Insta360 Link 2 Standard Bundle - PTZ 4K Webcam for PC/Mac, 1/2" Sensor, AI Tracking, HDR, AI Noise-Canceling Mic, Gesture Control for Streaming, Video Calls, Works with Zoom, Teams & More

It started with a home office makeover. I had some wooden panelling put in behind the office desk that had some integrated lighting stripes built in. In person it looks great but over my old logitech stream cam on calls I looked like I was haloed in a white aura. Good if I was going for a sort of techno-messiah look, but not great if I wanted to look like an actual human with a normal skin tone. So after some research on the web into cameras that gave a more realistic lighting profile and real skin tones I kept seeing positive things for this and it's predecessor. It was expensive but I couldn't do much with the camera I had so I took the risk. Before plugging it in I thought how much difference can it make? Turns out a lot! The quality of my video on my M3 pro work macbook was amazing, the room and me were suddenly rendered and lit on video pretty much as the room looks in real life. The lighting strips behind me were no longer too bright, I'd lost my halo and I looked human skin tone wise. Detail improved too more than I expected and it even now handles close objects held up to it well like printed text. The tracking gimble is responsive and even frames me if I walk across the room. It can get confused if I rush to get the door and leave the room but it's easy to correct when I return. The software is easy to use and firmware updated when I plugged it in for the first time without issues. The camera is well made and the monitor grip is much more substantial than my older logitech camera stand. The usb-c cable it comes with is a little short but since it detaches you can just use your own longer one. It is really nice that when it's not in use it automatically pivots downwards so that it is no longer pointing in your direction. It's an expensive bit of kit but I really recommend it if you want a better quality of picture even in challenging lighting conditions.

Brilliant camera, works every time and performance very well. Video quality and colours are really good and the zoom is pretty powerful. There's basically no setup just plug and play if that's your way. The included tripod and the base on its own means you can pretty much place it anywhere on your desk. A bit expensive overall but after six months of use I feel it was worth it if it lasts another couple years, that is.

I am collaborating with some team members on a product design so this was the perfect excuse to get a Link 2. The main thing that sold it to me was the DeskView, allowing other team members to see my scribbles on my sketchpad in real time.During the meetings, the other team members commented on how good the audio and video quality was as well as being impressed with the motion tracking (so expect some more orders soon! :D )I installed the software on a midrange laptop running Win11 and on old desktop running Win10 with no problems. I did see one reviewer state that he could not join meetings as it said that the camera was in use by another app - the solution to this is to put the Insta360 software into Toolbar mode.Am very impressed with this webcam and would highly recommend it!

UPDATE: Insta360 got back in touch with me, and helped me sort out the issues I had.Therefore I have updated my rating as many of the issues got resolved.The only tweaking that needs to happen in my opinion is to the tracking. And I suspect this can be updated via the firmware. As the one thing that is solid with this camera is the hardware is top notch.ORIGINAL REVIEW:First the pluses, the image quality was amazing (I mean it leaves the more expensive Logitech Brio MX in the dust). The sound quality is excellent, I tried a sample recording and it is almost as good as a separate £130 mic I had.However the software is infuriating. I tried it on 2 Hugh end PCs (so plenty of processing power and both running Windows 11 Pro, and a Mac also, and I constantly had issues that when I started a meeting I would get a message that another app was using the camera. Essentially I had to restart my PC AND Mac to get it to work.The type of work I do is that I meet people on MS Teams, Zoom and Google Meet. So the amount of times I joined a call and couldn’t connect the camera was nuts.I tried killing processes that could be using it, tried unplugging from USB and back in, and only a restart would resolve the issue.I had little choice (and I REALLY wanted this to work), but I had to send it back.Usually software on products tend to be good with poor hardware (such as Logitech), but this is the other way round.

Great webcam with excellent functionality. Software is good. There is a small issue with resolution resetting to 720p on Zoom calls but the is likely an issue with zoom.

Very good camera this loads you can do with it.