200
Webcam · 2K30 · Captures 1080p30
$69.994.4
9
TOUCAN 1080P Webcam
Webcam · 1080p30
$21.204.4
10
EMEET S600 Webcam
Webcam · 4K · Captures 1080p60
$53.174.4
11
Shcngqio 2K Webcam
Webcam · 1440p · Captures 1080p60
$24.994.4
12
Logitech C922x Pro Stream Webcam
Webcam · 1080p · Captures 1080p60
$114.994.6
13
Logitech C922 Pro Stream
$114.994.6
14
Kicteck 604S
$65.994.1
15
saylas 4K Webcam with Speaker
Webcam · 4K30
$44.994.2
16
TRAUSI 4K Webcam
Webcam · 4K · Captures 1080p60
$20.994.3
17
saylas 1080P Webcam
Webcam · 1080p30
$17.994.3
18
OBSBOT Meet SE
Webcam · 1080p100 · Captures 1080p60
$694.3
19
Avytronx 2K Webcam with Built-in Light
Webcam · 2K30
$26.994.5
20
Logitech StreamCam
$99.994.4
21
PixelForge 2K Webcam with Ring Light
Webcam · 2K30
$34.994.3
22
Shcngqio 4K Webcam
Webcam · 4K · Captures 1080p60
$19.994.4
23
EMEET PIXY PTZ 4K
PTZ webcam · 4K30 · Captures 1080p60
$94.994.4
24
Acer Streaming Webcam
Webcam · 1080p · Captures 1080p60
$69.994.4
25
OBSBOT Meet 2 4K
Webcam · 4K30 · Captures 1080p60
$1294.4
26
OBSBOT Tiny 2 Lite
PTZ webcam · 4K30 · Captures 1080p60
$1154.3
27
Elgato Facecam MK.2
Webcam · 1080p60 · Captures 1080p60
$119.994.3
28
AOC 4K Webcam, Sony Sensor
Webcam · 4K30 / 1080p60
$49.994.4
29
QMKKX 2K Webcam with Privacy Cover
Webcam · 2K30
$23.984.3
30
Insta360 Link 2C
Webcam · 4K · Captures 1080p60
$149.994.5
31
EMEET NOVA 4K
Webcam · 4K30 · Captures 2160p30
$69.994.3
32
CZUR Halo X Pro Dual Webcam
Dual-lens webcam · 1080p30
$694.2
33
Logitech Brio 4K Pro Webcam
Webcam · 4K · Captures 1080p60
$169.994.5
34
Logitech Brio 4K Ultra HD
$169.994.5
35
Microsoft Modern Webcam 2K
Webcam · 1440p · Captures 1080p60
$94.994.3
36
Logitech MX Brio 4K
Webcam · 4K30 · Captures 1080p60
$169.994.4
37
Insta360 Link 2
PTZ webcam · 4K30 · Captures 1080p60
$199.994.6
38
Insta360 X3
360 action camera · 5.7K30 (360) / 4K30 (single lens) · Captures 1080p30
$299.994.6
39
EMEET Piko+
Dual webcam · 1080p · Captures 1080p60
$89.994.4
40
AOC Streaming Camera (White)
Webcam · 1080p30
$29.993.9
41
EMEET C980 Pro 4K
Webcam · 4K30 · Captures 2160p30
$79.994.1
42
Elgato Facecam 4K
Webcam · 4K30 · Captures 1080p60
$159.994.3
43
Canon EOS 70D
$259.994.6
44
YoloCam S3
Webcam · 4K · Captures 1080p60
$1994.6
45
DJI Osmo Action 5 Pro
Action · 4K120 · Captures 2160p60
$3194.7
46
GoPro HERO12 Black
$2924.5
47
DJI Osmo Pocket 3
Pocket gimbal · 4K60 · Captures 2160p60
$4954.4
48
GoPro HERO9 Black
$349.994.5
49
GoPro HERO11 Black
$289.994.4
50
Razer Kiyo Webcam
Webcam · 1080p · Captures 1080p60
$111.534.0
51
Insta360 GO 3S
Tiny action · 4K30 · Captures 2160p30
$379.994.3
52
GoPro HERO10 Black
$3994.5
53
Insta360 X5
$549.994.6
54
DJI Action 2
$239.843.8
55
Panasonic Lumix G7
$499.994.6
56
GoPro HERO13 Black
Action · 5.3K60 · Captures 2160p60
$4294.5
57
GoPro MAX
$275.034.4
58
Insta360 GO 3S
$449.994.3
59
DJI Osmo 360 (Standard Combo)
360 action camera · 8K30 360 / 4K120
$466.994.4
60
Sony ZV-1F
$5984.5
61
Canon EOS R100
$5494.5
62
Hollyland Lyra 4K
Webcam · 4K30 · Captures 2160p30
$1494.1
63
Canon PowerShot V10
$3994.4
64
Sony ZV-1
$899.674.5
65
Sony α6000
$8494.5
66
Canon EOS R50
$8494.5
67
Canon EOS Rebel T6i
$6994.6
68
AVerMedia PW515 Live Streamer Camera
Webcam · 4K · Captures 1080p60
$179.994.4
69
Sony α5100
$751.604.4
70
Sony Alpha ZV-E10
$8984.6
71
Panasonic Lumix GH5
$599.504.6
72
Monitech 8K 64MP Digital Camera
Compact vlogging camera · 8K (interpolated)
$189.994.3
73
Canon EOS 90D
$9994.7
74
Canon EOS M50 Mark II
Webcam · 4K · Captures 1080p60
$1,193.664.7
75
Canon EOS M50 Mark II
$1,193.664.7
76
Sony α6500
$5634.5
77
Sony α6600
$8674.7
78
Sony α6400
$1,0984.8
79
Sony FDR-X3000
$481.994.2
80
OBSBOT Tail Air PTZ Camera
PTZ streaming camera, NDI · 4K30
$4994.1
81
Nikon Z30 (16-50 kit)
APS-C mirrorless, no viewfinder · 4K30
$596.954.4
82
Razer Kiyo Pro Ultra Webcam
Webcam · 1080p · Captures 1080p60
$399.994.0
83
Razer Kiyo Pro Ultra
$399.994.0
84
Canon EOS R50 V (body)
APS-C mirrorless, video-first · 4K60 (crop)
$6194.6
85
Panasonic HC-V785
$497.954.3
86
Sony a7 III
Mirrorless · 4K30 · Captures 2160p30
$1,4984.7
87
Canon EOS RP
$1,1994.6
88
Insta360 GO 3
$3494.1
89
Poly Studio P15 Personal Video Conferencing
Webcam · 1080p · Captures 1080p60
$279.993.8
90
Sony FDR-AX53/B
$1,127.954.5
91
Canon EOS R8
$1,3994.7
92
Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark III
$1,4954.4
93
Sony α6100
$1,1984.7
94
Canon EOS 7D Mark II
$1,290.544.4
95
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
$1,9994.7
96
Sony α6300
$963.554.4
97
Canon EOS R
$1,889.554.7
98
Sony α7 IV
$1,9984.7
99
Sony RX100 III
$1,232.284.2
100
Canon EOS 80D
$1,458.054.5
101
Sony α6700
$1,4984.6
102
Canon EOS R6 Mark II
$1,9994.7
103
Sony FX30
$2,0984.8
104
Sony α7 II
$1,100.334.2
105
Panasonic Lumix G100
Micro Four Thirds mirrorless · 4K30
$492.454.3
106
Sony ZV-1 II Content Creation Camera
Webcam · 4K · Captures 1080p60
$9984.2
107
Sony ZV-1 II
$9984.2
108
Nikon Z50 II (two-lens kit)
APS-C mirrorless · 4K60 (crop) / 4K30
$1,346.954.6
109
Nikon D810
$1,4994.4
110
Sony α7R II
$1,981.574.6
111
Sony RX100 VII
$1,4984.2
112
Sony FDR-AX43
$1,3794.4
113
Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II
$2,053.694.3
114
Nikon Z6 II
$2,046.954.8
115
Canon VIXIA HF G40
$946.694.3
116
Sony Alpha 7 IV
Mirrorless · 4K60 · Captures 2160p60
$2,1984.6
117
Canon EOS R5
$2,9994.7
118
Fujifilm X100V
$2,771.334.7
119
Panasonic Lumix GH5 II
$1,197.994.9
120
Sony α7C
$1,8984.7
121
Sony α7R III
$1,666.404.6
122
Sony ZV-E10 II
$1,2984.0
123
Sony FDR-AX43A
$1,109.954.5
124
Canon EOS M6 Mark II
$1,699.994.7
125
Fujifilm X100VI
$2,139.954.5
126
Blackmagic Design 6K Pro
$2,8354.6
127
Sony FX3
$3,399.954.8
128
Sony α7S III
$3,9984.8
129
Fujifilm X-M5 (15-45 kit)
APS-C mirrorless, compact · 6.2K30 / 4K60
$1,0994.8
130
Sony RX100 VA
$1,731.114.2
131
OBSBOT Tail 2 PTZ Camera
PTZ streaming camera, NDI, 5x optical · 4K60
$1,0884.3
132
Sony α7R V
$3,4984.5
133
Panasonic Lumix S9 (18-40 kit)
Full-frame mirrorless · 6K30 / 4K60
$1,397.994.2
134
Canon PowerShot V1
Compact vlogging camera, 1.4-inch sensor · 4K60 (crop) / 4K30
$939.954.4
135
Sony ZV-1F Vlogging Camera
Webcam · 4K · Captures 1080p60
$7084.5
136
Sony α7S II
$2,3984.2
137
Canon EOS R5 Mark II
$4,0994.7
138
Canon XA60
$1,9494.2
139
Canon EOS R5 C
$3,1994.7
140
Sony ZV-E1
$2,4984.0
141
Canon XA70
$2,6994.5
142
Canon EOS C100 Mark II
$2,6995.0
143
Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K G2 (bundle)
Super 35 cinema camera, EF mount · 6K50 BRAW
$2,2755.0
144
Panasonic Lumix GH7
Micro Four Thirds mirrorless, video flagship · 5.7K30 / 4K120
$1,797.995.0
145
Sony α9 III
$6,7984.6
146
Canon EOS R1
$6,7994.6
147
Canon EOS-1D X Mark III
$4,799.994.2
148
Leica Q3
$6,683.124.1
149
Sony FX6
$7,2984.2
150
Blackmagic Design URSA Broadcast G2
$4,9255.0
151
Insta360 ONE RS
4.3
152
Insta360 Ace Pro 2
3.7
153
Elgato Facecam Pro
4.4
Ratings and review counts come from the retailer listing, not from testing done here. Prices are tracked at build time, not live. How picks are chosen: editorial policy.