Nintendo Switch 2: Which webcams work?
The Nintendo Switch 2 is more expensive in practically every way: pricier console, pricier games, an entire Chat button you’ll eventually have to pay to use. So it was nice when Nintendo revealed you won’t need its own $55 camera to video chat with pals.
“You can use the Nintendo Switch 2 camera accessory (sold separately) or any compatible USB-C® camera you’d like,” the company wrote. But you might be mighty disappointed if you simply buy a PC webcam off the shelf.
Many USB-C webcams we’ve tried don’t work at all, including the ones you’ll typically find on “best webcam” lists around the internet, like the Logitech Brio 4K, the Insta360 Link, and the Elgato Facecam MK.2. Meanwhile, ancient USB-A cameras like my Logitech C920 fire up instantly with no trouble at all.
So: which webcams work? Neither Nintendo nor any major webcam manufacturer had even a partial list for us of compatible webcams. We asked Logitech, Razer, Microsoft, Anker, Elgato, Dell, Insta360, Obsbot, and Opal — but as of June 18th, none could say which of their webcams work, or why some don’t.
But we don’t necessarily need those companies to answer the former: we gamers and journalists can create a list of working webcams ourselves! Here is Reddit’s latest crowdsourced list, and we’ve additionally tested a variety of cams that are — and aren’t — working here at The Verge.
In order to separate “take it with a grain of salt” from “confirmed working,” we’ll start with our own first-hand confirmation. Below that, you’ll find the full Reddit list as of June 18th, 2025.
We confirmed it works with Switch 2
We confirmed it doesn’t work
- Logitech Brio 4K
- Elgato Facecam MK.2
- Insta360 Link
- Opal Tadpole
- Anker PowerConf C200
- Obsbot Meet SE
- DJI Osmo Pocket 3
- Android phone in webcam mode
Reportedly works with Switch 2 (Reddit)
- aoni A20 – 1080p – $19
- AUKEY PC-LM1E – 1080p – $29
- AVerMedia Live Streamer 313 (PW313) – 1080p – $69
- Creative Live! Cam Sync V2 1080p – $37
- Creative Live! Cam Sync V3 2K – $47
- DAILINK 1080p – $10
- EMEET C950 – 4K – $33
- EMEET Piko 4K – $59
- EMEET S600 – 4K – $55
- HORI Piranha Plant Camera for Nintendo Switch 2 – 480p – $59
- HORI USB Camera for Nintendo Switch 2 – 480p – $59
- HP HD 4310 – 1080p
- Jelly Comb 1080p
- JOYACCESS JP-WEBGRAY – 1080p – $13
- Lenovo 500 FHD WHWC500 – 1080p – $39
- Lenovo Select FHD (300 FHD) – 1080p – $38
- Logitech Brio 100 – 1080p – $29
- Logitech Brio 105 – 1080p – $45
- Logitech Brio 300 – 1080p – $39
- Logitech Brio 501 – 1080p – $129
- Logitech C250 – 480p
- Logitech C270 – 720p – $20
- Logitech C310 – 720p – $49
- Logitech C500 – 720p – $49
- Logitech C505e – 720p – $64
- Logitech C615 – 1080p – $85
- Logitech C910 – 1080p – $99
- Logitech C920/C920e – 1080p – $56
- Logitech C922 Pro – 1080p – $79
- Logitech C925e – 1080p – $77
- Logitech MX Brio – 4K – $199
- Logitech StreamCam – 1080p – $139
- Microsoft LifeCam Cinema – 720p – $94
- Microsoft LifeCam HD-3000 – 720p
- Microsoft LifeCam Studio – 1080p – $98
- Microsoft LifeCam VX-2000 – 480p – $19
- NexiGo N940P 2K – $49
- Nintendo Official Switch 2 Camera – 1080p – $54
- onn. Webcam with Ring Light – 1440p – $30
- Phone cameras with extra cables and TrueVisage app
- Plantronics Poly Studio P5 – 1080p – $19
- Razer Kiyo – 1080p – $47
- Razer Kiyo Pro – 1080p – $129
- Samsung Slim Fit VG-STCBU2K – 1080p – $89
- Tewiky TW-05 – 1080p – $20
- Toucan W3001 – 1080p – $19
- Trust GXT 1160 Vero – 1080p
- Trust Trino HD – 720p – $12
- Ubisoft Hercules WC04 – 480p
- UVC compatible capture cards
- VIZOLINK W4LS – 2K – $28
- WAYVOSE WVS0015 Endoscope
Reportedly doesn’t work (Reddit)
- Android phones in webcam mode
- Angetube 920H – 1080p
- Anker AnkerWork C310 – 1080p
- Anker PowerConf C200 2K
- AVerMedia PW513 Live Streamer – 4K
- Creative Labs VF0040 – 288p
- Chilletjes Autoflow – 1080p
- Dell UltraSharp WB7022 – 4K
- DJI Action 2 – 4K
- DJI Osmo Pocket 1 – 4K
- DJI Osmo Pocket 3 – 4K
- Elgato Cam Link 4K
- Elgato Facecam MK.2 – 1080p
- Elgato Facecam Neo -1080p
- Elgato Facecam Pro – 4K
- Fujifilm X-H2S – 4K/1080P
- Hikvision DS-U02 1080P
- IFROO FHD 1080P
- Insta360 Go 3 – 2.7K
- Insta360 Link – 4K
- Insta360 Link 2 – 4K
- Insta360 Link 2C – 4K
- Insta360 X3 – 5.7K
- Insta360 X4 – 8K
- Jabra PanaCast 4K
- Jabra PanaCast 20 – 4K
- Logitech Brio 4K (one report of old firmware v1.0.379 working)
- Lumina 4K
- Microsoft Xbox 360 Kinect Sensor – 480p
- Microsoft Xbox Live Vision – 480p
- Microsoft Xbox One Kinect Sensor Bar – 1080p
- NexiGo N60 – 1080p
- Nikon Z 6II – 4K
- Nuroum V11 – 2K
- OBSBOT Meet 4K
- OBSBOT Meet SE – 1080p
- Opal C1 – 4K
- Opal Tadpole – 4K
- Razer Kiyo Pro Ultra – 4K/1080p
- Sony a7 III – 576p
- Sony a7 IV – 1080p
- Sony a7C II – 4K
- Sony BRAVIA CAM (CMU-BC1) – 1080p
- Sony EyeToy – 480p
- Sony FX30 – 576p
- Sony PlayStation Camera for PS4 – 1080p
- Sony PlayStation 5 HD – 1080p
- Sony PlayStation Eye – 480p
- Sony ZV-1F – 720p
- Sony ZV-E1 – 4K
- Sony ZV-E10 – 720p
- UGREEN 2K
- wo-we HU-IRC02 – 1080p
- Wyze Cam V2 – 1080p
Shoutouts to u/shutyourbutt69 (yes, I know) for compiling the Reddit master list, and to u/Darkwulf3 who created the earlier Reddit thread.
In our testing, it doesn’t seem to matter if you use the Switch USB-C ports or the USB-A ports on the dock, whether you’re going through a C-to-A adapter, or whether you daisy-chain with a USB hub: the webcams that work, work, and the ones that don’t, don’t.
Overall, it’s starting to look like Nintendo didn’t mean “compatible with USB-C,” but rather “compatible with Switch 2.” So why did it suggest you can use any camera you’d like? Nintendo didn’t answer the question.
To Nintendo’s credit, it is incredibly easy to test which cameras do work with the console. Just go to Systems Settings > Controllers & Accessories > Test USB Camera and working ones will automatically display an image on the screen as soon as you plug them in.
And to Elgato’s credit, it tells The Verge it may try to update its cameras: “For cameras that do not work, we will explore firmware updates to enable compatibility with Switch 2,” reads a statement via spokesperson Justin Ocbina. Obsbot says it will also see if it can update its cameras, but it doesn’t yet know what the difficulty is.
If you know why some webcams don’t work with the Switch 2, let us know! I’m at sean@theverge.com.
Update, June 18th: Added Reddit’s updated master list of cameras, and the lack of response from any webcam company.
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