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Elgato Cam Link 4K USB 3.0 Video Capture Adapter (10GAM9901) for $107.34 > now
$109.08.
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Features:- Easily connect your DSLR, camcorder, or action cam to your PC or Mac
- Go live on any platform in no time thanks to ultra-low-latency technology
- Broadcast in stunning quality up to 1080P60 or 4K at 30 FPS
- Shoot and produce within your favorite tools; Real-Time Feedback
- Record footage directly to your hard drive without time restrictions
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Just buy some generic crap at Amazon like this one I own: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08JBZVQCV
1080p60 is fine for 99% of folks there in streamland. Plug-n-play, Mac, PC and Android phones.
They all have it now.
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This could be hardware related, or some sort of HDMI handshake issue between the camera and the capture card. If that's the case, you could try updating the firmware on the camera to see if that helps, and/or try a better quality HDMI cable, as some of the cheap ones with super thin conductors don't handle 4k well. You could potentially confirm this by changing your camera's HDMI output to 1080p rather than 4k to see if you have better luck.
Failing that, It's less than a year old, so it's still under warranty, I'd call the manufacturer and have them send you a replacement, to see if you have better luck with a different card. If you don't the issue is with your camera.
Is it overpriced for what it is? Sure. But it does its singular job very well and without fail. It's small, compact and it just works. If you have a 4k camera like a Sony A6000 series camera or better, you will definitely find value in this. Right after the lockdown happened, these were impossible to get and were marked up like crazy on the used market.
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They all have it now.
Also, the Sony one runs at horrible framerate and resolution, far, far worse than 1080P60
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Wonder if the Atomos has legit 60 or if this guy didn't even verify correct fps. I have one of the cheap cards and can send out 60 frames to OBS but the output has doubled/skipped frames. Only 25-30 unique frames per second.
(edit: Turns out most GoPros max out at 1080p anyways - when previewing. Exceptions are Hero8 Black with the "Media Mod" adapter and perhaps Hero9)
Source:
https://www.elgato.com/en/gaming/...mera-check
(filter by resolution: 4K)
Sony
A6100
A6300
A6400
A6500
A6600
A7 III
FDR-AX100
FDR-AX33
FDR-AX53
RX100 IV
RX100 V
RX100 VI
RX100 VII
RX10 MKIII
ZV-1
Canon
EOS 1D X Mark III
EOS 90D
EOS M200
EOS M6
EOS R
EOS Rebel SL3
EOS Rebel T8i
EOS RP
G5 X Mark II
G7 X Mark III
Panasonic
DC GX850K
Lumix BGH1
Lumix DMC-GH4
Lumix G100
Lumix G85
Lumix G9
Lumix G95
Lumix GH5
Lumix GX8
Lumix GX9
Lumix S1
Lumix S1H
Lumix S1R
Lumix S5
VX1
VXF1
WXF1
X1500/X2000
FujiFilm
GFX 100
X-E3
X-H1
X-Pro2
X-T2
X-T20
I thought of going the Elgato route when it wasn't available. I bought a micro HDMI cable and tested my Panasonic camera (not compatible with Panny software) to make sure it would go an hour without cutting off -- it would. It was a beautiful picture on the monitor. But YouTube reduces the resolution of my current 1280x720@60 phone output slightly anyway and I am very satisfied with the video quality.
It's not going to replace a professional dedicated recorder but it's the most effective way to get darn near any video camera into a computer at great quality without buying a dedicated card that requires a desktop.
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Between bandwidth, compression, etc. The $20 was good enough for me and a lot better than web cams and our phone camera. I paired the video capture card with a sony A7Sii and an A7III.
edit: I also have a atomos ninja v if I need to capture stuff at quality. I used the generic $20 device mostly for zoom calls..
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