Obsbot has been making some of my favorite webcams ever over the past couple of years, and while I love the advanced tracking they provide, not every webcam needs a gimbal to follow you around. The Obsbot Meet 2 is a much simpler webcam, and one that you can easily take with you anywhere, or use with a laptop.

Without the gimbal from the company's Tiny series, the Obsbot Meet 2 is very compact, but it still has 4K sensor, and the image quality is excellent. It looks great, too, especially since it comes in three color options.

About this review: Obsbot sent us the Meet 2 for the purposes of this review. The company had no input in its contents.

Obsbot Meet 2 pricing and availability

The Obsbot Meet 2 is available starting today, September 4th, 2024, directly from Obsbot. It should also become available through Amazon in the near future.

Pricing for the Obsbot Meet 2 comes in at $129, which is cheaper than most prominent competitors such as the Logitech Brio or the Dell UltraSharp 4K, which cost $199 outside of discounts.

What I like

The image quality is great

If you're buying a webcam, image and video quality is obviously a major consideration, and thankfully, the Obsbot Meet 2 totally delivers on this front. It has a 1/2-inch CMOS sensor with f/1.8 aperture and 4K resolution (though it's set to 1080p out of the box), and that all adds up to fantastic quality for meetings and calls. Most video calling services still restrict video to 720p or 1080p, but having such a good sensor still really helps your image quality in these meetings.

I compared the Obsbot Meet 2 to the current top dog of webcams, which is Obsbot's Tiny 2, and there weren't a ton of differences. During daylight, image quality is nearly identical between the two, with great details and no noticeable noise. The Tiny 2 seems to have a narrower depth of field, so objects in the background are blurrier, but whether that's a good or bad thing mostly depends on your preference. The samples below are taken with daylight, indoor lighting, or no light (aside form the computer monitor), with samples from the Meet 2 being first in each case.

It's only when you get to low-light situations that the differences become a bit more obvious. The Obsbot Tiny 2 has a bit more trouble handling extreme low light, so while my face remained clearly visible with only the light from my monitor, the background of the picture was much darker and almost invisible, while the Tiny 2 still managed to capture some details. This is a pretty extreme scenario, though, since there were no lights on aside from the monitor where the webcams were standing. You should never be in a call in such a condition.

I'll also point out that the auto framing works very well, and better than other webcams I've tried without a gimbal. Of course, without the ability to physically rotate, the camera can't follow me if I stand up or move around a lot, but it still does a good job keeping me in focus if I don't move too far. It responds to my movements very quickly, while many other similar implementations often take a couple of seconds to zoom in on my face after I move.

The auto framing works very well

As for audio, recording a video with this webcam worked pretty well for me, and the dual microphones were more than good enough. Using the Obsbot Center app, you can change the level of noise reduction you want, and the camera also offers automatic gain control.

It looks good, and it's very portable

The camera doesn't just produce good-looking images, though, it also looks good itself. Obsbot reduced the weight on the Meet 2 very significantly compared to the previous model, the Meet 4K. At 40.5 grams, it shaves off almost half the weight from the 72 grams of the previous model. It's also lighter than most competitors, with the Logitech Brio 4K weighing 63 grams. This is a camera you can actually use with a laptop, which is something often overlooked with external webcams.

Of course, it's not just a matter of size. The sleek, flat design is also helped by the fact that the camera comes in a few different colors. You can choose between Cloud White, Space Grey, and Aurora Green, all of which look really nice. I mostly used the white model since it goes well with my keyboard and monitor, but I think having the Aurora Green option makes it a lot more fun, which isn't something most webcams really think about.

It's also worth mentioning that the camera works in both portrait and landscape orientations. There are magnets on three sides of the camera so you can use it in whatever position you prefer, and the Windows Settings app lets you change the orientation you want to use in other apps. Some apps may also have this capability built-in.

What I don't like

No Windows Hello support

It's hard to point out any biog flaws with this webcam, but as usual, I do wish more cameras had Windows Hello facial recognition built in, and that's something Obsbot continues to avoid. This is just a webcam, so if you want an easier way to unlock your PC, you'll have to look elsewhere.

Considering the price, though, this makes sense. Cameras like the Logitech Brio 4K and Dell UltraSharp 4K have this feature built in, but they cost $70 more outside of discounts, despite being multiple years old (especially the Brio). They're also bigger and heavier.

I still love a gimbal

This isn't really a fault of the webcam, but after using Obsbot's gimbal-equipped webcams over the past couple of years, it's really hard to go back to anything else. While the software auto framing works better than most alternatives I've tried, having a camera that physically rotates and tilts to catch you at every angle is just awesome, and you're not getting that here.

If you want something like that, Obsbot's Tiny 2 Lite may be for you. It's still a 4K webcam and it's still relatively affordable, but it includes that gimbal. You have to pay $50 more, though, and as much as I love a gimbal, not everyone wants or needs it. Those $50 can go towards a lot of other things, and you're not sacrificing a huge feature.

Should you buy the Obsbot Meet 2?

Honestly, if you're looking for a way to improve your online calls and meetings, yes, you should. The Obsbot Meet 2 has fantastic video quality for almost everyone, it comes in a compact design, it supports both portrait and landscape orientations, and it even has both a magnetic monitor mount and support for standard screw mounts. It's still a very versatile webcam, and for $129, it's a pretty good price compared to similar webcams.

The only reason not to buy it is if you want either Windows Hello support or a gimbal for even more impressive tracking capabilities. Otherwise, this is a fantastic webcam.

You should buy the Obsbot Meet 2 if:

• You want a webcam with great quality
• You want something that's easy to carry and can be mounted on a laptop
• You're tired of plain black or white webcams

You shouldn't buy the Obsbot Meet 2 if:

• You want a camera with Windows Hello support.
• You want full trackiong capabiltiies with a gimbal