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As a result of the continuous coronal disaster last year, telecommuting has become widely available at home and abroad, and the opportunities for online meetings have also greatly increased. Among them, KANDAO from Shenzhen, China, using the technology and characteristics of the 360 °camera cultivated by the company, launched the next generation integrated conference camera Meeting Pro, which does not need a computer.
Kandao Meeting Pro is the successor to the first generation of Kandao Meeting launched in September 2019. The first generation of Meeting itself studies the shortcomings of the existing videoconferencing system and overcomes the subject of the product. Before that, whether it was the camera installed on the monitor of the videoconferencing system or the network camera of the personal computer, when there were multiple participants in the meeting, it was difficult to see their faces and expressions clearly. It's hard to understand who's talking. First generation Meeting
Although the implementation of this function has been well received by users, it needs to be connected with a personal computer and a USB cable.
As the second generation of Meeting Pro, on the basis of the first generation of functions, it is lightweight, can be used without a computer, and increases scalability, so it has become a greatly upgraded product. Meeting Pro will start shipping around January this year and will be selected for this year's CES Innovation Awards 2021.
The first generation of Meeting was characterized by a pop-up lens that floated. Meeting Pro has achieved significant streamlining.
Meeting Pro can be used without connecting to a personal computer by using Android OS. Compared with the first generation, the shell is much thinner, so when traveling, etc., the portability is also better. You can quickly start online meetings anytime, anywhere. It supports a variety of online conferencing system platforms, such as Zoom, Skype, and Slack, and is equipped with a dedicated application store, so you can download the applications you need to start the system quickly.
In addition, if the application is installed in the camera, the switching of multiple platforms can be carried out smoothly, which is also an advantage. If you are using a platform that is not available in the App Store, or if it is a system that supports webcams connected via USB cables, you can basically use them.
Metting Pro can choose the output of the video according to the situation. There are two ways to connect: "USB connection mode" and "Pro mode". USB connection Mode is a way to connect to a personal computer through a USB Type-C cable and, as needed, connect to the monitor through a HDMI cable to display the screen. Another "Pro mode" is from the Meeting Pro, directly connected to the monitor through the HDMI cable, and then output.
Meeting Pro captures the entire conference room through fisheye lenses located in front and rear, automatically handles exposure and white balance, suppresses noise, forms images with a wide dynamic range, and stitches 8K360 °images in real time in the camera through image processing technology developed by the company. Output video with a resolution of 1080p or 720p from there. The output size can be selected according to the specification of the monitor and the online meeting system. The image format supports H.264 and MJPEG formats. For sound, it is equipped with 8 omni-directional microphones to collect sound with a radius of 5.5 meters.
By the way, due to the speech recognition performance of the first generation is 4 meters square, the use area has actually tripled. Then, the direction of the sound to the angle of 15 °, beamforming technology, can accurately identify (receive sound waves facing a specific direction), noise cancellation, echo cancellation, through the integrated voice automatic expansion technology, the speaker's voice is clearly collected. In addition, the Hi-fi (high fidelity, high reproducibility) loudspeaker is used, the voice of the other side of the meeting is also easy to hear, and the immersive sound is regenerated.
According to the size of the participants and the purpose of the meeting, Meeting Pro
Because you can choose five display modes, it is very convenient. Even with a Meeting Pro, you can get multiple viewpoints captured by multiple cameras. In automatic rotation (loop mode), the atmosphere of the whole space (conference room) can also be transmitted by using the unique features of the 360 °image.
In Meeting Pro, through this evolved AI algorithm, the accuracy of face recognition and speech recognition has been improved. In addition, these processing in the camera can also save the CPU utilization of the conference system.
In addition to connecting to the network through 5G+2.4G 's Wi-Fi, Meeting Pro can also be wired through LAN cables. In addition, as described above, there is a HDMI port for direct output to the display.
There is also a slot to insert the mini SD card, so 360 °video can also be recorded locally. The button of the body, the power supply, the volume, the switch of the display mode, the muting of the microphone, the operation of video recording, etc., in addition, the attachment of the special Bluetooth remote control, the selection of the platform for online meetings, the switching of the display mode and the start of the video recording can be operated. This remote control can also be an air mouse.
In addition, it supports the expansion of peripherals by connecting mice, keyboards, etc., to USB-A ports.
By trying Meeting Pro, I feel that the proprietary technology of Kandao's 360 °VR camera has been put into the product without regret to achieve the practical purpose of online meetings. By carrying the advanced functions of AI such as face recognition and speech recognition, it is possible to actively use the 360 °angle of view. At the same time, because sound is also considered, immersive web meetings with heavy content can be realized.
In addition, a variety of expansion ports are implemented in the interface, which makes it easier to use compared with the first generation Meeting and competitive models. Meeting Pro is arguably the most advanced intelligent 360 °conference camera with a system that can be set up without a computer and an easy-to-carry shell. Moreover, it can be used not only in web conferencing, but also in the fields of education and medical treatment.
Nagase Naoko
映像作家、写真家、VRコンテンツ・クリエイター、YouTube Space Tokyo 360ビデオインストラクター。GoogleのプロジェクトVR Creator Labメンター。VRの勉強会「VR未来塾」主宰。List of lighters (author)