• UHD 4K Resolution at 30 fps
• Sony Starvis 8.5MP Sensor
• 90 / 78 / 65° Diagonal Field of View
• Auto Focus
• 4x Digital Zoom | Glass Lens
• RightLight 5 with HDR
• Dual Beamforming Mics with 5′ Range
• Built-In Privacy Shutter
• Integrated 1/4″-20 Threaded Mount
• Windows, Mac, and Chrome Compatible

Logitech’s first significantly updated webcam in way too long, the MX Brio 4K surprised the hell out of me. So did its pinstripe-buyer equivalent, the identical . But to be fair, the bar was low. Logitech launched one of the first 4K webcams, the , in 2017 and then just kind of left it to languish for seven years. Years in which demand surged, the related technologies improved dramatically, and new players like Insta360, Obsbot, computer manufacturers and more entered the consumer market.

And what do you know: For its $200 price, which puts it at the typical price for mainstream 4K webcams, it’s quite good. It delivers excellent image quality with the broad-featured software — like most webcams, without the software it’s just OK —  focuses quickly and accurately and the built-in mic has very good sound.

But its ability to focus closely — up to a couple of inches from the lens, as far as I can tell — distinguishes it from from almost all other webcams. That’s not something that a lot of people may need, but if you need it for things like demonstrations, quick captures or more, then this is your camera. And Logitech uses the front ring the way I always wanted it to on webcams: to open and close an internal lens cover.

Less rare but still uncommon, the webcam attaches to the monitor mount via a magnet that doubles as a tripod socket. Being able to quickly detach the camera without removing the mount from its perch means you can easily put it back, as well. Though the mount isn’t that big and has a sticky pad to secure it to the back of a monitor (well, secure it a little), it’s still awkward to get the webcam to balance on top of a thin screen, like a laptop’s or .

The camera supports 4K/30fps and 1080p/60fps, the latter specifically targeting streamers. With software that lets you set the resolution, like , you can also set it to 1440p, but probably at 30fps. Unlike a lot of competing 4K webcams, the MX Brio doesn’t get hot.

The Brio 4K is part of Logitech’s MX brand, the company’s line of peripherals that actually have some some settings you can change, the camera works with the company’s Options Plus software. It lets you adjust the webcam’s exposure, image, focus and crop-zoom. You can also create Smart Actions — macros that launch a user-defined set of applications, web sites and so on — which work across all your MX peripherals (notably mice and keyboards). It also works the same on both Mac and Windows, which makes it better for working on the Mac than Logitech’s past webcams. You can also access the identical set of controls via Logitech’s G Hub, the company’s software for its gaming peripherals.