Are these webcam reviews FAKE?! | AVerMedia PW513 Webcam Review Follow-Up
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Today we're reviewing the AVerMedia PW513 Live Streamer Webcam... again. After my initial review went live, there was a large number of reviews being posted to Best Buy and Reddit complaining about the camera and calling KZheadrs liars, so I bought a retail sample for myself and re-tested. Here are my conclusions.
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TIMECODES:
00:00 Intro
00:45 Context of this video
02:20 Looking at online reviews
03:54 Message from our Sponsor
04:35 What is the AVerMedia PW513?
04:55 Buying my own unit
05:50 AVerMedia's Statement via email
06:43 Firmware Updates
07:03 CamEngine Updates
07:41 Review vs Retail Sample
08:00 Addressing Image Noise vs original review
09:18 New Exposure Settings - Tweaking & Thoughts
13:44 A note about manually tweaking this webcam
14:28 1080p60 update vs previous
15:08 1080p30 vs 4K30 Detail
15:33 Initial Conclusions from testing review vs retail samples
15:51 Why people might be disappointed
16:40 Wrong expectations of grain/noise performance
17:13 Relationship between resolution and noise
18:55 Responding to your comments
19:31 Responding to Best Buy reviews
21:57 PW513 vs Logitech C920 thoughts
24:09 Conclusion
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The Key Light falling down actually scared the shit outta me
12:02 that scared me and had me laughing for a solid 4 minutes. Thank you for keeping that in the video!
Thanks for the update, great video! Nice to see them working on the software and firmware to fix what they can. 😄
Thank you for making this follow up video. I been explaining the same things you talked about to a lot of people and they just don't get it. Maybe if I link them this video they'll finally understand.
I set up my 513 as an overhead camera for a stream. Updated the firmware, didn't use camengine though. Just had it in OBS. Put it in 4k mode so i could punch/crop in for what I was doing. No freezes, worked great the whole time. The included USB C cable didn't like my 16ft active USB 3.0 extension though, I had to use a 10gbps compatible USB C 3.1 cable instead (which I mainly use with my Oculus Quest) and then it worked great. Learning how to tune this camera properly really does go a long way in making people happier with it.
Good points, and great research. All the things happening in the backround is also a reminder that you use a lot of time making the video.
Hey, out of curiosity, how well do two 513s do when you use them both at the same time? And if you tweak settings differently between the two, do drivers remember those settings correctly?
Bro, thank you for this post. I suspected my issue was my lighting, but this really confirmed it.
@EposVox how would you compare the image quality of the PW513 with other 4K webcams such as the HuddleCamHD Pro and the Logitech Brio?
Damn, I had to watch some parts various times cause I was distracted by the cats. Kudos, keep doing awesome videos and thanks for your advices :D
LOVED this follow-up. Thanks. I'm eyeing this, especially because it's on sale at Best Buy right now. I'm not a game streamer, but I need to find a good webcam for shows I stream weekly on Zoom and for self-tape recording I do. Would you recommend this for my needs? If not, is there something else you'd recommend. Appreciate the time and care you put into your impressions!
I'm looking at this and looking at my C920 and couldn't say that this looks a lot better. (even as a YT video) A lot of noise I'm seeing in both. Tho I don't know if it helps the reviewers skin has its own natural light reflection.... j/k Always killin it Doc!
Just got my Razer Kiya Pro after going through so many vids and finally landing on yours again at the end. I have a logitec streamcam and it just flickers which can't be fixed no matter what I do. Seems to be Type C. I nearly bought the AverMedia, I had it in my Amazon Cart about to check-out lol... made sure I got the Kiya through your paid link as a thanks :) - Keep it up man!
3 monitors and using two side ones to light you works fairly well or just have a chrome/youtube page open, good balanced light. if you are 1/4 size screen not fullscreen can get away with alot more noise and hide it. (like shooting 4k to stream at 1080p) Awesome video thanks for stating this!
At first, thanks for the video and your opinion. What I really like about you is that you are just real. Real in a sense that you are still making videos while moving, not delivering the quality we are used to, having toys in the background etc. Other KZheadr would clean up their rooms, try to make it look good and focus on setting up all the video gear first. You don't and I really like it, to be honest. You are just a normal guy that makes great content I really enjoy watching and listening to. Keep up the good work and good luck to you and your family moving. Stay safe.
I have the Avermedia PW3100, i'm pretty happy with it, i've had it for 5 months already. i actually learned about the brand from your channel, but it was a video of yours about a different product of theirs.
Thanks, brother. This was extremely helpful. I actually did buy the camera after watching your first review. Being relatively new to streaming I also struggled a bit at the fine tuning, although I fiddled till I made it work, but this really clarified how to use the settings to maximize results. As I'm using it for some longer distance shots with in person interviews, it is incomparably better with the right lighting compared to the C920.
I bought this Cam the day it became available from AVerMedia. Your review aided in my decision. I figured out immediately that the initial issues I had were light related. I fixed that and suddenly it was just perfect. I love this cam! Thank you for your review and subsequent follow up review!
So how is the cam after 8 months? Does it still any good?
I have been eyeing off to buy one since I saw it’s reviews in October... my review is that it is impossible to get hold of in Australia XD
Is it possible to do a pro vs budget series where you put for a pro key light against a budget one? It would be a nice way to see if it’s worth spending the extra 💸 on extra features.
Thank you - this was a great watch. I’ve been having issues with my PW513 with the graininess. Side by side with my 313, it was significantly lower quality. Looking forward to trying some of your suggestions.
Any updates on the results?
@@honestnerd it’s still a resounding ehh... It could be that being on a Mac, I have significantly less control over the quality. The biggest issue I have is keying my green screen, there’s so much fuzziness with the 513 that is not there in the 313, even with good lighting (which is the only thing Avermedia told me to fix in their correspondence with me).
I bought the camera after your first review..... i get compliments for good quality image from this.... i got to go on best buy and drop a good review...
Would the 4k30 mode have heavy cpu usage to the point that frameloss in games is noticable? At least on an i7 7700k
I ordered this camera based mostly on your review but also on alpha gamer's recommendation. Both of you are experienced with these cameras and I'm not ready for dlsr since I'm just beginning. I also understand that i need to learn how the equipment works as you have done before i can expect results like you get. What i liked is that this is the best camera to get if I'm not ready to get a mirrorless camera.
Worst camera ever......is the one filming me!!!
Maybe it was expectations for that price? Like you said, physical lighting and set design goes a long way but then you have to get into the fine detail of the camera to get it to look good. For $250 I’m betting a lot of people wanted it to look like an iPhone video, and you’re right, it’s a webcam - it’s really not meant for that. But I do think price per performance, the C920 is a better deal. If people want a really nice picture that’s easish… maybe a cam link and a gopro? But even that requires some setting up on the gopro side to get a good low light picture.
So if I already have an elgato hd60, would I be better off buying this or a used cannon hf r500?
This is a fairly old video but one thing I don't get is how do I add gain to my camera? I'm using the GC21 in OBS and I have the same issue with needing to use auto exposure because manual exposure is super dark at the point where the fps is actually decent.
I bought mine, and after a few hours of use I am really enjoying it, of course I come from logitech 920, so far it is a big jump, software is really amazing, but as I use the webcam for many hours during the day I felt I need to have it!, on the other hand, it came just for U$200, but right now I am worried about the heat after and hour, is there something I am missing? I dont know yet, but still worried on how long would it last if I depend on the cam for many hours of work.
I currently just bought this camera and the razor kiyo pro and trying to decide which one to keep and which one to return. One weird thing I noticed is if I set the camera to the virtual cam engine in OBS instead of the actual camera. I can't get it to show up in OBS. I also can't find a place to download the cam engine light, only the normal version is listed on the averimedia website so I don't know if they stopped offering it
I've been perfectly fine with mine. I bought it going off of your review, and have loved it since set up. It's great! Keep in mind I'm coming from a c920
You think it's a worthy upgrade?
@@atticusnari I have been impressed by the quality of it so far. I've had it for months.
How much better is the quality though? Is it worth it in performance per $ compared to the c920? Or should I just keep saving for a DSLR? I'm thinking DSLR 🤔
@@lexecomplexe4083 I've never used a dslr camera, but the pw513 is definitely a worthwhile upgrade from a c920 or equivalent camera in my personal opinion. If you don't want to drop the money on on pw513 look into the logitech stream cam. A friend uses it and it's solid too.
With rejecting the Logitech Brio and reverting to the C920, which gave me the better image overall (and yes, I know how to set them up) as sharpness doesn’t make up for all the other shortcomings of the Brio, I pretty much have given up on Webcams. With two Elgato Key Light in place and a looooot of placement and Setting testing, it’s clear to me, that what I am looking for requires a bigger camera sensor and lens.
Can't find anywhere if this works with Windows hello? What are your thoughts on the LG ultra sharp 4k which also have a Sony sensor?
Can you do a "review" of using a Raspberry Pi Zero and Pi HQ Camera as a webcam? There's some software out there to make it act like a webcam when connected to USB, and the HQ camera is pretty decent, especially when you use a decent lens with it.
A big problem ( perhaps biggest problem ) with consumer reviews on Amazon, Best Buy, and other retail sites is the Dunning-Kruger effect. Not only are many consumers ignorant about a product, they don't know they are ignorant. I think a lot of people don't understand what goes into making what they think are "simple" videos on KZhead and Twitch. They think they can do the same thing with their phones or integrated laptop webcams. But when their efforts don't look near as good, they figure it must be the hardware's fault. The segment here from @10:15 to 14:00 is a great example of what isn't immediately obvious to people who don't know much about cameras or photography. Videos and photos are captured using a lot more light than their end-products suggest. And if you don't know exactly how much light to use, where to place the light sources, how to bounce and diffuse it, and how to control your shutter/exposure, you'll still get get crappy results.
I just was frustrated that the software and camera didn't plug n play & needing the Avermedia software in order for it to work would have been fine if it wasn't for how buggy the software is which in all made it more than a hassle to deal with. Now, I did find out many tests to find out the root of the issues I and many other users had with this camera, and from what I found was that this camera requires alot of bandwidth from the USB 3.0 port. If you use just enough amount of other USB devices, as I have plugged in my computer, this camera would freeze, software crashes, etc. Could have been from the AMD USB issues too but I returned this camera even tho I really really didn't want too.
Out of the box was super disappointed but tooled with it and got it looking great after some lighting and settings tweaks. My first webcam ever so learning curve was pretty high, although I operate professional full frame cameras daily...
How has it been 1 year later? I heard complaint forms people saying it gets really hot.
Is toguard 3 channel 4K dash cam good? Want to buy this one
Headphones you are using? Athstetics- I like how they have flatter ear cups. My byerdynamics DT 880pro “pop out” or protrude too much.. they sound great for under $200 tho.
These are the Sennheiser 58x
Well crap, I've been on the fence since this first came out, but then Best Buy dropped it down today (1/18/21) to $200. Guess I'll have to finally give this a shot since I've been waiting for a webcam with good quality since I don't have much room for anything bigger right now nor do I want to really want to set up more external hardware than I have to in my office at the moment.
The Avermedia CamEngine V4 software keeps turning itself on, as in when I haven't launched it. Why does it do this, and how can I stop it?
The only beef I have had with my 513 is I couldn’t find a a USB switcher that would work with the camera so I could use the cam for both my work and personal PC’s. I tried a cheap $25 USB 3.0 switcher, and a beefier $60 switcher recommended by B&H Photo. I ended up just buying a cheaper second webcam for work. Avermedia did tell me that they didn’t recommend using a usb switcher with the webcam.
I too honestly had this quality out of the Avermedia 513 that I thought I'd give a shot. Originally got the Razer Kiyo Pro, looked pretty good, even with my single strip lighting and LED bulbs in my overhead lighting, but wanted to make sure it was completely up to date with it's firmware update. After that it looked like pure grainy garbage. Moved on to the 513 as a replacement option, and off the bat it was already rather grainy. Thought, ok the update surely will fix this right? Made it worse. Ended up sticking with my old Avermedia 313 that was only 80 bucks, which even in my previously mentioned lighting looks superior. EDIT: I got both of these holiday season of 2023 when they were on sale, so even 2 years prior to this ppl are still having issue.
I’m on my second one. My real issue is that when I’m streaming on discord or twitch with OBS my image/camera feed will freeze and the camera will shut off randomly and won’t power back on unless I unplug it. It’s a new computer connected to the camera so no idea what’s going on. Camera just isn’t for me and waiting to go mirrorless and spend an extra hundred or 2 to do it I’ve contacted their support a few times and still no luck trying to fix that issue.
If you are on amd, go to your bios and downgrade to pcie 3
Great video and explanation
I wonder if this camera can be used with a USB-C to HDMI converter to be able to plug it into an ATEM Mini? I already use two GH5 cameras when I am home doing live streams but using an iphone for a third cam and a laptop/pc input to the 4th ATEM hdmi input. I want something a little more portable for use in the field office that is better quality than the laptop built in webcam without the need of hauling around fully caged/rigged out GH5 cameras. If it would also work with the usb-c to hdmi converter then It would just be even more valuable/flexible to my kit. Being a usb webcam I would guess the usb to hdmi conversion would not work.
There's no converter that takes a USB webcam and outputs HDMI video. Only the other way around, as a capture card. So unfortunately, no it won't work.
@@EposVox thanks for the reply. I’ll just have to put it into OBS direct vs to atem mini then which is not the end of the world. Just no opportunity to take advantage of internal upstream or downstream keying of the atem.
I only need 1080p 60, what should i buy?
So I just recently got this camera on sale but it’s having crashing issues
This camera vs the logitech brio 4k, who wins???
I love the way this cam looks when set up properly. So good in fact I have 2 of them. The issue is, after upgrading to the 3070 ti, they don't work properly and I can't get any assistance or support from anyone.
That’s… really bizarre. Your graphics card should have zero impact on it at all o_O
@@EposVox Exactly. This was after switching from a 1060 6gb. I'm at a loss. $500 worth of paper weights. Basically, they work perfectly until I actually go live in SLOBS, OBS or even Discord.
What happens?
@@EposVox The cams will will work fine in all scenes until I go live. Then they power down. This is what I sent AVermedia Support and Reddit with no response yet: This issue began when I upgraded my GPU from an ASUS 1060 to a 3070ti. Any time I go live using any streaming software, SteamLabs OBS, OBS or Discord, the cameras will turn themselves off. I have uninstalled and reinstalled the drivers, tried it with and without CAM Engine, tried Nvidia Broadcast. I have also tried using using just one. I am at the end of my rope with this and don't know what else to do. Yes I have tried unplugging them and plugging back in, both are on USB 3.0 and all drivers, Windows and software are up to date. Cams both run at 1080p60. I primarily use StreamLabs OBS. I can have SLOBS open for 5 minutes or 3 hours. Cameras work fine on all scenes and sources. They only turn off after going live. System and peripherals: CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3900x GPU: Zotac RTX 3070ti PSU: Thermaltake GF1 850w MOBO: MSI B550 Gaming Plus RAM: G.Skill Trident Z NEO RGB 32GB HD1: PNY CS1030 M.2 1TB HD2: Team Group 480 GB SSD HD3: WD Blue 1TB HHD HD4: Seagate 5TB HHD Capture Card: AVerMedia Live Gamer Case: Rosewill Cullinan ATX Input 1: Rosewill K54/M63 Input 2: Elgato Stream Deck Input 3: Elgato Stream Deck XL Wheel: Logitech G920 Camera: AVerMedia PW513 (2) Headset: Corsair Void Elite Mic: Blue Yeti Blackout
Ok I haven’t seen what the solution is but there has actually been an issue with PCIe 4.0 GPUs interfering with USB somehow
Forgot about the camera lets talk about that light mount!! Grab your pitchforks boys!!!
I've had this camera since it first was released, and it still continues to be a pretty terrible performer compared to even $100 webcams. Under the best lighting conditions (huge light panels) it still appears to have a lot of mush and grain. Even in your review video here while filming if you just watch a flat color surface you can see the grain bleeding through and smooth filters trying to compensate for it (poorly). The truth is though a $250 webcam should not fall apart the moment the lighting changes, and it shouldn't require such critical fine tuning just to make the image 'passable'.
Imagine if the negative reviews were just competitors trying to do something about this upcoming incredible webcam.
BeardedVox The ScruffyOne 😂 Cool look
I'm an idiot because I bought the aver media pw513 and didn't know there was software and drivers for it.it also wasn't working properly. turns out I wasn't using the out of box usb c cord. found it and it's working great now. i already bought another webcam but it was the aukey one so not nearly as expensive. now I can do 2 camera angles now I guess.
i got the camera and i was suuuper angry at first, i never did play with cam configs so my ignorance at the beginning was playing a good part of the whole experience, super noisy, not very detailed and a lot of other stuff, after that i started playign with it and i managed with a lot of setup to look good, the only real annoying thing is that with the new software CamEngine V.4 that was workign fine, out of nowhere then started to not save any of my config even while changing the slider page on the software, if i was on effects advanced, doing my stuff, set it up, moving back to base then back to advanced it was going to reset all the config, aswell as for opening and closing obs, so i just unistalled the latest version and used the cam engine v.3 and it's all good
I also feel like people just expect cameras/webcams to be perfect out of the box and no matter what the background or lighting is, for it to automatically adjust and give them the best image quality possible. Like it isn't the webcams fault, you can even make an iphone camera look somewhat decent with the correct lighting etc...
Sometimes people just don't read or pay attention to the fine details of things and then immediately rage and blame the product or reviewer for lying to them. The fine details are important. A product is NOT one star simply because you did not understand how to use it properly. Side note: please be aware that your B&H link leads to the 313 not the 513
19:21 I'm in the video!!
For some reason my camengine software is different than yours, it has less settings in the advanced section. And I can't choose what resolution
You might have downloaded the CamEngine LITE instead of the full app
@@EposVox ah I tried their website and they made me use the Aver Assist or whatever and it gave me that so I downloaded directly and it was same thing. I notice the versions between ur video and what I have are diff. Either way I got it looking pretty sweet. Thanks for this vid! (If you have a link to full version I'd appreciate it I can't find it)
Can you do a video about Qlocker? Sorry, just noticed your QNAP and in the background, I got hit hard with the ransom Eward and QNAP is taking zero responsibility.
I've seen a youtube review of the avermedia where the image absolutely sucked. Yours look great. It's like there are bad batches
Actually a lot of these comments are fact, I purchased the pw513 myself after watching a few KZheadrs and it looked amazing once I received it there was nothing I could do to make it look anything better than hot garbage. I've been live streaming for a few years now and no most of the advanced tips and tricks for cameras, don't need anything better than a c920 didn't feel like upgrading to a full DSLR and the aver media seemed like the way to go but I ended up returning it
As a non streamer who bought this camera for meetings at home I find it very strange the amount of effort required on the buyers part based on your "Reasons for Disappointment" 1. Poor lighting: I dont have lighting other than natural or ceiling lights/lamps, lighting was fine for my C920 before it broke. 2. Bad settings in software: Big issue that Avermedia need to address, the average user is not expecting to have to mess with exposure/gain settings to fix the terrible grainy-ness. 3. Using 1080p60: I cant even find that option in the Avermedia software. I do not see the option to change resolution to anything so am using whatever my meeting software uses. 4 Wong expectation: I am guessing most buyers came from a C920 or similar same as I did and there was nothing like the grain the PW513 has in "NORMAL" use lighting conditions. See point 1 response
C920 has PLENTY of grain, especially if you don’t have lighting
Was really curious I almost picked it up based off of all the reviewers recommendations but then saw these awful reviews and ended up just getting a cam link and using my go pro
Same
That’s probably a better way to go, then you can always use the cam link for a better cam later
If you already have a go pro and cam link then don't bother. Just save up for a DSLR
@@lexecomplexe4083 well yeah I was gonna get this over the cam link but I just grabbed the cam link and media mis instead for now , I’ll eventually just use my wife’s dslr when I upgrade hers for her
I got the 513 a few days ago... grainy. It's grainy on OBS and grainy on CamEngine. Nothing I do and no amount of playing with settings does anything to get rid of the grainy noise. My only hypothesis is that it's a hardware issue, either with the 513cam (most likely) or with my PC (I'm on a laptop with a decent graphics card). I'm providing screenshots (imgur link below) because there is such a chasm, just worlds apart, in the image quality portrayed in reviews versus my results that you truly have to see it to believe it. I'm not trolling and I'm not trashing the 513, I just want this cam to work and look even close to what I see in the reviews. $40 720p knockoff gopro vs $250 4K AVerMedia 513- imgur.com/gallery/585ci0U
Gah, I wanted this came for 1080 60. The search continues
I just bought one and it arrives tomorrow i PRAY you are correct
my prayers were answered. Out of the box it was awful, the 4k looked like 720p for some reason, but after I flicked some of the settings on and off it recalibrated and became super crisp, but super grainy. So what I did was grab another lamp, turn the noise reduction to low, turned the brightness down to a much lower setting, and boom, crispy and noise free. It looks very similar to my c920, but on steroids - you can see the pores of your skin and all. The greenscreen is so much better on this cam than on my c920. Highly recommend, as long as you know how to troubleshoot.
13:51 Bond villian to Dad in 12 seconds flat
After trying out doidcam obs with my s10e, I ant going back to a webcam
Yea no wasted money too
Anyone else meowed when you saw the cat?
0:00 IT ME!
DON'T TRUST HIM FOLKS, HE'S SOME RANDOM GUY ON THE INTERNET!
We can't trust anyone in youtube comments
DO NOT TRUST KZhead COMMENTERS
@@TechnicalGamingChannel OMG IT'S THE "CAMERA IS GARBAGE MUST READ THIS" GUY!!!!!
sus
“This video is brought to you by Avermedia” - that would of been a classic
I wish I could buy this webcam in Europe, but there is just no stock anywhere. So I'm kinda watching the discussion about it with fascination.
its on Amazon stok
Hey can you link your Computer chair? I want to be rid of this racing chair it hurts my ass.
Does this cam work with windows hello?
Nope
Thank you for this! You look like you’ve had a rough night tho my guy.
14:11-14:24 cat :) (cats raises head up) 17:54 - 18:01 22:38-22:55 23:17-23:31 23:46-24:28
Nice, I use the same wood background in Gmail.
I got 1 last week, heres my thougts and i do have the latest firmware. 1. picture noise is hard to get rid of 2. u cant use the camera without Auto Focus un-checked 3. u cant use "zoom in" in 4k mode or 1080p 60fps 4. exposure picks up light in the background and makes you dark
There is no auto focus so the check box does nothing lol
ALSO camera unit gets really hot which my old logitech c922 didnt do so not sure if i need to worry about that lol
The Bad Reviews are Real! After watching a couple of reviews, including this one I bought the PW513. After upgrading my PC, lighting and using similar settings talked about here, the outcome was still the same...horrible! The noise is so bad. I just returned the cam and picked up the Brio 4K Pro and it's night and day! Save yourself the hassle and gran the Logitech for the same price or a little cheaper if it's on sale.
Says that it's better than the C920, immediately cuts to side by side showing the C920 looking better. I think this is the reason most ppl prefer the C920, it's fine to say that the PW513 is only inferior in auto mode and if you tweak the settings you can get better results etc, but 99% of buyers don't care about that they just want the superior auto result.
im realistically how hard would it be to put in different components in say 100 cameras.... not that hard imo
So they just randomly seeded better parts both to reviewers and retail? Lolwut?
Good thing I can just use my Canon RP as a webcam.
Why do you look so pasty white in this webcam?
After seen this (and some other reviews) I bought my self a PW513 to replace my Logitech Brio. Long story short, I sent back the PW513.
I’m just between those exactly two! Can you tell me more please?? I view every review, but I’m still not sure, although I’m considering the Brio. I have the avermedia 313 and it’s trash. Please let me know. Thanks!
@@hectorarroyoburgos848 I think a webcam used for work ,should be at least good out of the box, and then you might need to tune it to become great. But the PW513 was bad out of the box, even though I have stuio light (which should not be a demand).
@ got it! Thanks for sharing, and the confirmation of my suspected thoughts. I’m going for the Brio. God bless you.
It seems like those people are from Apple fanbase that wanted plug & play without doing a single adjustment.
It looks..."ok". But, in my opinion, not worth $250. If I were going to use a webcam, I'd spend $25 on something to get by, and save that other $225 towards a real camera, or just buy a used real camera, and be done with it.
Black background and lit subject is called low key not high key, high key would be a white background.
Look at that cute baby!
why is the camera so hot?
There is ONE issue you missed... and it was the primary one that's mentioned and hated, as well as acknowledged but NOT stated as fixed by AverMedia. In "low-light" settings, for example, a standard home that doesn't have any fancy lighting, the image is VERY "GRAINY".... For example, this reviewer shows it in his video, you can see it some.... As well, the "color accuracy" seems better when you had the C920 and the 513 side by side. You're more "RED"... This is also shown in this guys video... kzhead.info/sun/gq2vm5aMh4dvpKs/bejne.html
I brought up lighting very significantly in this video
@@EposVox Thanks for that. Would have appreciated that information before the purchase. Right now it seems that in first promo videos all the "hype" youtubers only brought out the "perfect condition" scenario, however just forgot to mention, that in regular room light (that 99% of people have), the image quality is just awful.
@@karlj591 ... BTW, I got the Avermedia PW513 and it was just terrible... I returned it and got the "Razer Kiyo Pro" and it's absolutely WONDERFUL... Not perfect, but no special lighting is really required, works in most lighting condition out of the box, etc. See the reviews on it... The only thing that "can" be better is the Brio, but it requires generally more of a pro setup to work ideal. So, depends on ones needs which to get. None of the other cameras are as good. It's now those two... The Avermedia failed... Colors poor even with adjustment, and clarity not as good as those two.
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Sorry, but this video has been recorded on a 513? It has terrible image quality - thanks I almost bought it.
The whole color balance on this webcam is not nice looking.
Completely tweakable. Looked fine in my original review after tweaking.
I’m returning mine, the software is junk and $20 web cams just work better. The grainy video was shocking out of the box. I think this is the most disappointing product I’ve bought in the last 30 years.
reviews can be fake. how I know? I have gotten paid to write reviews...like 5-10 bucks. it's not frequent but it does exist.
I was really, REALLY hoping the video's sponsor was gonna be AverMedia... just me?
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For that price and the amount of studio lighting needed? It's a rip off. Not impressed. For a fraction of the price you can get the Logitech c922 with great image under minimal lighting. If you wanna go all studio lights and be able to afford it, you'd be able to get a darn DSLR/Mirrorless. It's appalling how many "influers" call this the best "4k Webcam/plug and play". Waiting for my Logitech Brio because I don't want so much blaring light just to compensate the grainy image and strain my eyes for hours while streaming on this crap.
Brio requires just as much lighting and still gives you terrible colors, so… good luck. Cameras require light. Do you need “studio lights”? No. But you need a good amount of good quality light