Dell Pro Webcam review: zooms in on the right stuff

The Dell Pro Webcam sports incredible sharpness and AI auto-framing to make anyone (even this reviewer) look good

A black Dell Pro Webcam sitting on a grey table and mounted on a laptop.
(Image: © Future/Erlingur Einarsson)

Our Verdict

The Dell Pro Webcam looks unassuming, but its anonymous cylinder casing contains secrets of technical wonders – for a webcam, at least. Intuitive AI auto-framing and incredibly sharp and warm QHD video quality puts it several notches above native laptop/desktop cams, and at a reasonable price point for such a premium piece of kit. The mic is pedestrian, but that's the only tiny drawback here.

For

  • Fantastic HDR 2K QHD image
  • AI auto-framing keeps you centred
  • Very stable and super-light

Against

  • Mic is merely normal-quality

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Dell Pro Webcam specs

Resolution / FPS: 2K QHD / 24, 30 fps; Full HD / 24, 30, 60 fps; HD / 24, 30, 60 fps
Sensor brand: Sony STARVIS
Field of view (FOV): 65 or 78 degrees
HD digital zoom: Up to 4X
Autofocus: Yes
Auto-light correction: Advanced Digital Overlap (DOL) HDR, Video Noise Reduction (3D + 2D)
Auto white balance: Yes
Facial detection auto exposure (FDAE): Yes
Aperture: f2.0
AI auto-framing: Yes
Privacy cap: Magnetic
Dimensions (Diameter x Length): 44mm x 92mm
Mic: Noise-reduction mic, range 3m
Connectivity: USB-A (2.0 and above)
Weight: 155g

For the camera-shy and skin-conscious among us (myself included), the Dell Pro Webcam packaging comes emblazoned with an ominous threat: 2K QHD video.

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The Verdict
9.5

out of 10

Dell Pro Webcam

The Dell Pro Webcam looks unassuming, but its anonymous cylinder casing contains secrets of technical wonders – for a webcam, at least. Intuitive AI auto-framing and incredibly sharp and warm QHD video quality puts it several notches above native laptop/desktop cams, and at a reasonable price point for such a premium piece of kit. The mic is pedestrian, but that's the only tiny drawback here.

Erlingur Einarsson
Tech Reviews Editor

Erlingur is the Tech Reviews Editor on Creative Bloq. Having worked on magazines devoted to Photoshop, films, history, and science for over 15 years, as well as working on Digital Camera World and Top Ten Reviews in more recent times, Erlingur has developed a passion for finding tech that helps people do their job, whatever it may be. He loves putting things to the test and seeing if they're all hyped up to be, to make sure people are getting what they're promised. Still can't get his wifi-only printer to connect to his computer. 

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