What else you need to use it
Worked out from YoloLiv’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
- Compose App for Windows or macOS for camera settings; live colour grading is Windows only. The maker lists this software for the device to work as described.
Check first
- A USB cable that fits your computer. The box contents are not confirmed for this model, so check which cable comes with it.
- A monitor mount or tripod. The box contents list no mount.
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
- YoloLiv YoloCam S3
- Still sold
- Yes, a current model
- Type
- Webcams
- Connection
- Connector shape
- USB-C cable, or USB-C to USB-A adapterA plug’s shape doesn’t tell you its speed →
- Capture output
- 4K · 30 fps (MJPEG/H.264/NV12); 1080p · 60 fps; 720p · 60 fps (all formats)Capture and passthrough explained →
- Power input
- 5 V, 1 A
- Sensor
- 1/1.28-inch CMOS, 50 MP effective
- Lens
- f/1.85, 24 mm equivalent
- Focus
- Autofocus (PDAF)
- Field of view
- 82 degrees
- Digital zoom
- 4x
- Video formats
- MJPEG; H.264; NV12; YUY2 (1080p and 720p only)
- Built-in microphone
- None listed (YoloLiv's audio line is blank)
- Software
- Software you need
- Compose App for Windows or macOS for camera settings; live colour grading is Windows only
- Size and mounting
- Mounts
- Magnetic mount for a laptop or monitor (in the box); 1/4-inch tripod thread (tripod sold separately)
- Dimensions
- 47.5 x 60.5 x 32.5 mm without mount; 47.5 x 74.4 x 48.5 mm with mount
- In the box
- Not in the box
- Tripod; A microphone: YoloLiv lists none on the camera
Check these conditions first
Not yet confirmed from YoloLiv’s documents: operating systems, data connection, included parts. The builder treats them 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
The maker doesn’t publish a full list of what comes in the box. Check the box contents for your region before you count on a cable, stand, power supply or adapter being included.
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 YoloLiv YoloCam S3 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.