Dell’s new Ultrasharp Webcam is designed to pull off that trick.
It works like any webcam, connecting over USB and handling image quality adjustments automatically.
But unlike most webcams, it has a Sony image sensor designed to improve image quality in poor lighting.
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Dell thinks this will take webcam video quality to a new levelno ring light required.
Dells Ultrasharp Camera aims for similar results with less hassle at a more affordable $199.99 MSRP.
However, Dell isnt using a full-frame DSLR image sensor in the Ultrasharp Webcam.
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The camera instead uses a 4K HDR Starvis that Sony originally sold to security camera manufacturers.
Starvis is meant to improve video quality in poor or uneven lighting.
The Dell Ultrasharp Webcam isnt the first webcam with a Sony Starvis sensor.
That honor goes to Razers Kiyo Pro, which was released in February.
Ive tested the Kiyo Pro and found it arguably delivers the best low-light image quality of any webcam today.
Cameras for professional photographers are packed with controls that can make using the camera intimidating.
DSLRs also lack PC-centric features that improve everyday use.
Dells Ultrasharp webcam throws in the kitchen sink.
HDR support is included and used to improve exposure and color balance in uneven lighting.
Its also a feast of the latest AI-driven camera technology.
It has an IR sensor to enable Windows Hello facial recognition login.
Theres also a tripod mount and magnetic privacy cap.
One key feature is absent, though: a microphone.
Dell expects customers keen on a high-end webcam will prefer to use a dedicated microphone.
Still, I think its an odd omission.
However, Watkins said thats not the webcams only use.
He believes it will have broad appeal for content creators, including YouTubers and Twitch streamers.
A streamer with five Ultrasharp Webcams sounds like Dells wildest dream, but theres truth to the point.
The Ultrasharp Webcam could be a tempting alternative.
