today we're taking a look at three impressive
conference cameras from kandao and that's coming up right after this!
over the past couple of years remote working has become a necessity in many people's lives and
today we're taking a look at three conference cameras to really improve that experience
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so full disclosure this video is sponsored by kandao and they've sent me the products for free
to showcase to you guys so if we start with the unboxing we first have the biggest one of the
bunch the kandao meeting inside the box we get the manual the kandao meeting the power cable
and the usb cable the overall design is very much similar to a bluetooth speaker and it does in fact
provide its own audio and then the cameras are hidden away inside the body but once we press
down on the top the 360 degree cameras appear now next up we've got the kandao meeting pro
if we open up this box we first get the kandao meeting pro inside its carry case
we get the manual the usb cables the remote and the power plug the kandao meeting pro is a tall
360 degree meeting camera that can easily be placed anywhere to enjoy a hassle-free conference
finally we get the kandao meeting s inside the box we get the candle meeting s along with its carry
case we get the manual the usb cable the remote control and the power adapter the candle meeting
s is the smallest of the three it's a 180 degree camera instead of a 360 and this one is great for
smaller rooms so by this point you're probably wondering what these cameras are and what makes
them so special well the kandel meeting cameras allow you to take a remote conference at any time
any place with anyone they deliver a much more immersive remote conferencing experience and
instead of huddling around a laptop or webcam you simply place it on the table and you're good to go
the kandel conference cameras use ai recognition to automatically focus on the active speaker in
the room and we've got multiple camera modes to individually frame each person in the room along
with showing the whole room at once now we've also got a spinning function where it's going to
spin around the room and show the active speaker at the same time so rather than making different
models to focus on different prices they've rather made different models for different situations
and gone with a good better and best strategy they all work incredibly well just some have different
features and they're aimed at different situations so to start with we've got the kandao meeting pro
this is designed for a medium to large meeting room it's fairly compact and it contains a 360
camera system to make sure everyone in the room is included there are no moving parts and we instead
have a 220 degree camera on the front and the back and this allows it to output a 360 degree field
of view the great thing about the kandao meeting pro is it can use it with your computer or laptop
by connecting with usb or you can use it completely standalone thanks to its built-in
android operating system in the standalone mode we simply connect it to a display with an hdmi cable
we can then start up the camera and we've got apps for all of the popular video conferencing services
like zoom skype google meet and more the kandao meeting pro can connect to the internet via
wi-fi or the ethernet port on the bottom and we can even put an sd card inside the kandao pro
if you want to record a meeting that you're having for those wanting to use with a laptop or computer
things couldn't be any simpler you simply plug it in via usb and you're ready to go it's plug
and play and it's going to automatically set up your camera and it's going to be ready to use with
conferencing applications when it comes to the video two cameras record a 360 degree field of
view and this is at an 8k resolution of 8 000 by 3 000 it then outputs the significant parts of the
video at 1080p to provide great footage of each participant to use on the conferencing service
of your choice when it comes to video modes we first get global mode and this is a 180 degree
field of view on the top then we've got the same on the bottom showing the other half of the room
so this gets you all participants in two shots we then have discussion one mode now this shows
a panorama view showing all participants and then we've got two bigger windows that's going to show
the current speaker using the ai technology we then get discussion two now this shows a panoramic
view on top but this time it adds four people at once on the bottom windows and again it uses ai to
show the active speaker at the time we've got patrol mode where the left side of the screen
is going to be the active speaker talking and then the right side it's going to slowly rotate
around the whole room it will just keep rotating slowly and finally we have presentation mode
now this is sort of your standard conferencing screen it's just one big screen and it shows
the active speaker if someone else then speaks the camera is going to change to them and no one
has to move when it comes to conferencing you do also have the view lock feature if you don't
want it to change and it also has the ability to zoom in and out as well as automatically panning
now all these functions work well both in standalone mode as well as being used on
a laptop or computer the kandao meeting pro also has a high quality loudspeaker meaning you don't
have to rely on those tiny laptop speakers and it has an eight microphone array system
with beamforming technology and this achieves a microphone coverage of five and a half meters
there's of course a mute function on the remote as well as the device itself so you can press
this at any time if you don't want to be heard in the conference now you can use the remote to
control the camera system and change modes during a conference or you can simply press the buttons
on the body and it even comes with a lens cover for those concerned about privacy when you're not
using it now next we've got the kandao meeting you can see this is a bit bulkier than the pro
and it almost looks like a bluetooth speaker the kandao meeting doesn't have the built-in android
os but it's great for those that want to use with a computer or laptop to turn it on we simply press
down in the middle to reveal another 360 camera system now this has similar video modes as the pro
but it's missing the patrol mode view locking as well as zooming now again the kandao meeting
records it 8k it then outputs the significant parts at 1080p we've got eight omnidirectional
microphones to track who's speaking and this can pick up in a four meter radius it's got a
built-in loudspeaker that makes the conferencing much more enjoyable than your usual laptop
speakers and again we've got that microphone mute button on the body if you don't want to be heard
it delivers the same high quality and enjoyable experience as the pro it's just got less of the
features so essentially if you're always going to work with your laptop or computer then this could
be a great choice last but by no means least we've got the kandao meeting s now this is the smallest
of the range but as i said earlier their strategy is provide a good system for all situations
with the kandao meeting yes they haven't just stripped out all the features they've instead
designed this one for smaller rooms it's small and portable it's got a built-in android system
to use standalone but again you can connect to the computer if you want to the main difference
with the kandao meeting s is that we only have one camera and this is only a 180 degree field of view
it also contains that the kandao meeting ai3 algorithm that's both smarter and faster now
we've got slightly different video modes on the kandao meeting s with this camera we get an ultra
wide mode that provides a 190 degree field of view and it's just going to display all participants on
the screen at once we have single person mode now this is going to use the smart tracking ai
and it's only going to show the current speaker on the screen we've got two attendees mode which
as the name suggests it's going to show two people on screen if there's more than two people present
it's only going to show the active speakers now finally we've got multi-attendees mode and this
is for five people or more the active speaker will be displayed on a larger view on the left with the
other attendees on the right the kandao meeting s has wi-fi ethernet as well as a microsd card
slot it can be controlled by the remote or using the buttons on the body and you can change volume
mute the mics or change the video mode it's small compact design it makes it great for small spaces
we've got full duplex audio system for great sound output as well now i have to say i really like the
white design of the meeting s and again we've got a camera cover for those concerned about pricey
so overall they're a great set of conference cameras that take the hassle out of remote
working you can place them down turn them on and you're good to go wherever you're sat in the room
if you spend a lot of time in meeting rooms that round tables then the kandao meeting or the kandao
meeting pro is going to be the right choice but if your conferences are from home or with a small
team then the kandao meeting s will be the one so hopefully i've covered everything in this video
and of course i've placed links to all three cameras down in the description but if there's
anything i've missed or you do have any questions then simply leave them in the comments below and
i'll get back to you as soon as i can they're also having a trial ambassador recruitment program so
if you want the chance to be the global candel meeting a product trial ambassador then simply
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