Elgato Cam Link 4K, External Camera Capture Card, Stream
Elgato Cam Link 4K, External Camera Capture Card, Stream and Record with DSLR, Camcorder, ActionCam as Webcam in 1080p60, 4K30 for Video Conferencing, Home Office, Gaming, on OBS, Zoom, Teams, PC/Mac
| Weight: | 20 Grams |
| Dimensions: | 12 x 81 x 31 millimetres |
| Brand: | Elgato |
| Model: | 10GAM9901 |
| Part: | 10GAM9901 |
| Colour: | Black |
| Batteries Included: | 1 Lithium Ion batteries required. |
| Dimensions: | 12 x 81 x 31 millimetres |
I use this for live streaming. for such a small device it works very well.
Really easy set up – got my sale set up in second for my zoom meets
Needed to go through the routine of setting up several times.
Once up and running it performs brilliantly.
I was sceptical about the price tag at first, but please don’t think this is like the cheaper devices that claim to do the same thing … the performance of this is flawless.
Shooting with a DSLR, this device will handle 1080p/60fps video without any stuttering.
I’ve used these for everyday for the last 3 years and I’ve never had an issue. The recent price drop on Amazon enticed me to buy a couple more.
There are cheaper versions on Amazon and they seem OK, but the question is, would you really want to risk your live stream going down to save 40. Bottom line, a proven product that works, if you want to connect your camera to your PC/Mac this is the product to buy.
It’s such a good piece of hardware. Easy to install, no drivers needed and you can have your image setup right away. I use it to turn my gopro hero 5 black into a webcam, which is very nice to use (1080p 60fps)
In case you need to modify some settings like contrast, saturation, hue and brightness, you can use the 4k capture utility or do the same on your preferred application (I use OBS Studio and I have more control of the settings for the webcam.
As I don’t have a pci express slot (I have an itx board with just one slot that I have my graphics card installed), this USB stick is very convenient. A little bit expensive in my opinion, but I haven’t found anything similar in terms of quality
Extremely good for its quality.
Only a few devices support native 4K and this is the one.
It also transfers sound from DSLR to computer (or TV).
I used it for my wedding broadcast and everyone loved the video quality
But price is bit high for its product. so you might need to decide 1080p + more functions vs 4k without any other functions.
I just plugged it in, connected it to my camera. Opened OBS and it works. No need to install driver. On linux it just works out of the box. 😀
I find this to have a 5 frame processing delay which is consistent so I have added a delay to my audio of 200ms and voila everything is in sync when I broadcast to Zoom, Skype, Facebook live etc.
A great solution if you’re looking to use a GoPro, camcorder or DSLR for Zoom calls. Generally, these kinds of devices give much better image quality than even high-end webcams, not least because of the built-in algorithms for adjusting skin-tone, etc. I was disappointed that it did not work with my old Sony DSLR 700, but that’s only because the camera itself does not support live view through HDMI: the camera can only output stored images through HDMI, which of course is no use for Zoom calls. But that is a limitation of the camera, not the fault of the Elgato.
Have to give this product a slight mark down just due to the elgato software. It sometimes is a little buggy and the feed can freeze but it’s not a very common problem and it’s easy to fix so far. Just annoying and stopping a 5star review
These Cam Links from Elgato are Great, I have now bought multiple of these and haven’t had any issues with them at all. We have bought them for streaming and they are great for both Windows and Macs as with both operating systems, you can just plug them in and go. No drivers necessary or bloatware apps to get it working. Just plug it in, plug your HDMI source in and then use your favourite software. I can confirm it works with FaceTime, PhotoBooth, OBS, Livestream Studio 6 from Vimeo, Google Hangouts and Zoom. All in all they are great value for money when compared to the Blackmagic Mini Recorders that only work with Thunderbolt, so to have a device that you can plug into pretty much any modern computer is great, and I would highly recommend this product for anyone who wants to have a capture card for a camera or computer or whatever you want:)
I like computer detects the card instantly and your able to hotswap hdmi.
this also let me turn on 10bit 4K capture on my EOS R which was amazing there little to no lag it’s totally worth the money for reliability and peace of mind for live streaming setups
I’ve got this product to use with my Sony cameras, they are all compatibles, Sony FDR-AX700, A7, A6400.
Only a Panasonic DC-FT7 tough camera didn’t work, but it was because it wasn’t compatible with video pass through to HDMI, so when watching at the picture gallery I have the HDMI video output working,but when in camera mode the HDMI was disable by default, so no image.
It will not be the same as using a webcam, you’ll need to play with latency and you may need to do a few tweaks to made work perfectly, but it offer you the chance to use your DSLR picture quality to stream live, so is a huge advantage on picture quality
It’s easy to setup, and the drivers are downloadable at Elgato, once installed you pick the device as you would a webcam, and off you go.
It comes with a short USB cable in-case you can’t get it into the USB port due to the spacing.
There is no HDMI lead included which is a little annoying so ensure you have one or buy one.
Pros
Allows you to use a DSLR as a webcam
Comes with a small USB cable in case you have issues with space
Good quality
Cons
Bit big for a USB port
No included HDMI lead
No drivers included
Overall a great device filling a niche in the market where there are no other products.
I already have the Elgato 4k capture card in my battle station for video editing. Needed to go live on FB for a client using a decent camera and the Camlink worked perfectly, so much so I have to leave it behind for the setup and I have to buy another!
I have a Panasonic GX80 that I paired with the elgato to turn it into a video input into OBS for high quality live recording.
Unfortunately, whilst recording at 1080p, after a short while of recording the resolution down scales quite significantly.
My computer is more than capable of 4k live recording and heavily loaded multitasking.
This is either an issue with OBS or with the Elgato. As I am not sure which it is, I gave 4 stars. I didn’t want to give it less as I’m sure with some tweaking the issue can be overcome.
But a 5 star product is one that is optimised out of the box and doesn’t require the user to do a bunch of homework and tweaking.
Plugs in and installs without admin privileges which is really helpful as I work for a Corporate Company.
Image is clear as a bell but occasionally goes pink! Unplug and plug back in and it sorts itself out.
The USB extension is a handy piece of kit to prevent bent and broken cables.
Also works when connecting another computer to the HDMI port and displays that screen as a webcam. A little choppy but didn’t think it would work!
It’s a great device, I would just wish the diagnostics and advice were a bit better when running across problems.
I’m a professional photographer with good lenses and I have to say that it’s a pleasure using my main camera as a webcam.
I’ve been toying with the idea of one of these for a while, so when the discount came on Prime Day I decided to go for it. It arrived yesterday, and in my quick tests it works great. Plugged it into my Windows 7 desktop, and it didn’t require any drivers be installed, it just worked. Sort of. It does work, but it’s quite laggy on Windows 7 (even with USB 3) – although Elgato doesn’t claim it works with Windows 7, so this was better than I’d hoped for.
Plugging it into my Windows 10 ASUS ZenBook Pro, though, also no need to download any drivers or software, just plugged it in, hooked up my DSLR, but this time it worked really well. Super smooth video and captures just fine in Skype and OBS.
Glad I finally took the plunge.
I bought this is I can use my Dslr as a webcam on my pc for recording face cam on YouTube. It works fantastic, just plug a hdmi to Hdmi mini cable form this into the camera and the pc instantly recognises the dlsr as a webcam.
You can go wrong with elgato products. I also have the elgato HD60s and that has ran faultless for over a year.
This is an amazing device, considering how small it is, producing 4k fps. The thing does got quite hot in use, so I hope it won’t burn out over time. OBS works fine but you can’t use it even as a 1080p in the game capture software, which is a pity. I already own a couple of HD60s, but this is handy as a webcam enabler for my DSLR.
The 4k capture utility is nowhere as functional as the game capture software.