Cougar Cyclops AIO Camera Review
The Cougar Cyclops AIO Camera is a first for Cougar. The team has been hard at work over the past year branching out into the world of streaming. Recently we saw the development of Cougar's new Envision Capture card which I had the chance to put through its paces. I was quite impressed at Cougar’s innovation and design of their first capture card.
My hopes were set high when I heard about their first AIO (all-in-one) camera, a 360° camera designed specifically for coop or large group streams. It’s a unique gamer take on the corporate 360° conference camera that offers an all-in-one package for streamers. After a couple of weeks of testing, it's time to see if the Cyclops really is a one-stop-shop for streamers. Grab that coffee, kick back, and check out our review of the Cyclops AIO camera from Cougar Gaming.
The Cyclops is a compact, smart-looking camera. It’s a simple, cylinder design that houses everything you need to get up and running for a stream in no time. The majority of the body houses a 360° speaker for coms or even game audio. Controls for this along with the RGB lighting nestled just above the speaker housing are located at the bottom of the unit. The controls have a nice tactile and clicky response when pressed. On the top of the camera is housed a video switcher and mute button giving you full control over every aspect of the camera.
The aforementioned video switcher allows for quick and easy video selection between the six different camera modes. This is by far one of the smartest design features on the Cyclops. The ease of use for video switching makes it easy to set up and configure (more on this in a moment). As with many of the new products coming out of Cougar, the Cyclops is designed for ease
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