What else you need to use it
Worked out from Elgato’s own specifications and box contents for this model. The setup builder checks the same parts against your computer and the rest of your gear.
You need
- A USB 3 port (5 Gbps). A USB 2 port is too slow for it. USB-C is a plug shape, not a speed, so check the port itself.
Check first
- A USB-C port on your computer. The cable in the box has USB-C at both ends. If your computer only has USB-A ports, you need a USB-C to USB-A cable rated for the same speed.
Optional
- A tripod or arm with a 1/4-inch screw. For a position the monitor mount cannot reach.
When this model makes sense
- Plug it straight into a USB port on your computer; no HDMI capture card needed.
- Frame yourself seated at your usual distance; set the focus and field of view before cropping in.
- Choose a resolution and frame rate the maker lists in your streaming app, then test your lighting and movement together; the resolution alone won’t tell you how it looks.
The Webcam versus camera guide weighs it against the other ways to fill the same role.
Connections and specs
- Full name
- Elgato Facecam MK.2
- Still sold
- Yes, a current model
- Type
- Webcams
- Connection
- Connector shape
- USB-CA plug’s shape doesn’t tell you its speed →
- Data connection
- USB 3.0; UVC 1.5What this means for speed →
- Capture output
- 1080p · 60, 30 fps; 720p · 60, 30 fps; 540p · 60, 30 fpsCapture and passthrough explained →
- USB speed (Gbps)
- 5
- HDR
- Up to 1080p30
- Sensor
- Sony STARVIS 1/2.5-inch CMOS
- Aperture
- f/2.4
- Lens (full-frame equivalent)
- 24 mm
- Field of view
- 84 degrees diagonal
- Focus
- Fixed focus, 30-120 cm
- Cable
- Detachable USB-C to USB-C 3.0 braided cable, 180 cm
- On a USB 2 port
- USB 2.0 uses MJPEG rather than uncompressed formats
- Size and mounting
- Dimensions
- 84 x 38 x 61 mm without mount
- Weight
- 90 g without mount; 136 g with mount
- Mounts
- Monitor mount; 1/4-inch thread
- In the box
- Included parts
- Facecam MK.2; Monitor mount; USB-C to USB-C 3.0 cable
- Computer
- Operating systems
- Windows 11+; macOS 13+; iPadOS 17+
Check these conditions first
Not yet confirmed from Elgato’s documents: power draw. The builder treats it as unknown, never as a yes.
For a webcam, test the crop, lighting and frame rate you want in the app you stream with. A higher resolution leaves room to crop a tighter shot, but it says nothing about low-light quality, and some features only work with the maker’s software.
What is included, and what may be missing
- Facecam MK.2
- Monitor mount
- USB-C to USB-C 3.0 cable
Both cable ends and the data rating matter more than the plug shape: streaming cables and ports explains how to match them.
Place it in the complete setup
Every connection
- Webcam USB outUSB cable → A USB port on your computer
- Microphone USB outUSB cable → A USB port on your computer
- Microphone / interface headphone out3.5 mm or 6.3 mm headphone connection → Headphones (what you hear)
- Computer Ethernet portEthernet cable → router; your upload → Platform (check the stream preview)
- Wall socketThe maker’s power supply, or USB power → Computer and devices that need their own power
The diagram shows a simple USB setup. Find where the Elgato Facecam MK.2 goes, then follow each input back to what feeds it and each output on to where it goes. HDMI and XLR gear needs a capture card or audio interface between it and your computer; it doesn’t plug straight in the way this USB example does.
The setup builder turns this into a connection list for your own computer and gear, and the pre-stream checklist covers the rehearsal once it is wired.
Compare it head to head
Each page sets the two models’ specs side by side and says what else each one needs.