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Having spent the best part of 40 years looking through a viewfinder of a stills or video camera, sitting in front of a computer editing photos or videos, producing websites and managing content and social media accounts for organisations or individuals, it’s a very strange feeling to now say “I’m retired".

Despite no longer taking on commercial paid work, it’s virtually impossible to suddenly stop what you’ve been doing for the best part of your working life so, for the past few years I’ve been taking on work on a ‘pro-bono’ basis for church, charity or voluntary organisations. I hope that my experience, skills and equipment can now be put to good use by those who perhaps, don’t have the budget or funding to produce what they want or need for their media requirements.

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K.I.S.S ...or keep it simple stupid!

written by: Dave Farrants
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As you’ve seen in previous posts, I’m a fan of latestdeals.co.uk. I browse it daily and have bought some incredible deals from it. When I spotted a DJI OSMO Action 4 for £159, originally priced at £279 when first released, I was interested.

I watched a few YouTube videos titled “Is the OSMO Action 4 Still Worth Buying in 2025?” The consensus was yes; it remained a well-featured Action Cam in 2025, now available at very attractive prices. Although tempted, I didn’t buy it immediately. On Saturday morning, I checked again and saw it was still on offer on Amazon, with a note saying “Order within 2 hours for delivery TODAY.” Skeptically, I thought, “Yeah right, no way.”

I decided to order and received a confirmation from Amazon stating delivery by 10 p.m. It actually arrived at 7:30 p.m.—just 9 hours and 55 minutes after ordering!

I verified that it worked but didn’t look at it again until Monday. For events at my local church, where I run the tech and livestream the service on Sundays, I sometimes use a GoPro mounted on top of the main camera to provide a second camera angle in OBS. I thought the OSMO 4 would be ideal for this. Checking the forums, I found that this setup was possible, although one poster mentioned they had failed to get it working.

Being a tech guy, I knew what I was doing, right? I used a USB-C to HDMI connector from the OSMO Action 4 to a long HDMI cable, then into an HDMI to USB3 connector, and finally into a USB3 port on a micro PC. It should have shown up in OBS—just as it does for the main camera. Wrong, it didn’t work!

I tried swapping connectors and cables, but still nothing. So, it was back to the forums. There were no immediate answers, but I found a reply from a DJI tech advisor suggesting using a USB-C to USB-A connector into the PC. I tried it, and the camera screen displayed “Use Webcam.” Immediately, it appeared as a device in OBS. Selecting it, I had a perfect video image ready to broadcast.

As I said.....keep it simple stupid!

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