The Best 360° Video Conferencing Camera For Meeting Room
What Is 360° Conference Camera For Meeting Room?
A 360° conference camera is a specialized camera designed to capture a complete view of the entire meeting space, providing a panoramic perspective of the room. Unlike traditional cameras that have a limited field of view, a 360° conference camera can capture a full 360-degree view horizontally, and sometimes vertically, without the need for manual adjustments.
These cameras typically feature advanced lens technology, often referred to as fisheye lenses, that allows them to capture a wide-angle view, covering the entire meeting area. Some 360° conference cameras also come with pan, tilt, and zoom functionalities, enabling remote participants to focus on specific areas or participants during the meeting.
The main purpose of a 360° conference camera is to facilitate remote collaboration in meetings and video conferences. With its all-encompassing view, it provides a more immersive experience for remote attendees, making them feel as if they are physically present in the meeting room. This enhanced visual perspective improves communication and engagement during virtual meetings, fostering better collaboration among team members, regardless of their physical locations.
Consider The Following Metrics When Choosing A 360-Degree Video Conferencing Camera
Video Quality
Ensure the camera provides high-definition video quality so that participants can clearly see every detail and facial expression in the meeting room.
Field of View
Focus on the camera's coverage area, ensuring it offers a 360-degree panoramic view, allowing remote participants to observe the entire meeting room's environment and the positions of attendees.
Auto-tracking Feature
Look for a camera with an auto-tracking feature that intelligently identifies and automatically focuses on the person speaking, ensuring the view remains on key participants throughout the meeting.
Audio Quality
In addition to video, high-quality audio is crucial for a successful meeting. Choose a camera equipped with high-quality microphones to ensure clear and noise-free sound.
Connectivity
Ensure the camera is compatible with your meeting devices and software, and provides multiple connection options such as USB, HDMI, etc., for flexible integration with different devices.
Cloud Support
Opt for a camera that supports cloud-based conferencing platforms, making it easy to seamlessly collaborate with various online meeting software such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams, etc.
Artificial Intelligence Functions
Look for cameras with integrated AI functions, such as machine learning, natural language processing, etc., to enhance the camera's intelligence and performance.
Security
Ensure the camera has robust security features like data encryption and user authentication to protect sensitive information during meetings.
Which 360° Conference Camera Is Best For Teams Meeting?
The Best 360° Video Conference Camera In 2023
Yealink SmartVision60,A new generation of all-in-one 360-degree audio & video device which is designed for intelligent conference rooms jointly created by Yealink and Microsoft, and it is also certified for use with Zoom.
● 10k Ultra-HD Camera
● 6m-360° Pickup Range
● Multi-Stream People Feed
● Cortana Voice Assistant
● real-time translation and transcription
● Automatic Privacy Cover
● integrates with Microsoft Teams, Zoom
Logitech Sight
Sight is a tabletop companion camera that works in tandem with Logitech Rally Bar or Rally Bar Mini to provide a front-and-center view of meeting participants around the table.
● dual lens camera, 315 degree video capture
● With a pickup range of 2.3 m
● 7 beamforming microphones
● integrates with Microsoft Teams, Zoom, and Google Meet
Meeting Owl3
The Meeting Owl 3 is a conference camera designed for larger spaces. With 4x faster autofocus, 3 dynamic speakers, and easy USB-C connectivity, it's a seamless solution for immersive meetings. Capture details at 3m distance and enjoy crystal-clear sound up to 5.5m.
●Output Resolution: 1080p HD
●Field of View: 360°
●Video Pickup Radius: 3m
●Audio Pickup Radius: 5.5 m
●Three built-in speakers
Neat Center
Neat Center, a new companion device with 360° visuals and omnidirectional audio that Creates an immersive meeting experience. Equipped with a remarkable 360° 3x lens camera and a powerful 16x omnidirectional mic array, this device offers remote attendees an unparalleled visual and auditory experience, granting them a perfect perspective of every participant in the room.
Why Choose Yealink SmartVision 60？
Intelligent All-In-One Audio & Video Conferencing Camera For Hybrid Work
Yealink SmartVision 60 upholds the concept of integrated design. it is a revolutionary, new generation of 360°All-in-one Intelligent Camera; it intagrates camera, microphone, and speakers to achieve that a single machine can satisfy all the needs of meeting rooms. Smartvision 60 captures audio and video from every corner of the room, ensuring remote attendees are fully engaged. Bridge the gap between in-person and remote participants, fostering seamless collaboration and unlocking collective brilliance.
The First AI Panoramic Video Conferencing Camera
Set To Integrate Microsoft 360 Capabilities In The Future, Comes Highly Recommended By Microsoft
Nicole Dezen, Chief Partner Officer and Corporate Vice President, Global Partner Solution - Microsoft
"I think the Yealink SmartVision 60 is truly a breakthrough in AI powered collaboration and experiences for Teams rooms. The AI creates individual video feeds and visual labels for each of the in-room participants, helping those participants feel more included and more visible in the meeting. It also uses voice recognition to identify the speakers in the transcript. This pairs so beautifully with microsoft's AI baed productivity tools like Microsoft 365、Copilot and Intelligent Recap in Teams."
Mark Linton, VP Device Partner Sales - Microsoft
"I'd like to feature Yealink, who have the SmartVision 60. It's a great example of leveraging AI to make collaboration and Microsoft Teams rooms even more intelligent. This Yealink SmartVision 60 is the first center-of-room, 360-degree panoramic camera designed for Teams rooms. In partnership with Yealink, Intel, Nvidia, and Rico, we designed and built one of the most powerful AI cameras in the industry, from the ground up. SmartVision 60 uses AI to give a dedicated video screen and visual identification to everyone in a physical room, so that everyone appears in the roster and feels present in the meeting. Also, with voice identity services, it ensures in-room participants are correctly identified in transcripts and hence, enhancing the accuracy of AI-based intelligent recap functionality in Teams."
10k-360° Camera + 6m-360° Pick-up Range
Perfectly Covering Every Corner of The Room
360°10K Panoramic Wide-angle Camera, Center-of-the-Table Perspective
A Panoramic View, The Inclusive Meeting Experience With 360° 10K Panoramic Wide-angle Camera, every participant in the room becomes clearly visible, eliminating any potential for hidden attendees. The introduction of our all-new 10K camera revolutionizes image quality, capturing stunning visuals with heightened detail, even when zoomed in or cropped.
10K Ultra-HD Lens
captures higher-quality images with exceptional sharpness and detail
Dual-Lens Camera System
capturing moments with brilliance and precision
360° panoramic Camera
no hidden attendees
6m-360° Sound Pickup Range, Make Everyone Heard
Equipped with 6MEMS microphone arrays at the bottom, it boasts a remarkable 6m all-round sound pickup, ensuring no voice goes unheard.But that's not all – the top features an additional 6+1 microphone arrays, enabling intelligent voice recognition that flawlessly covers every corner of the room.
Microphone For 360° 6m Vioce Pickup
easily covers 20-foot (6m) audio pickup radius from all angles in medium rooms
Micophone For AI Audio
6+1 microphone arrays at the top for intelligent voice recognition
Multiple Intelligent Functionalities
Brings Transformative Innovations To Team Collaboration
Multi-Stream People Feed, Closer Connections
Bridge the gap between physical and virtual presence with Multi-Stream People Feed. Granting individual frames to meeting attendees, this feature brings remote participants closer to those in the room. Experience enhanced connections and seamless collaboration like never before.
Cortana Voice Assistant
Intelligent voice assistant Cortana can easily unlock voice meeting control. Cortana can help with various tasks such as joining a meeting, sending a message, sharing a file, and more.Elevate your video conferencing experience,revolutionizing the way you navigate and accomplish tasks with efficiency.
Real-time Translation And Transcription
intelligent real-time translation function and online translation of real-time subtitles could start a new experience of multi-party barrier-free communication, intelligent participant identification provides a unique customized meeting experience.
Yealink SmartVision 60 elevates your productivity and enables you to focus on what truly matters – meaningful collaboration and insightful discussions.
The Introduce of Yealink 360-degree Room Camera From Microsoft
Vice President for Microsoft Teams introduce SmartVision 60
Corporate Vice President, Modern Work at Microsoft introduces SmartVision 60
PM for Teams AI devices introduce SmartVision 60
How Yealink 360-degree All-In-One Video Conferencing Camera Work?
How to Use SmartVision 60?
Lens Calibration
Before using, you can check the camera view of the SmartVision 60 through Yealink RoomConnect software and manually calibrate the lens to the angle that suits your meeting room.
1.Open the Yealink RoomConnect software to select the Smart Vision 60 product card.
2.Select Stitching Calibration to adjust the camera lens upwards, downwards, leftwards, and rightwards.
Calibrate to Ignore room monitors
One MUST calibrate the SmartVision 60 to avoid camera detecting faces on monitors and rendering them on IntelliFrame. Without calibration the images in the room and faces on the monitor. Please refer to Microsoft's documentation at https: for the operation steps and download all files at https://aka.ms/IntelligentCamera.
Mute/Umute SmartVision 60
1.Press the Mute button to mute the microphone. The mute LED indicator turns red.
2.Press the Mute button again to unmute the microphone. When the device is in standby mode, the mute LED indicator is off. When the device is on a call/in a meeting, the mute LED indicator turns green.
Turn On/Off the Camera
1.Press the Camera button to open the camera. The camera LED indicator turns purple, and the camera privacy cover opens automatically.
2.Press the Camera button again to close the camera. The camera LED indicator turns off, and the camera privacy cover closes automatically.
How to Connect SmartVision 60?
Not included accessories requirements:
» Display: Resolution of 1080p or higher and with an HDMI port.
» Ethernet cable: CAT5e or higher ethernet cable.
Yealink SmartVision 60 Specifications
Camera Specifications
10K dual-lens 360°camera system
5x Digital Zoom
Electric Camera Privacy Cover
Buttons & Interfaces
Camera Mute Button
LED Light Indicator
Automatic Privacy Cap
Audio Specifications
6m-360° Pick-up Range
6 MEMS microphone arrays for meeting audio
6+1 Microphone arrays for AI audio
7W High-Fidelity speaker
Speaker Tracking
AI Features
Teams Multi-Stream People Feed
Cortana Voice Assistant
Live Transcription
Translation
Participant Identification
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