Dedicated webcams often don’t have much in common with interchangeable lens cameras, but a new option from Elgato is the first webcam to support threaded lens filters. The Elgato Facecam 4K supports 49mm threaded filters, a feature that allows the webcam to use the same camera filters that are typically designed with interchangeable lenses in mind.
Support for threaded filters allows the Elgato Facecam 4K to support a number of different added effects. Users could slip on a diffusion filter for light blooms and softer skin, a starburst filter to add interest to that background lighting, or perhaps a polarizing filter so you can block whoever is on the other end from seeing details of what’s outside the window behind you.
