Hollyland Lyra 4K
A 1/1.5-inch sensor in a webcam body: real background blur and better low light than the usual 1/2.8-inch cams.
Tracked 2026-10-01. The retailer listing is the price you pay.
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What it contributes to the stream
This part alone, with every other slot assumed generous and a platform that allows the tier. Your build's real verdict is the lowest ceiling across all its slots, which is what the configurator computes. Conservative planning budgets, not measurements: methodology.
Our take on the Hollyland Lyra 4K
The Hollyland Lyra 4K is a USB webcam with a large 1/1.5 inch sensor, aimed at dim-room face cams. At a tracked $149 it was flat across three points from August 25 to October 1, 2026.
The listing gives true 4K at 30 frames per second and an f/1.8 aperture, which blurs the background. The larger sensor is meant to help in a dim room. It also lists AI tracking and auto framing. The 30fps cap is the trade: gameplay at 60fps beside a 30fps face cam looks a bit stepped. Only 60 retailer ratings back the 4.1 average, so outside feedback is thin.
- 1/1.5 inch sensor aimed at dim rooms
- Phase detection autofocus per the listing
- f/1.8 aperture for background blur
- 4K is capped at 30 frames per second
- Only 60 retailer ratings at 4.1
- Price flat at $149 in three tracked points
Where it fits in a build
Your video source. A phone can be camera + encoder in one; a real camera needs capture. See every camera pick
| Stream contribution | Captures 2160p30 |
| Type | Webcam |
| Max video | 4K30 |
| Stabilization | None |
| Webcam mode | Native |
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$149Tracked 2026-10-01
Buy links are affiliate links: we earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Prices are tracked estimates, not live prices. Full disclosure
We do not lab-test hardware. Ratings and review counts come from the retailer listing and are labelled as such; stream-quality figures are conservative planning budgets from our published model. Prices are tracked at build time, not live, and were last refreshed 2026-10-22. How the numbers are derived: methodology. How picks are chosen: editorial policy.