GoKawiilThe YoloCam S3 is a 4K powerhouse — literally, as it requires a USB 3.0 port to function. It's pretty impressive once you spend some time tweaking color and contrast in the software.
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It might seem like there's a streaming-specific, AI-enhanced 4K webcam being advertised around every corner — because there... kind of is. YoloLiv is a streaming hardware company that mainly focuses on multi-camera streaming setups, but the YoloCam S3 is a 4K webcam with a large sensor and lightning-fast autofocus that's clearly here to compete with the best webcams on the market.
The YoloCam S3 is a small, sturdy little webcam that captures video in 4K / 30 fps resolution (as well as 1080p / 60 fps). It features a large, 1/1.28-inch sensor, 4x digital zoom, and 82-degree field of view, autofocus, and AI-enhanced face-tracking and low-light performance. It has an all-aluminum body and comes with a magnetic monitor mount that lets you mount it in landscape or portrait mode. The YoloCam S3 is available now, retailing for $199.99 — the same price point as Logitech's newest 4K MX Brio .
Design of the S3
The YoloCam S3 is a small, surprisingly sturdy rectangular metal block with a glass-and-metal encased circular lens on the front. It measures approximately 2.38 inches (60.45mm) wide by 1.87 inches (47.5mm) high, and is 1.28 inches (32.5mm) deep, not including the removable magnetic monitor mount. It weighs 4.07 ounces (115.5g) without the mount, and 6.53 ounces (185g) with the mount, which makes it a little lighter than the MX Brio (4.83oz. / 137g) — though the mount is, arguably, a necessary component for this webcam.
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The YoloCam S3 comes with a detachable metal L-shaped monitor mount. Even if you're not perching this webcam on top of your monitor, you'll probably need to use the mount — as the webcam has no mounting attachment points on its body, just magnets (located on two sides, so you can mount the webcam in portrait or landscape orientation. The mount is a fairly standard L-shaped mount, with a rubber "foot" that helps it grip the back of your monitor, but it is made of aluminum — most similar mounts, such as the one that comes with the MX Brio or the one that comes with the Razer Kiyo Pro Ultra , are plastic.
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The webcam attaches to a vertically-tilting arm via a fairly strong magnet — strong enough that I wasn't worried the webcam would get knocked off the mount without some actual force, but not so strong that I was able to adjust the tilt by pulling on just the webcam. There's a lip at the back of the mount, presumably to prevent you from mounting the webcam too far back (and to keep the picture straight); while the mount doesn't really allow for horizontal swivel, you have some space to turn the webcam in front of the lip (but not much).
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