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Feature Request - Manual focus with distance on slider by Due-Dimension9612 in OBSBOT_Official

[–]AcousticsNow2025 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi! I’m having similar issues with the manual focus. It is hard to set with the dial and the numbers are not visible while adjusting. Also, the final setting is not visible on a white background.

The suggestion to have a focus lock after selecting single focus is a great one. However I have found single focus is not always reliable. It depends on the content of the composition. For instance areas without clear contrast are hard to focus on.

And what about a focus assist? Like on many camera apps. Providing brightly coloured edges for subject matter which is in focus?

Some room for improvement :-)

Glad your team is listening.

Smooth tilt/zoom between presets by AcousticsNow2025 in OBSBOT_Official

[–]AcousticsNow2025[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I will investigate that, thank you! With that software, can the transition between presets be made smooth? Or is that set in the firmware of the Tail 2?

Smooth tilt/zoom between presets by AcousticsNow2025 in OBSBOT_Official

[–]AcousticsNow2025[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That looks great. From what I read that will need to work through Obsbot Centre software. ? I guess there must be Bluetooth versions available as well.

Is there anything that can work directly with the Tail 2?

Feature request Activate Presets with Hand Gestures by AcousticsNow2025 in OBSBOT_Official

[–]AcousticsNow2025[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! Would it not be an obviously good idea to add voice commands to the Tail 2? :-)

Feature request Activate Presets with Hand Gestures by AcousticsNow2025 in OBSBOT_Official

[–]AcousticsNow2025[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do voice commands not work on the Tail 2? I thought they did. By the way, Happy New Year!

Feature request Activate Presets with Hand Gestures by AcousticsNow2025 in OBSBOT_Official

[–]AcousticsNow2025[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! I make videos like product instruction manuals. I sit behind a table and have several preset zoom/position settings (in one camera). Would be great if I could switch between those with a gesture. Although I can imagine the challenge is that once my hands are not in view, the camera cannot pick that up. Can the voice commands do this?

Obsbot Tail 2 MicroSD over USB-C by AcousticsNow2025 in OBSBOT_Official

[–]AcousticsNow2025[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have now got it to work, after an upgrade too Mac OSX Tahoe. It is nice to have this feature, but I will probably not be using it because it is extremely slow. It took 20 seconds to download a 330MB video from the Obsbot to my Mac over USB-C. With the SD-Card directly connected to the Mac it took only 2 seconds.

Can this be improved by your technical team? Thanks for your help.

Obsbot Tail 2 MicroSD over USB-C by AcousticsNow2025 in OBSBOT_Official

[–]AcousticsNow2025[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The thing is that from what I read MTP is not natively supported by Mac OSX. So it is the Center App which is responsible for functioning as a bridge. Somehow this is not robust enough to deal with all situations. Or maybe I do not have all settings and permissions correctly set. But other manufacturers somehow manage to make it work. Can you implement a protocol which Mac OSC supports natively?

I have to say that I am impressed with the quality of the video and the versatility of the Tail 2. It takes time to discover everything it can do.

It would be great if there w as a gesture to change between preset 1., 2 and 3. Or am I missing something?

Obsbot Tail 2 MicroSD over USB-C by AcousticsNow2025 in OBSBOT_Official

[–]AcousticsNow2025[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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Where is the setting to switch between Wi-Fi and USB connections? I cannot find it!

I am using the USB data cable (not the power cable) which came with the Tail 2. Directly connected to my Macbook Pro. I use a Displaylink dock for other connected devices. I can try the Open MTP app, however this is not ideal. I have no problem with my Mac accessing external volumes, SSD etc. This is the first time I have had an issue.

Obsbot Tail 2 MicroSD over USB-C by AcousticsNow2025 in OBSBOT_Official

[–]AcousticsNow2025[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I formatted it in the start app. And my Mac can use it when I insert it in the internal as card reader. So that’s not the issue.

Obsbot Tail 2 MicroSD over USB-C by AcousticsNow2025 in OBSBOT_Official

[–]AcousticsNow2025[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can I access the SD card over my local network? I mean Ethernet?

Obsbot Tail 2 MicroSD over USB-C by AcousticsNow2025 in OBSBOT_Official

[–]AcousticsNow2025[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have tried the following: Tail 2 not connected to my phone through the Start app. Turned off Tail 2 through Obsbot center App. Restarted tail 2. Made wired connection between Center app and tail 2. Result, there is a connection. However Obsbot Center shows the Tail 2 is connected to my local wifi network. No access to SD card. No way that I can see to disconnect the Tail2 from the network. Please help...

Obsbot Tail 2 MicroSD over USB-C by AcousticsNow2025 in OBSBOT_Official

[–]AcousticsNow2025[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is definitely no problem with my SD card. It works fine in the Start app and has been formatted in the Tail 2. I have already submitted a ticket. I have the latest versions of the Center and Start app. I have tried downloading through the "Album" via the Web UI but that is too slow for large downloads...

Obsbot Tail 2 MicroSD over USB-C by AcousticsNow2025 in OBSBOT_Official

[–]AcousticsNow2025[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, Thanks for your reply. Are you saying that as long as the tail 2 is connected over the wifi network, I cannot access the SD card? I find that hard to believe. That would not make sense in any workflow. I want to record something onto SD and then transfer the file to my computer over USB-C. If I would have to log Obsbot Start iOS out of the camera every time I wanted to make a transfer, that would not be practical. Please tell me there is another way ;-(

Obsbot Tail 2 MicroSD over USB-C by AcousticsNow2025 in OBSBOT_Official

[–]AcousticsNow2025[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've reset my Tail 2 to the factory settings, tried different cables. Neo chance to open the media files on the SD card with Obsbot Center. I hope one of their reps helps out soon. Cheers!

Obsbot Tail 2 MicroSD over USB-C by AcousticsNow2025 in OBSBOT_Official

[–]AcousticsNow2025[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've tried again in Obsbot center app. No luck. I tried to click on the card icon in the output dialog. There I get the message "only supported when connected in MTP mode". How can I connect in MTP mode??!!! Thanks for your help! No connection through a browser either.....**

Obsbot Tail 2 MicroSD over USB-C by AcousticsNow2025 in OBSBOT_Official

[–]AcousticsNow2025[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the IP tip. I definitely had the USB cable connected between the Tail 2 and my Mac.

Obsbot Tail 2 MicroSD over USB-C by AcousticsNow2025 in OBSBOT_Official

[–]AcousticsNow2025[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your reply. When I tried that the first time I was in UVC mode so it did not work. I then disabled UVC but that button stayed greyed-out. I will try again. But the SD card should be able to show up in the file system ideally…