Customer Ratings & Reviews

Works perfect for capturing video from our HDMI camcorder and mirrorless cameras.

I’m sure there are tons of different devices used to get a clean feed from a digitalcanera to another device. Bur this one has always been the most consistent in terms of performance. I’ve used this with various canrra brands and have never ran into any issues whatsoever. Have done livestreams lasting 5+ hours and not a single drop out or hiccup

Works great. Good 4K! We use it for streaming and recording and it does both very well.

Exceptional device. Works against a a range of systems. For best result, provide a discrete GPU and USB3. Excellent results when paired with a camera like Canon 7D MKII and a cheap prime lens. If the host system is a laptop, expect higher than normal fan output during streams. The last key component for those Zoom/Google meet sessions now so common in daily life. To get the most out of it: send the input through OBS software, use that software output as your camera source. You can refine/customize the results even more.

Bought this item and i am more than happy. I use it everyday!

Haven't used it a ton, but the amount I did I loved it. Pretty easy to setup and use once the research is done (I recommend researching everything before purchasing, including to see if your camera is compatible). Also seemed to preserve the camera's quality really well.

In the early days of the pandemic when everyone was scrambling to up their working-from-home game. This was impossible to get. This is a great dongle that can make your clean outputting and superior-image-quality having camera into your webcam. I tried a few cheap knock offs but they get hot and often drop frames or have delays with video and audio. This thing just works and you forget it's there. It's definitely pricey for what it is, but it's worth if you are investing in your work from home office.

I am not a streamer. I use this with my mirrorless camera to push video to Zoom via OBS. I'm not a camera guy. I am a guy who needed better quality video for work. Web cams were not cutting it. Here is my setup: sony a5100 > Cam Link 4K > OBS > Zoom I am still not sure why a $2,000 laptop and a $500 camera need an extra $140 widget to make video appear in Zoom. However, Elgato claimed the Cam Link 4K would solve this problem, and it has delivered on that promise so far. Also, I imagine I am not unique. This is a relatively cookie cutter approach. The video quality is excellent. KEY NOTE ON INITIAL SETUP / FRUSTRATIONS Initially, I kept getting a black screen in OBS when I first started using this device. Ultimately, I needed to fix something in OBS. However, I needed to go to Elgato's troubleshooting page to fix this. Again, I call this out because I am using this for a pretty pedestrian approach. So other users may likely experience same frustration. Hopefully think makes your life easier. If you have this issue, go here and search "USB Transfer Mode" on the page https://help.elgato.com/hc/en-us/articles/360041899471-Cam-Link-4K-Troubleshooting-Frozen-Video The instructions were simple and easy. Do not waste any time with any non-Elgato blogs until you take this step. I already made this mistake for you (I wasted about 8 hours before I went to my local Best Buy. Those guys were great. They provided quick diagnosis).

plug and play .instant connection with OBS software.Great product.

I got this so I could turn my Canon Vixia HF R800 into a Webcam so I can stream at full 1080 at 60 Hz. This product was extremely easy to hook up, my setup required a mini HDMI to HDMI cable, but all this product has to do is plug into a 3.0 USB port. My stream now looks more professional due to the quality of the Webcam.

It’s working great no problems and easy to use and set up

This CamLink is perfect for what I need to do. Pairing it with my Sony Cam helps provide a clean, professional video feed for those who are viewing my dad’s church services on-line. I simply plugged it in to my computer’s USB port and it was immediately recognized. I can tell the difference between utilizing a standard $20 HD capture card and the CamLink, which makes the $125 price tag worth the purchase. I would highly recommend buying this product.

I was contemplating getting one of those cheap sub-$20 usb capture cards, but I didn't want to take any chances with bad quality captures. So I spent the extra $ for the Elgato Cam Link 4k and I'm glad I did! Works out of the box - just plug in (USB 3) and start streaming or capturing to your favorite capture software. I used OBS. Video quality at 1080 @ 24 looked great using my Sony mirrorless A7 III! I didn't try capturing 4k but this can. Get this and you'll be happy.

Not a lot to say, here other than this small device takes in HDMI video (and audio over HDMI) up to 4K and into your computer. I mainly use it to use a regular camera (DSLR or mirrorless) as my webcam for web/video conferencing. For sure it was meant for the streaming community but works well for this. There are other cheaper options out there in similar form factors, but this one is rock solid.

This is must have for pandemic. Everything is virtually done, I wanted my zoom meeting to be much better than terrible web cam most computer/ smart devices comes with. I hook this up with my DSLR whole new world opens up in terms of image quality. Its plug and produce. You can use this to so many live streaming and upload. Very happy with this device first 5 star review in many many products I buy from Bestbuy. $129 high price I thought after what it does it worth every dollar.

I went to the Best Buy in Manchester CT and the manager of the computer section told me that it was impossible to connect HDMI to USB and I must be thinking of the other way around I got home and went to bestbuy.com and found this. The only store in the area with it in stock was Manchester CT. So I ordered it on line. It does a great job. The video from whatever source it is connected to looks great. It does exactly what I need.

I use it to link my Sony mirrorless camera to my laptop to record videos. Works great! Pricey.

I have been trying to buy this device since the pandemic started. It was sold out and backordered everywhere. I placed several orders and then cancel them as this one got confirmed. This is ideal for turning everyday HDMI output cameras into a nice clean webcam video feed for any application that requires one. Video Conference tools such as Skype or Zoom and other tools such as OBS for streaming. Can't complain works as advertised and better than the competition.

I have been streaming for almost 4 years now and this little guy has made all the difference in cam quality. I have not had issues with the cam it’s almost completely plug and play. This little thing is worth the price.

Perfect capture device is you want to use your DSLR as a webcam or for OBS. Plug and play and really compact.