Gaming: Breaking Obsbot Tiny 3 Lite Review

Taking a big ol’ chunk off the Tiny 3’s price tag with just minor downgrades to performance, the Tiny 3 Lite starts to feel more like a viable part of your setup than just a neat tech demo.

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The Tiny 3 straddles the boundary between the worlds of corporate video conferencing and streaming/content creation. Yet I’m not convinced it fully serves either.How useful are swish AI webcam tricks beyond just distracting your manager at your next meeting? Meanwhile, if you’re dropping $300+ for a webcam with the intent of using it for content creation, it starts to make sense to instead consider a mid to entry-level action cam, or even save up for a DSLR. Or—and hear me out—you could opt for the Tiny 3 Lite instead.

Don’t get me wrong: a $199 webcam still isn’t a low cost pick, but it feels like the Tiny 3 Lite delivers the most essential elements of the original Tiny 3 at a fraction of the cost.

Side by side, the Tiny 3 Lite looks very similar to its pricier sibling, though you’ll notice it’s just a tad chunkier and doesn’t have a removable mount. Though, once mounted, the original Tiny 3 is actually ever so slightly taller and heavier than the Lite. It’s not a difference in size worth making a fuss about, but it is a difference nonetheless.

You also don’t get a carry case with the Lite like you do with the original. But at around 2.28-inches tall and 2.57 oz/73 grams, you shouldn’t have too much difficulty packing the Tiny 3 Lite if you plan to travel with it. It’s just that foregoing the premium Tiny 3 means you have to source your own case.

Resolution: 4K at 30 fps, 1080p at 120 fps Diagonal field of view: 79.1° (4:3), 72° (16:9) Sensor: 1/2-inch CMOS sensorConnection: USB Type-C Microphone: Integrated omnidirectional mic arrayDimensions: 41 mm x 41 mm x 58 mmWeight: 73 g Price: $199/£199

The Tiny 3 Lite is capable of filming or streaming 4K (30 fps) and 1080p (120 fps), and its 1/2-inch CMOS sensor doesn’t seem massively dissimilar to the 1/1.28-inch sensor of the Tiny 3, but there is a discernible difference in how each webcam processes light.

The picture on the Tiny 3 Lite still looks great, and is a definite upgrade from the previous generation of Tiny webcams, but it appears softer than that of the Tiny 3, and fine details are liable to be ever so slight

Source: PC Gamer