Obsbot’s new webcams shoot at a super-smooth 100fps

Obsbot has launched two new webcams today, with a feature you won’t often see: 100fps recording, for ultra-smooth video.

Obsbot launched the Tiny SE and the Meet SE, both 1080p webcams for less than $100. In fact, the Meet SE is $69 on Amazon, and the Tiny SE sells for $99 on Amazon.

Basically, Obsbot is offering you a choice: The Meet SE perches upon your display or laptop like a traditional webcam, while the Tiny SE uses a pair of gimbals to track you around the room. Compared to the price of the $299 Tiny PTZ 4K — which I loved, and is our pick for the best premium 4K webcam in our list of the best Windows webcams — the $99 Tiny SE is an excellent deal.

There are some trade-offs, of course. Both the Tiny SE and the Meet SE record in nothing higher than 1080p resolution. There’s a bonus, though: Both webcams not only record in 1080p, but also in 1080p at 100 frames per second. (At 720p, they can record at 120fps.) That’s a faster sampling rate than TVs display, so recordings made at that speed will look smoother and less choppy. But there’s also a problem: Most video services don’t allow you to transmit video faster than 60Hz/ 60fps, and often nothing above 30Hz.

Set that aside, though, and both cameras offer some interesting features. The Tiny SE uses staggered HDR, which combines long and short exposures for improved image capture, along with dual native ISOs. That should improve the performance in non-optimal lighting conditions. The Tiny SE also tracks more than your face; it can follow individual body parts, such as hands, as well as zone tracking.

Since the Meet SE can’t physically track you, it uses AI auto framing, sensing whether it needs to shoot in single-user, group, and even portrait mode. It too uses staggered HDR, and features a 1/2.8-inch stacked CMOS sensor, which the Tiny SE does as well.

Both webcams are available at Amazon via the links above, but also on the Obsbot website.