Okay, so AVerMedia, bless their little hearts, thinks DSLRs are making a “comeback.” 😂 Did they just wake up from a ten-year nap? Newsflash: everyone’s streaming from their phone now, Karen. But hey, at least they’re letting people fondle their new CamStream 4K at Computex 2025. Because who wouldn’t want to lug a giant camera around just to stream in *slightly* better quality? 🙄
Apparently, after “careful research” (probably conducted by a toddler with a crayon), AVerMedia discovered this “untapped market” of DSLR streamers. Right, because everyone’s been clamoring for a way to make their Twitch streams even MORE inconvenient. Enter the CamStream 4K, a magical dongle that turns your overpriced camera into a “high-performance webcam.” I bet it also makes coffee and does your taxes, right? ☕ Because that’s totally what streamers need.
Launching in June 2025 (mark your calendars, folks!), this game-changing device will let you connect your “pro camera” (read: dust-collecting behemoth) to your laptop, PC, or, get this, your ANDROID SMARTPHONE! 🤯 Because nothing screams “professional streamer” like duct-taping a DSLR to your phone and hoping for the best. They’re promising “ultra-low latency,” which I’m sure will be immediately negated by the sheer weight of your camera pulling your phone off the table. Good luck with that IRL stream, champ. 🤳
And get this: it only weighs 26 grams! 🎉 So tiny! So portable! It’ll fit right next to your other essential streaming gear: the camera itself (5kg), the tripod (3kg), the external battery pack (2kg), the lighting rig (4kg), and the emotional baggage from dealing with Twitch chat (infinite kg). It even has a 1/4″ female threading and a 1/4” cold/hot shoe mount. Because obviously, you need even MORE ways to attach things to this already over-encumbered setup. Attach a coffee mug! Attach a small child! The possibilities are endless! 👶
But wait, there’s more! You’ll need a NASA supercomputer to run this thing. Here are the “minimum” system requirements, because who needs to stream on a budget, am I right? 💰
- Windows® 10 x64 or later (because who even uses Windows 95 anymore?)
- Desktop: Intel® Core i5-6XXX/ AMD Ryzen 3 XXX or above + NVIDIA® GTX 1060 / AMD RX 5700 or above (basically, if you bought your computer before 2018, you’re screwed)
- Laptop: Intel® Core i7-7700HQ + NVIDIA® GTX 1050Ti or above (again, time to upgrade, peasant!)
- 8 GB RAM recommended (Dual-channel) (because running Chrome takes, like, 6 GB on its own)
- macOS 14 / 15 or later (because Apple users are made of money)
- Apple M1 or 3.6 GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 (translation: you need to sell your kidneys)
- Apple M1 or Radeon Pro 555 with 2 GB of VRAM (good luck finding one of those in stock)
- 16 GB of 2400 MHz DDR4 memory (because who needs food when you have RAM?)
- For 4K60 MJPEG capture, requires M1 Ultra / M2 Ultra or above (okay, now they’re just mocking us)
- HDR capture and RGB24 format are not available for macOS (because Apple hates fun)
- iPadOS 17 or later (because why not stream from your tablet while you’re at it?)
And the supported software? Oh, it’s a veritable who’s who of streaming apps that you probably already use. 🙄 But hey, at least AVerMedia has their own “Streaming Center” (Windows only, because everyone else can go to hell). I’m sure it’s just *bursting* with features that you can’t find anywhere else. Like… uh… the ability to stream? Groundbreaking. 🚀
- AVerMedia Streaming Center (Windows only)
- OBS Studio (you know, the thing everyone already uses)
- CameraFi Live (Android & iPadOS)
- USB Camera (Android & iPadOS)
- CapView (Android & iPadOS)
- Camo Studio (iPadOS)
So, if you’re feeling particularly masochistic and have a burning desire to make your streaming setup as cumbersome and expensive as possible, head on down to Computex 2025 and give the CamStream 4K a whirl! 🎪 I’m sure you’ll be the envy of all your… well, nobody, because everyone else will be streaming from their phones, living their lives. But hey, at least you’ll have 4K! 🎉 Because that’s what REALLY matters. 🤡
And don’t forget to stay tuned to CGMagazine for more Computex 2025 coverage! Because we’ll be there, documenting all the other pointless gadgets that you don’t need but will probably buy anyway. 💸
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