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Just taken delivery along with Signa 16mm F1.4. Picture quality, video, etc all as expected and hoped for. 

But... am i missing something about ease of use?

I ONLY use it for teams calls and recording talking head videos/interviews. I may switch between USB streaming and regular video recording several times each day. 

The camera is mounted behind a teleprompter, itself behind my main screen. It functions perfectly in either mode, exactly what I wanted, BUT switching between modes is a faff. 

It seems that the only way to switch to USB streaming is to first select it in a menu (I've assigned to custom key so that's easy enough now) but it won't switch to streaming mode unless the cable is unplugged. So I have to select the USB then physically plug the cable in.  I don't understand why it has to be this way. How long is the USB port going to last with me unplugging and plugging the cable in multiple times each day? 

It seems like such a bizarre ritual that I can't help but feel I am missing something. I can't even reach the camera from the fornt of the desk so I have to squeeze round the back each time, unplug the cable, shoot my talking head then at the next teams call repeat the process, to use for usb streaming.  It just doesn't seem to make sense for a camera that seems to be pitched very much at the streaming use case. 

First world problems, tiny violin, I know.  Ideally, I'd switch this on every morning, do the days work using a bluetooth remote (not even tried that yet) to trigger recording or usb mode and not have to physically touch the camera other than to remove the sd card occasionally. 

is this wishful thinking that just isn't going to happen with the current gear?

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