📷 Amcrest AWC897 4K Webcam with Privacy Cover, USB Camera for PC/Desktop & Laptop, HD Streaming Webcam with Mic, Wide Angle Lens & Superior Low Light Sensor Review

The Amcrest AWC897 4K Webcam is a great webcam. It offers an excellent video picture as well as excellent sound. The AWC897 attaches easily to my monitor (see image) and uses a little light to show what it's doing. The red light indicates it is off and the green light indicates it is on. It even comes with a privacy cover for those worried about intruders spying on them and missing a little green light. The cover snaps easily into place and can be lifted halfway or all the way (again see image)

Amcrest reimbursed me the full cost of the product testing program in exchange for an honest review. Below is the full email (with minor edits for clarity) that I sent to Amcrest. ---------- I'm a sysadmin for a relatively small, private, non-profit university, and also an occasional Twitch streamer. I also have two other Amcrest devices (WiFi security cameras, although one doesn't work). I've tested the webcam on my work PC multiple times since receiving it, including today's interview with a…

I have the 1080p version of this camera and they actually look identical. I use it daily for video conferencing at work and it was really good for that. The camera requires no software and all you have to do to set it up is attach the protective cover and place it on the monitor. The cable is long enough to easily go from my desktop to the top of the display. I have used this with Cisco Webex, MS Teams, Google Hangouts and Facebook and it works very well. The video quality is much better than…

I've been eyeing Logitech webcams for a long time but they've been hard to find. I stumbled across this camera from Amcrest and decided to give it a try because I've had good luck with their outdoor security cameras. These webcams don't meet the same standard. I used to work with the first one sometimes, but crashed a few times in a 30 minute meeting. Other times it wouldn't turn on at all and I had to switch USB ports and fiddle with it to get it working again. I contacted Revain and sent the…

I currently work from home like many other people (although all the time now 😕) and needed a reliable webcam (note I don't use one webcam mic (I rock my unfashionable but obligatory Sennheiser headset for that) as my laptop's camera and an old Logitech webcam couldn't handle it. They just didn't deliver the same quality (particularly because of 720p versus 4K like this webcam) as the other members of my team, so I felt I had to compete without breaking the bank. As soon as I started using it…

I love this camera! Definitely an upgrade from 1080p. The lens isn't as wide as a 1080, but it's still slightly larger than a standard camera. Stereo microphones are good too! Everyone said I had reasonably clear audio and visual range when video conferencing, even in low light. I'm glad the new model has a clear power meter right on the front! One of the issues I had with the 1080 was that I couldn't tell if it was on or not because the light was hidden on the back of the unit. Very glad the…

The Amcrest 4k USB Camera (Mode: AWC897) is a rugged webcam. It is just as good as advertised with the 8MP sensor. Picture is clear, video is clear. It's detailed enough that I could use it for work calls every day, and I feel like it beats the built-in camera in my work Dell Latitude 7400. It handles exposure well and works great in dark rooms. No discoloration (green or orange face is not cute!). The mic works great and I think it sounds better than the dictaphone on my phone. Definitely…

I really like this webcam. I recently bought a webcam. not the cheapest you can get, but far from the best. Now it seemed like a good idea to work from home and do family Zoom calls instead of personal stuff. I thought I would be happy with that, I was wrong. There was a lot of thought as to whether I should bother getting another one. From the moment I hooked up an Amcrest webcam, any thoughts of getting another anytime soon just melted away; there was absolutely no comparison. First of all…