So it’s another day and another gimbal webcam review, but this time we’ve got the EMEET PIXY Dual-Camera PTZ 4K webcam on the desk right now, putting it through its paces because after filming with the OBSBOT Tiny SE a few weeks ago, we thought it would be a good idea to get another perspective on the gimbal webcam market as we praised the OBSBOT quite heavily. Now I won’t really be comparing the two here, that video is on the way, but I’ll be running through what I did and didn’t like with the EMEET PIXY, and why I have used it for some more content on the channel.
So I was surprised to actually see the size of the PIXY as I was expecting something really much smaller. I mean it’s not giant by any means but coming from the OBSBOT Tiny 2, then yeah I suppose it is but maybe for good reason. I mean it’s got the dual-camera setup here but it’s not what you think. One side houses its 4K sensor, and the other side is used as an AI camera for better facial recognition, focus targeting and autofocus speeds. And what’s funky is they’ve made it look like a face! And if you didn’t think that at first, you will now, every time you look at it. Like a character that could be found in Wall-E or something like that. It sits at 56*43*22mm which is a bit of a chunk for the top of your monitor, though the stand it comes with is chunky too, and I had no problem angling quite harshly towards my desk to film my top down shots.
It’s got a 1/2.5″ inch Sony sensor which promises a max 4K resolution at 30 frames per second, though if you did want to shoot at 60fps, you’re going to have to drop the resolution down to 1080p. It’s got an f/1.8 aperture. And in terms of quality inside of a well-lit room, it gives a decent quality image sure, but compared to their marketing material about their AI being able to make their subjects pop out from the background, I can’t say I’m too impressed. To be fair though I’m not lit from the front and I only have a window to the side of me bringing in natural light so that might make a difference too. However, switching to shooting in an environment for the channel, I must say with a tiny amount of front lighting, it’s done a decent job of separating me from the background.
Auto focus capabilities are also really nice here too and what was surprising is the fact you can actually get products pretty close to the lens and it still remaining in focus, as can be seen here with my Attach Shark X3 gaming mouse during my testing. How realistic though is it using a webcam for this type of macro purpose It’s a nice to have for sure if you’re in need of a quick macro video for your content creation.
But for mine, as explained in my OSBBOT video, I use my webcams to create content for my Steam Deck videos, or for shooting top down shots of my gear during my mouse and keyboard reviews, and I must say I wasn’t disappointed with the EMEET PIXY for this reason. I will say that the focal length is a little bit narrower than my OBSBOT Tiny 2, but for my top-down shots, is didn’t make too much of a difference adn everything could be seen nice and clearly, despite a bit of overexposure on my Logitech mouse due to the case fan LEDs brighting up the desk. But in again a lower light level environment, I would be happy enough with the quality this camera produces for my content needs.
In terms of tracking, not that I use this feature really for the content I make, I was quite impressed with how well it kept me in frame, even when I did try and confuse the camera by leaving the room and coming back in again, and by also darting around my living room to see if it would lose me, and to my surprise it didn’t. Not that I would guess many content creators are going to be darting around like that, but it’s nice to see that it can keep up. The AI features I feel are kicking in right there.
The software is pretty easy to manage too, and it’s available through the EMEET website. It’s called the EMEET STUDIO and has features such as preset positions, you can change tracking modes so the camera can follow you, and add a bunch of effects and a custom option to stylise the scene. Now, one thing I was shocked to see is that it has no shallow depth of field mode to blur the background, unless I’ve completely missed it somewhere which is rather disappointing as I do like to use that when creating my Steam Deck videos. You’ve got virtual camera capabilities too which I like to use when creating content using OBS Studio, so I can target the Virtual Camera from the EMEET software. All in all though not a bad bit of software, though albeit a little basic.
A few more features it does have if interested is a vertical mode for TikTok and Instagram Reels, and it also has a nice sleep function where after 15 sseconds if not used, it’ll aim the lenses directly at its base. I like that. Though a privacy door I think would have also been welcome here. It’s got a 1.5x digital zoom which is not great and a 73-degree field of view. It can also be used with a tripod too with a 1/4-inch thread.
For my content needs though, the EMEET Pixy webcam is decent. I really got on with it and it produced a wonderful image quality. For face stuff to camera, I would have liked ot have a wider focal length to get more of my head and shoulders into the scene, but it’s really not a massive issue I’m just being a bit fussy here. Low light performance is decent and noise is kept to a minimum, and AI tracking is nice albeit a bit useless for my videos. But yeah overall, a decent webcam that I could easily incorporate into my content.