Obs Studio Record High Quality

This is a fabulous video camera with exceptional image quality. I own 2 units and a Lumix G85 for my interview studio and the images are as good as any broadcast camera 3 times the price. The camera has ND filters, a servo port for hooking up an ext zoom controller, 10bit 4:2:2 HDMI output and optional vlog for super high quality production when paired with an Atomos Ninja, clean video output and unlimited video record time. Also the camera will record 4K in camera while outputting 1080 for live stream applications so a high quality 4k output is possible. Highly recommended for most video applications. Not a run & gun camera, not weather sealed and photos are just adequate, this camera is more suited for video use. Lots of after market add on's available like ext power supply. Also the position of the tripod mount is in the centre of the body allowing for the battery door to be open for ext power usage. A small but important consideration for studio use. The audio record quality is actually very good. I was recording on an external recorder but have found the in camera audio record quality for studio talking head is excellent . I have used these cameras in very demanding, long day, long week, shoot situations and they have exceeded my expectations and are rock solid. Would I use this for run & gun news or photos, no, but for studio HDMI output or high end doc use with an ext recorder, absolutely as it is possible to accomplish the shallow depth by moving the camera back and using the zoom, all in a bridge camera for around $1000US. Great image, expectational versatility in a very robust package for studio video, corporate, live stream, doc production.

I bought this to do live streaming and also to be able to record video via OBS. It worked perfectly right out of the box. Of course I am careful to use only quality cables with it. I've streamed/filmed for hours and have not noticed excess heat but I do have it placed where a fan is moving air nearby.

This was super easy and worked right away. Using it to record a professional camera via OBS running on an iMac. Best part is that it captures audio so I can use XLR mics.

Super easy to record a sketch. I use them for literally everything right now even though I have very high end mics and studio headphones. Kind of in-between designed for musicians. One cable and BOOM!, your idea is recorded. Couldn't be easier. Priced very nicely as well. Workflow and ease of use is stellar. As someone else pointed out, they aren't exactly robust but are serving my needs perfectly so far. Take what I say with a grain of salt since I'm still in the honeymoon phase but atm I LOVE them.

Easy to use and works great. Using this to stream from my GH4 to OBS Studio. Great, simple streaming solution.

Just works. Plugged it into USB3, and the HDMI attached camera simply works everywhere I want to use it, like OBS Studio, Zoom, etc...

First i was a little skeptical of the magewell hdmi adapter, but after a few months of use, it has performed quite well. It does get hot, so i unplug when not in use. The magewell worked well with the native streaming from Youtube and Facebook through the browsers and it also works well OBS studio. The Roland V-1HD is quite simple to use and our operators were able to get to speed with it pretty quickly. My only gripe with the switcher is that it is pretty intolerant of inputs that do not conform to the format it is expecting to receive. Once i found that out, i was able to correct that by ensuring all of my cameras were set to 1080 30P. That ended up forcing an upgrade on an older camera that wasnt able to output 1080 30P. The V-1HD was able to work with that cameras 540P or 1080I outputs, but it required a level of effort that our newer cameras didnt need. In end, we just upgraded the older camera. The V-1HD also has an audio mixer built, but i found the inputs seemed to auto adjust the signal levels despite having a manual adjustment on the side of the switcher. it could have been something within my set up as i had too use a xlr camera adapter to convert the 2 channel xlr input to 3.5MM stereo in order to connect to the Roland. While the audio was acceptable, i resolved this purchasing a Dante AVIO usb adapter and just routing sound independent of the switcher to OBS studio. i still use the native audio from the switcher as a back up feed in OBS.

Works well with my OBS Studio. If you are using Vmix, don't forget to set the video format of the input to MJPG

USE: We run a couple of these cameras in our small (100 ppl) church. The cameras are running via USB (~50ft cable runs) with a USB splitter, and our congregation has been very pleased with the quality of the image for live-streaming. We pre-program scenes for each camera in OBS studio and use our presentation software to trigger MIDI signals which translate to key presses in OBS studio to control which scene/camera is shown, making it extremely operator-friendly. We installed the first of these cameras in 2020 for live-streaming services during the COVID shutdowns and it has worked great for more than a year. Because the automatic settings on the camera are perfect for the sanctuary environment and the pre-programming of our system is already set up, it takes less than 30 minutes to add in an additional camera to expand the system. As the title of this review says, the cameras work so well that we bought another. And we may continue to add more in the future as our church keeps growing.

Plugged it in and it works for OBS Studio streaming, no drivers needed. More importantly, it is working to give a quality 1080p image from a Nikon DSLR through a 50 foot HDMI cable. (A different HDMI capture device would not give a signal for this same combination.) 50 feet is pushing the limits for HDMI, so I'm happy not to need an HDMI extender.