Sony ZV-E10 II (USB Streaming) — BLACK SCREEN in OBS despite device detected

AttiM

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Camera: Sony ZV-E10 II, USB-C direct to laptop (no capture card), USB Streaming mode, 1080p 30p
Laptop: Lenovo Legion 5 16IRX9, RTX 4060, latest OBS Studio

Issue: Sony shows up correctly as a Video Capture Device, but the preview stays black. Also, if I switch away from it in the Device dropdown, it disappears from the list until I restart OBS. My old webcam never had this problem.

Tried: MJPEG/NV12 formats, Device Default and manual resolution/FPS, disabled Nvidia filters, matched canvas resolution, fresh cable, confirmed Windows Camera app can show the feed fine.

Odd finding: OBS only picks up the feed if I open Windows Camera app first and leave it running in the background.

Anyone else hit this with USB Streaming mode specifically? Any fix besides restarting OBS each time?
 
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