While the Pro could get incredibly wide, it was only with a massive fish-eye effect that essentially rendered it unusable. The original Kiyo Pro could extend all the way to 103 degrees, but the cutback isn’t as extreme as it first seems. Both are tighter than the Elgato Facecam Pro’s 90 degree field of view, but the latter can inch slightly wider than the Insta360 Link’s 79.5 degree FOV. While the software gives you some options to adjust how the camera crops in, the field of view can only be swapped from a relatively tight 72 degrees to a wider 82 degrees. The changes to the lens elements have impacted its field of view, however. It won’t compete with the blurry background effect of a mirrorless camera or DSLR, but it’s one of the best you’ll find in a webcam today. The Kiyo Pro Ultra opens that up even further to f/1.7 so you do get a touch of bokeh in your shots and have even better clarity in low light. The original Kiyo Pro featured an f/2.0 aperture, which didn’t leave much room for shallow depth of field (the blurry effect applied to the background by full-size cameras). Razer has also tweaked the camera’s aperture to really leverage the sensor’s ability to gather light. And while that does happen a bit here too, it’s not bad and easily rectified by turning up the contrast in the camera’s settings. ![]() While it’s a killer feature on just about any webcam if you’re shooting under unideal circumstances, it often leaves the picture looking a bit washed out. High dynamic range smooths out the picture, removing glare from bright lights or windows that may be behind you, and making low light shooting less grainy. Like the original Kiyo Pro, the Ultra also offers HDR support and the implementation is one of the best I’ve seen in a webcam. Unlike traditional sensors, the STARVIS tech allows you to maintain better color and less noise, even if the only lighting in your room is coming from your computer monitor. Before coming to gaming webcams, it was a popular choice for security cameras that may be shooting in near total darkness. The camera’s STARVIS 2 sensor is also uniquely excellent for low light shooting, even without the added surface area. The Elgato Facecam Pro, the Kiyo Pro Ultra’s biggest competitor, measures only 1/1.8 inches, and it provides a real, noticeable difference. ![]() That’s important, because larger sensors are able to gather more light, provide better detail, and offer improved clarity and less noise in low lighting conditions common to streamers. The sensor measures 1/1.2 inches, the biggest of any webcam available today and just shy of professional grade point-and-shoot cameras like Sony’s RX100VII. ![]() While the tech accompanying it is very cool and integral to its performance, its biggest selling point is that it’s, well, big. A great sensor is a must for incredible image quality and the Kiyo Pro Ultra’s is a banger. It acts as its optic nerve, capturing the image through the lens and transmitting it back to your PC. A camera’s sensor is one of its most important elements. That starts with a brand new, extra large Sony STARVIS 2 sensor. That size nets you some major improvements coming from last generation and picture quality that is currently second to none. It measures 3.6 x 3 x 3.8 inches, roughly an inch larger in every dimension from 2021’s Kiyo Pro, which makes it one of the biggest webcams available from the bigger brands, but still much smaller than a full DSLR or mirrorless streaming setup. While it follows the same design as the OG Kiyo and the Kiyo Pro with a large circular body and knurled outer ring (this time controlling a built-in privacy shutter), it absolutely dwarfs the rest of the line-up. ![]() 8 Images Razer Kiyo Pro Ultra – Design and Features
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