Insta360 believes it’s time to elevate those hectic production meetings. The company known for its 360-degree video cameras It’s time to elevate your hectic production meetings.
Insta360 has unveiled a new dual-camera, AI-powered 4K Video Bar that provides comprehensive coverage of meetings in stunning 4K.
Featuring dual cameras, a whiteboard mode, and a 14-mic array, the Insta360 Connect aims to enhance both online and in-person meetings by ensuring everyone in the room is captured.
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Honored with the Best in Show award for AI AV technology at the Infocomm 2024 conference, the Insta360 Connect boasts dual 4K cameras: one wide-angle for complete room coverage and a gimballed telephoto lens that tracks the speaker during presentations.
Both cameras utilize 1/1.3” CMOS sensors for 4K resolution, with the telephoto featuring a 48MP CMOS sensor. Together, they deliver clear images of up to 14 participants in the meeting space.
Insta360’s AI Resolution+ algorithm enhances clarity and can effectively double the resolution when focusing on the active speaker, ensuring that key points are highlighted.
Additionally, the Connect features a gallery mode that merges both 4K cameras to produce an 8K resolution, allowing for individual windows of up to eight participants.
If someone exits the frame, the Connect can swiftly locate them within three seconds and bring them back into view.
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The Group Framing feature automatically adjusts the camera’s view to keep all participants in the frame, providing a natural and inclusive perspective that feels realistic, even for remote attendees.
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Audio-wise, the Connect video bar integrates a 14-microphone array, employing three distinct audio algorithms.
This setup enhances audio quality while effectively eliminating unwanted ambient noise and room echoes, ensuring speakers are heard clearly.
The microphones can capture voices from up to thirty-three feet away, delivering balanced audio that sounds as if the speaker is present in the room, regardless of their distance from the device.
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The Connect also incorporates an adaptive audio system that uses real-time noise reduction technology to analyze the acoustic environment and remove any disruptive sounds, allowing meetings to proceed with minimal distractions.
This system also dynamically adjusts room acoustics for smoother, more natural audio.
Additionally, the Connect offers a speakerphone mode for traditional conference calls and connects via Bluetooth to mobile phones, enhancing the audio experience even further.
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The built-in whiteboard mode recognizes the whiteboard, squares off the view, and enhances the displayed content, ensuring all participants have a clear view.
For privacy, it includes a privacy screen door to block the whiteboard, mute the microphone, and tilt the camera downward whenever needed.
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The Insta360 Connect can be mounted on a desk, wall, or affixed to a TV, supporting most TV sizes up to 100 inches. It allows for easy front and back adjustments of all buttons from either side.
Pricing and Availability
The Insta360 Connect 4K AI Video Bar is available now from Insta360 Direct and authorized retailers for a retail price of $1999.
The package includes the Insta360 Connect, a desk stand, two 1.8-meter HDMI cables, a 1.8-meter USB-C cable, a power adapter, and a remote control. Wall and TV mounts, as well as an optional touch panel, are sold separately.
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Order Links:
- Insta360 Connect – 4K AI Video Bar Conference Room Camera (Amazon)
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