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I’d been using my Kiyo without issue for a long time. One time I was in a video call and it made a weird grinding noise and then went totally out of focus. I tried unplugging it and plugging it back in, and it reported available to my computer again, but once I selected it the ring light came on at a kind of pulse-y half brightness and then it  disappears from the cameras list. I tried letting it sit unplugged for a week and the problem still persists. Tried multiple computers, ports, etc.

 

Normally my Razer accessories last forever. Is there anything I can do to get this functioning again?

Same here, bought the Kiyo 2 years ago and just now started buzzing and making noise, light flickers and camera disengages immediately. I cannot turn down/off the light as the camera immediately freezes and becomes unresponsive. The light will stay on until unplugged. It’s out of warranty and Razer won’t do anything about it. So dissapointing,. I have a good few Razer products but this might be it, not buying any others.

This is my second Kiyo to have this issue with. Luckily my first died in-time for Amazon to replace. But this time is too late!
Love my Razer mice, but after this I won’t come back.

just going to add another comment to this thread to say that my razer kiyo ring light also had issues all of a sudden recently where the light started to flicker and buzz now i can’t get it to connect to synapse long enough to do any diagnostics or anything….. i bought it June 2023 so a while ago but still it seems like there is no support after the warranty ends but this feels a little stingy on their part…. this is clearly a recurring and common problem for many and i would have been happier purchasing something else if it meant i could have it for a few years.

Has anyone had this happen on the most recent firmware? I picked one up and  a few months back and am trying to prevent it from bricking itself.

Joining the club with the one bought in 2021 and died  11.12.2024 in the middle of interview:(

Razer Kiyo ring light started flickering and made buzzing sounds in the middle of my class, now it's not working. Seems like a lot of people are also facing this issue, does anyone have a fix for this :(

OMG! I thought I was the only one HAHA! It seems that this is a widespread issue with the Razer Kiyo and hopefully Razer will do something about this. I read some solutions for this that it is a hardware problem and you need to short the F1 circuit [correct me if I’m wrong]. I saw this picture somewhere else and this is what resolved the issue for them.

Razer Kiyo F1 Short

Guess what! :D
Same thing! I’m on my second Kiyo with this issue.

It was a great webcam until it wasn’t! 

this sucks

I have the same issue. Unfortunate as although I’ve had it for 2 years, I’ve used it less than 30 hours total… Maybe a firmware update cause the issue?

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