ZDNET's key takeaways The Emeet Pixy webcam is available now on Amazon for $160.
It offers splendid 4K video with auto-tracking and and excellent sound.
You'll want to install the Emeet Studio app to get the most out of the camera. $159.99 at Amazon
I don't often do video conferencing (whew), but when I do have to attend a meeting, the last thing I want is to have to deal with crappy video quality. I don't just mean video quality, either -- poor audio quality can be just as bad.
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How many times have you been in a meeting with someone on a bad laptop camera that's struggling to provide even the most basic video stream, or the sound descends into robotic garble? We've all been there. It's no way to have a meeting.
I've used various cameras for such meetings, from laptops, phones, and webcams, and it's been a rare occasion that I've found them satisfactory.
So, when Emeet sent me a Pixy dual-camera 4K webcam, I was excited to get it up and running to see if it was an improvement over what I'd been using. Let's find out.
My experience
Every time I test a webcam, the first thing I think is, "What am I going to have to install to get this thing to work?"
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