Jabra PanaCast

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2021

IVA MCU Compatibility

On December 13, 2021, IVA Technologies and Jabra announced the full compatibility of the Jabra PanaCast line of intelligent cameras for collective and individual work, headsets and speakers of Jabra with the Russian video conference system IVA MCU. More details here.

As part of Jabra and Lenovo's videoconferencing solution

October 25, 2021  Internet- the brand Jabra together Lenovo with presented a solution intuitively with understandable control for holding videoconferences in the negotiating rooms.

Jabra PanaCast 50

The solution is equipped with various Jabra cameras: Jabra PanaCast 50 or PanaCast video panel. Both cameras provide a 180 ° viewing angle, 4K resolution, plug-and-play connection to a Lenovo ThinkSmart Core Kit modular device or Lenovo ThinkSmart HUB all-in-one unit. The ThinkSmart Core Block is designed to work together in meeting rooms of all sizes. Thanks to the already installed Microsoft Teams application, employees can communicate with each other and exchange information wherever they are, connecting with one touch. The ThinkSmart Core Block is equipped with the ThinkSmart Controller, which is a 10-point 10.1 "high-resolution touch display. This device allows you to organize and manage a meeting, exchange content with colleagues and interact with employees working remotely. The Lenovo ThinkSmart HUB monoblock can be used in any type of conversation with Zoom and Microsoft Teams.

Lenovo ThinkSmart

Videoconferencing Standard

The Jabra and Lenovo solution combines the technologies of two global manufacturers and allows you to conduct video conferencing productively due to the ease of use and high quality of video and audio.

The solution provides flexible workflow in meeting rooms. Just one touch of the display on ThinkSmart devices to start a video conference.

Jabra PanaCast 50  is an intelligent video panel created to work in the current reality. A video camera with a viewing angle of 180 ° allows you to observe social distance in the meeting rooms. Intelligent tuning of the video stream allows the camera to fix focus on the main speakers if necessary and not distort the images of participants.

Lenovo ThinkSmart Core with 11th  generation Intel Core vPro provides connectivity in any meeting room. The discreet design fits well into the meeting rooms. Several ports located on the device are designed to connect various audio and video devices.

The 10.1 "ThinkSmart Controller 10-point touch display features anti-glare fingerprint protection. With Microsoft Teams, the kit is suitable for meetings and collaboration. Built-in infrared sensors respond to participants entering the room and automatically turn the system on and off.

The ThinkSmart HUB monoblock is the multi-function printer which will help to save time on negotiations thanks to usability. Audio and video are pre-configured. The display is easily rotated 360 ° so that all employees are comfortable enough. The solution supports Microsoft Teams and Zoom Rooms.

"My partner Lenovo and I present a solution that is suitable for everyone: representatives of small, medium and large businesses, government organizations, for those who work with geographically distributed teams, and not only. It is also good news for companies and organizations that are going to modernize their meeting rooms, " says Galina Carlson, regional director of Jabra in Russia, CIS, Georgia and Ukraine.

"Lenovo Smart Collaboration is still quite young in the AV market. However, in partnership with Jabra, we see the possibility of rapid development. In difficult hybrid reality, customers increasingly require flexible and high-quality interaction in business and in-house communications. Our joint solution with Jabra gives customers a wide range of options to accelerate business processes and optimize costs - says Andrey Kuznetsov, Regional Director for Smart Device Business Development Lenovo Smart Collaboration Russia, Ukraine, CIS.

Main characteristics and specifications

Jabra video camera PanaCast

• The Jabra PanaCast Vision processor combines images from three cameras, "stitching" them in real time and providing a 180 ° view.
• The immersivity of perception gives a sense of "presence effect" and the possibility of equal engagement for all participants in the meeting.
• The absence of "blind spots" is ensured by three cameras.
• Intelligent Vision software allows you to recognize faces.
• Intelligent Zoom autonomously and continuously optimizes the review to include all panelists in the frame.
• Jabra PanaCast Vivid 2.0 automatically optimizes image quality under different lighting conditions.
• Simple plug-and-play connection with one USB-.cable

Jabra PanaCast 50 Video Bar

• The viewing angle of 180 ° allows you to stay in the frame and observe social distancing.
• The Virtual Director intelligent feature changes video settings in real time, creating a presence effect.
• With Safety Capacity and Room Usage Insights, you can create anonymous occupancy reports for all meeting rooms.
• Connecting networks to simplifies remote control and delivery. data
• Streaming an image from a marker board increases collaboration engagement.
• The system architecture and two built-in Edge AI processors provide a range of intelligent features.
• Optimized for unified communications platforms.
• Simple plug-and-play connection.

ThinkSmart Core

• The 10.1-inch display allows users to create and control video conferencing, share content, and work together.
• Anti-glare coating and fingerprint protection.
• Support with possibility of installation at angle of 30 ° and 60 °.
• Microsoft Teams Rooms interface , ZOOM.
• WLAN 802.11 AC (2 x 2).
• Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) 5.0.
• 11th Generation Intel Core vPro.
• Intel Iris Xe Processor and Graphics.  
• Safe and reliable operating room sistemawindows 10 IoT Enterprise.
• Ports to support multiple audio and video accessories.
• Integrated cable ducts with a single control bus.
•  Microsoft Teams Rooms/Zoom Rooms certification.
• Pre-installed ThinkSmart Manager device/device management software.
• Pre-installed security solutions from Lenovo ThinkShield and Microsoft.
• Pre-installed protection on top of Intel is a vPro platform that provides hardware security for business.
• Three-year premium support.

ThinkSmart HUB

•  Microsoft Teams Rooms interface, ZOOM.
• Integrated cable ducts with a single control bus.
• 360 degree rotary 10.1 'display.
• 4 omnidirectional microphones covering 360 °, 4 full-duplex speakers Dolby Audio Premium.
• WLAN 802.11 AC (2 x 2).
• Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) 5.0.
• Pre-installed ThinkSmart Manager device management software.
• Three-year premium support.

Availability and prices

The retail price of PanaCast 50, recommended by the manufacturer, is  1300 euros.  The recommended retail price of the Jabra PanaCast video camera is 899 euros. According to the company, the equipment on October 25, 2021 is available from the warehouse and under order.

As part of Tabula Sense Zoomer

On June 29, 2021, Samsung, together with Tabula Sense and Jabra, presented the hi-tech table for Tabula Sense Zoomer online negotiations.

According to the company, so that all participants in the session can see each other, a Jabra PanaCast smart video camera is built under the monitor, which provides a viewing angle of 180 °. The Jabra Speak 750 speaker, connecting with USB or Bluetooth to a laptop, smartphone or tablet, adds proper sound quality to the talking table during meetings. More details here.

Jabra PanaCast 50 и Jabra PanaCast 20

On April 27, 2021, Jabra announced the expansion of the Jabra line of video conferencing cameras PanaCast Jabra PanaCast 50 models - an intelligent video panel ready to work in the current reality, and Jabra PanaCast 20 - an intelligent camera for individual work.

According to the company, the teams are increasingly working together in the format of a hybrid office: in a cafe, from home or from remote offices. Since the beginning of the pandemic, there has been a significant increase in the use of video communication, as work is now carried out in distributed teams. And if before the COVID-19 pandemic, the share of office workers using a separate or embedded webcam in a PC was 66%, now 86% of employees working remotely use such devices. The Jabra PanaCast line combines video communication with the effect of presence, advanced audio technologies and artificial intelligence, which allow you to completely transform the process of meetings and collaboration.

Jabra PanaCast 50

The video panel PanaCast 50 is able to take on the role of the "leader" of the meeting: the intelligent configuration of the video stream allows you to monitor the progress of the event. The Virtual Director feature uses video and audio streams based on Artificial Intelligence, as well as AI algorithms developed by Jabra, which allow you to automatically customize the picture in the frame in accordance with what happens at the meeting. Thanks to this, Jabra PanaCast 50 can determine who is speaking at the moment, as well as monitor the progress of the conversation, which makes it possible to hold remote meetings with the effect of complete immersion.

Three 13-megapixel cameras provide a 180 ° viewing angle and transmit an image that spans the entire room thanks to Panoramic-4K technology. Patented technology using the algorithm determines the optimal method of stitching video streams in real time and with low data delay. Thanks to this intelligent technology, all participants in the video broadcast, whether it is a one-on-one conversation or a meeting of the entire project team, will be optimally included in the conversation.

The Jabra PanaCast 50 is equipped with nine, processors Edge including two Edge AI processors specially designed to work with audio and video. Thanks to the system architecture, this intelligent video panel can integrate audio, video, and data in real time. This enables Intelligent Zoom, which automatically adjusts the frame for optimal display of the user by other video participants. Virtual Director switches video frames between participants depending on what happens at the meeting. This allows the Jabra PanaCast 50 to create a video sequence without distractions, which optimizes the process of tracking the discussion for participants in remote meetings.

The Jabra PanaCast 50 video panel can transmit two video streams simultaneously. Due to this, the device performs several functions at once. While one video stream is focused on meeting participants, the second can be used to display a specific object of interest in the room. Two video streams also allow you to use the marker board demonstration function, which is built into the device itself. The image is transmitted in real time. This data is broadcast live during a meeting, lesson or lecture so that each participant or student can see the information on the board and participate in the discussion regardless of whether they are present in the room in person.

In addition to the double video stream, the PanaCast 50 also provides an independent data stream with a constant viewing angle of 180 °, which in real time provides anonymous numerical metadata on the number of people present. Thanks to the viewing angle of 180 °, PanaCast 50 provides full coverage of the room and allows you to determine the number of people in the meeting room. This information is anonymous because the device only counts the number of people present, but does not recognize them.

The PeopleCount function allows the PanaCast 50 to determine whether the number of rooms present does not exceed the capacity limit that the user determines in advance. If the capacity limit is exceeded, the PanaCast 50 provides visual and audible signals to those present so that they can make appropriate decisions to ensure their safety. This means that if internal instructions are violated, anyone in the room will receive a real-time notification. In addition, long-term analytical data is available to IT administrators through the network interface, with which companies can make decisions about the use of meeting rooms. Companies will receive brief information on the number of rooms used, even in the absence of active meetings, which will help them make decisions regarding office space.

PanaCast 50 is equipped with eight microphones with technology of formation of the directed beam and exact recognition of a voice. This eliminates distracting noise using intelligent algorithms. A stereo system with complete vibration suppression, consisting of four speakers created by Jabra specialists - two low-frequency ones with a diameter of 50 mm and two high-frequency ones with a diameter of 20 mm - fills the room with high-quality sound, and the technology of two-way audio communication contributes to more natural communication. PanaCast 50 is also optimized for work with various platforms of the unified communications. In addition to working with Microsoft Teams and Zoom, it is also a device for Microsoft Teams Rooms and Zoom Rooms, which optimizes collaboration.

Jabra PanaCast 20

Thanks to the Jabra PanaCast 20 camera, which has a stylish design, compact, portable and easy to use, employees can collaborate via video link wherever they are. Jabra PanaCast 20 is equipped with artificial intelligence technologies running on Edge processors and has advanced capabilities that do not require sending additional data to the cloud or installing auxiliary software. All functions work on the device itself, which significantly reduces the risk of a security breach and allows you to optimize the speed, accuracy and overall quality of interaction. The device is equipped with a lens cover, which allows to ensure confidentiality and prevent cases when the camera for lack of inspection remains on.

Employees working outside the office are important not only for security, but also for the quality of video and images. PanaCast 20 offers video of proper definition, HDR video, as well as Intelligent Zoom, which always correctly frames the main user, regardless of the environment. It also has an automatic lighting correction function, so regardless of the time of day or the situation in which you have to work, the video stream is optimized properly.

Jabra PanaCast 50 main characteristics and specifications:

• The 180 ° viewing angle allows all participants of the meeting to remain in the frame and at the same time observe social distance
• Intelligent Virtual Director changes video settings in real time, creating a full immersion effect
• Safety Capacity and Room Usage Insights allow you to simultaneously generate anonymous occupancy reports for all meeting rooms
• Network connectivity simplifies remote management and data delivery
• Streaming images from a marker board optimizes collaboration engagement
• The system architecture and two built-in Edge AI processors provide a range of intelligent features
• Plug-and-play optimizes device configuration and usage
• Video panel attached to wall, mounted on table or mounted on screen (VESA)
• Works with Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Teams Rooms, Zoom and Zoom Rooms, and is optimized for working with various unified communications platforms

Jabra PanaCast 50 will appear on the Russian market in July 2021. The device will be available in black and gray. The retail price recommended by the manufacturer will be 1065 euros.

Jabra PanaCast 20 main characteristics and specifications:

• Intelligent Zoom
• Intelligent illumination optimization
• The picture-in-picture feature allows users to define and integrate a second video stream into their main image
• HD image, HDR video
• Edge Processing - Advanced data processing and additional security to work anywhere
• Connect to collaboration with plug-and-play
• Works with Microsoft Teams and Zoom, optimized for various unified communications platforms

Jabra PanaCast 20 will appear on the Russian market in September 2021. The device will be available in black. The retail price recommended by the manufacturer will be 267 euros.

2020: As part of a custom set of equipment for meeting rooms

On November 26, 2020, Jabra, together with HP, announced the release of a custom set of equipment for meeting rooms. It ensures the proper quality of video and audio communication in the current reality. The kit consists of Jabra PanaCast, an intelligent video camera with a 180 ° viewing angle, Panoramic-4K resolution and plug-and-play connection, and HP Elite Slice, an integrated conference solution that combines the capabilities of managing Microsoft Teams Rooms and Zoom Rooms with a single touch, as well as PC functionality. More details here.

2019: Entry into the Russian market of Jabra PanaCast smart camera with a viewing angle of 180 °

On October 29, 2019, Jabra, working in the audio and sound solutions industry, introduced the Jabra PanaCast video camera, an intelligent video plug-and-play solution with a viewing angle of 180 ° and a Panoramic-4K resolution, to the Russian market. This immersive intelligent system transmits a panoramic image in real time, covering all those present in the room.

The announcement was preceded by the recent acquisition of Altia Systems Inc., whose head office is located in one of the cities of Silicon Valley, Cupertino. In the Jabra portfolio, solutions were important to make the business more efficient by increasing concentration, improving the conditions for negotiations and collaboration. Jabra PanaCast combined Jabra's 150-year experience with sound and modern video technology to create convenient conditions for working together in small meeting rooms.

Jabra PanaCast is an intelligent panoramic device for video collaboration; has three 13-megapixel cameras that work together as a whole thanks to the built-in Jabra PanaCast Vision processor technology. The use of several cameras provides a complete 180 ° panoramic view, creates the effect of "immersion," increased engagement and, ultimately, increased collaboration efficiency. The panoramic image allows the meeting participants to feel equally involved, creates a constructive environment and contributes to strengthening cooperation, even if not everyone has gathered in the same room.

In a frame - all space

Modern Jabra PanaCast cameras and microphones, fourth-generation frame stitching technology and Intelligent Vision software work as one to ensure optimal quality. The rooms can now be used for videoconferencing with a coverage angle of 180 ° and Panoramic-4K image quality. Jabra PanaCast allows companies to use their negotiations with maximum efficiency, while traditional cameras have an angle of coverage of about 40% less.

Intelligent Resource Management

The built-in Jabra PanaCast human detection technology provides a system-wide experience Business Intelligence by gathering accurate information about room usage and occupancy. As audio-visual products (AV) IT become more and more integrated, the need for accurate data and accurate metrics grows. -Jabra API PanaCast interface allows developers and partners to request real-time information in the system, for example, data on the number of people in the room.

Advanced artificial intelligence uses convolutional (neural network CNN) to count the number of people in the field of view at a distance of up to 12 m and provide numerical data that companies can use to work with the calendar, optimize the use of office space and manage resources, or automate the management of energy consumption of objects such as television, monitors lighting, video conferencing equipment and much more. The technology will be available through the Jabra PanaCast API created for, and operating system Windows can be used for larger areas such as classrooms, audiences and halls.

Equipment of meeting rooms

The Jabra Speak Series Conference Speakers integrate with the PanaCast, enabling more efficient use of unified communications technologies, allowing users to meet wherever they are without sacrificing sound quality.

Jabra PanaCast is a solution for meeting rooms and venues, combining key components for video collaboration. It is easily mounted on a digital display or on a wall using a special fastener. The USB connection allows you to connect to any compatible device to quickly configure and start a video conference.

This solution is compatible with popular cloud solutions including Microsoft Teams, Skype, Zoom, Cisco WebEx, Slack, Google Hangouts, Go To Meeting, Unify Circuit, Blue Jeans and other platforms. Therefore, everyone can connect and start working "one-touch," using the available services for collaboration, simply connecting the device to the USB port of the computer.

We want to challenge the video and audio market by offering the best audio, video and data solution. And the first reaction looks promising: users report a quadruple in the number of video conferences and a reduction in their duration by almost 20%. Rene Svendsen-Tyyun, Jabra CEO

Main characteristics and specification:

• Simple plug-and-play connection with a single USB cable, no additional software needed
• The camera-mounted Jabra PanaCast Vision processor seamlessly combines images from three cameras, "stitching" them in real time and providing a 180 ° view
• The immersivity of perception gives a sense of "presence effect" and the possibility of equal engagement to all participants in the meeting
• Speakers of the Jabra Speak series determine each voice and provide a clean sound
• Not a single "blind spot" in the room thanks to a system with three cameras
• The built-in Intelligent Vision software allows the camera to recognize faces and automatically respond to changes in the number of participants, their movement in the meeting room, allowing them to focus on discussion
• Intelligent Zoom autonomously and continuously optimizes the field of view to include all participants in the discussion in the frame
• Jabra PanaCast Vivid 2.0 technology automatically optimizes image quality under different lighting conditions
• The next API release provides data for companies and ecosystem partners to create services that can help optimize workflows, automate negotiation/calendar management, and implement clean energy initiatives such as auto-shutting down unused equipment (smart home technology)

Price

The recommended price of a Jabra PanaCast video camera is 1200 EUR.