The stereo microphones are now small slits in the housing, rather than a pair of speaker-like dotted panels on either end. The camera sits inside the chassis, so a rotating privacy shutter inside can cover the camera when you turn a dial on the side. The Brio 500 takes on a more aesthetically inclined form: It’s a thin cylinder made of speckled matte plastic, available in three colors–off-white, a dark graphite, and very light rose.Īt 4.25 x 1.25 x 1.125 inches detached, or 4.25 x 2 x 2 inches with its mounting bracket, its footprint is slightly larger than the c920 series, because it’s much wider and a little taller but the rounded shape and smaller bracket feel less intrusive. The Logitech Brio 500 changes up the look of Logitech’s long-standing c920 webcam, which feels like a huge departure after 10 years with that design.

In my mind, though, it sets a new gold standard for workers who care about how they look on camera and want a webcam that makes it easy to get the perfect view for Zoom, Teams, or Hangouts. With the older webcams still around and getting a price drop, the more expensive Brio 500 will likely seem like a luxury at a glance. The slick new cylindrical chassis facilitates some technical improvements, including a detachable mount that lets the camera spin 360 degrees. It also adds a host of improvements, including a new ultra-wide lens that allows for a more adjustable field-of-view with deeper zoom, auto-framing, and HDR support. It offers the same core resolutions and frame rates: 1080p at 30 frames per second or 720p at 60fps. For years, the Logitech c920 series has set the standard for dedicated webcams in terms of image quality, features, and configuration software-until this month, that is, when Logitech released a new 1080p webcam, the Logitech Brio 500.īuilding out the “Brio” name that was originally reserved for its specialty 4K webcam, the Brio 500 is a sleek, feature-rich evolution of the Logitech c922 Pro. The company has managed to retain this status throughout the COVID-inspired work-from-home revolution, even without updating many of its most popular webcams. Logitech is the biggest name in consumer webcams and has been for a long time. We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs.

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