Owl is really great and has made a big diff in our meetings. Audio is better than a speaker phone (both mic and output) or tv, and the views rock - in many ways because the camera is simultaneously closer to everyone and also the distance to participants is more evened out. So you can both see everyone, and make out everyone's face. And the simplicity is *great* (just plug in and it works, no software to install, extra mics, wires, etc).
Small asks:
- It would be nice if the resolved video was slightly higher res so you could read things on whiteboards (without writing super huge)
- It does seem to pickup HVAC/computer fans just a bit... don't know if there's a way to filter out drone type noises better.
- Super minor - An indicator on the unit of which way is front (ie, which side is where the split in the panorama view is) so you can split the in-room tv instead of someone's head.
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The Meeting Owl
The Meeting Owl is the original 360° smart video conferencing camera. It is an easy-to-use camera, mic, and speaker device best for huddle rooms and smaller spaces.
Meeting Owl
360° Smart Video Conference Camera
The Meeting Owl, loved by over 20,000 businesses, helps you better connect your team to your remote workers, satellite offices, and distant colleagues.
Key Features
- 360˚ camera in 720p
- Single 360˚ speaker
- 12-foot radius audio pickup
- Core product improvements via WiFi connection
Powered by the Owl Intelligence System, the Meeting Owl automatically shifts the camera to focus on whoever is speaking.
More productive collaboration wherever you are.
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Large conference roomsMake meetings more collaborative to improve meeting productivity. |
Satellite offices and huddle spacesBetter connect your distributed team across multiple offices. |
Stand-ups and design reviewsHelp remote teammates feel included so they can truly participate. |
Classrooms and seminarsMake distance learning more engaging for educators and students. |
Your team deserves more productive meetings.
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The best experience for teams.Work together, wherever that may be. The Meeting Owl better connects you to your remote workers, satellite offices, and distant colleagues. |
See and hear everything as if you’re there.No more 'can you hear me now' conversations. See and hear everything, so you can focus on the conversation and forget the tech. |
Simplest setup.Just connect to your computer via USB and meet. The all-in-one Meeting Owl combines your mic, camera, and speaker in one device to keep things simple as they should be. |
The Meeting Owl works with all of your favorite web-based video conferencing software.
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| Price | — | $749.99 | — | — | — |
| Field of view | 360 degrees | 360 degrees | 120 degrees | 90 degrees | 360 degrees |
| Camera focus | Automatic focus on the speaker | Automatic focus on the speaker | 3 presets or remote control | 64 presets or remote control | Automatic focus on the speaker |
| All-in-one camera, mic and speaker | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Number of mics | 8 mics | 8 smart mics | 3 mics | No Mics | 3 mics |
| Mic pickup range | 12 feet | 18 feet | 8 feet | N/A | 20 feet |
| Video resolution | 720p HD | 1080p HD | 4K HD | 1080p HD | 1080p HD |
| Room Location | Center of the table | Center of the table | Below the TV | Above or Below the TV | Center of the table |
| WiFi connected | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Smart Meeting Room enabled | ✓ |
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| Price | — | -20% $839.95 New Price: $1,049.00 | $899.00 | $634.30 | $499.99 | $349.99 |
| Delivery | — | — | Get it as soon as Wednesday, May 1 | Get it as soon as Wednesday, May 1 | Get it as soon as Wednesday, May 1 | Get it as soon as Wednesday, May 1 |
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| Sold By | — | Three Kings Telecom | KanDao Official Store | Amazon.com | Smart Toucan | TONGVEO |
| model name | — | Meeting Owl | Meeting Pro | Enther-Webcam | SC360 | — |
| display size | 6 inches | — | 0 inches | — | 2.7 inches | 247 inches |
| video resolution | 720p | 1080p | 1920*1080, 1280*720 | 4K | 1080p | 4K |
| connectivity tech | , iOS 10 or higher and Android 5 or higher | USB, Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi, HDMI, USB, Bluetooth | USB | USB | Bluetooth |
| shooting modes | meeting | — | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic, Easy | Manual |
| lens type | Zoom | Zoom | Fisheye | Wide Angle | Wide Angle | Wide Angle |
| flash memory type | Micro SD | Micro SD | Micro SD | Micro SD | CompactFlash | SD |
| form factor | — | — | Ultra Compact | — | Compact | Compact |
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"Who" you gonna call, the OWL of course
So many times the device is great but the setup is a nightmare or the setup is easy and the device doesn't work. The "OWL" was very easy to setup, maybe 5 minutes, and it works "GREAT"!! We are using it in a large conference room and it covers the area no problem, picks up the sound and works seamlessly with our Zoom account. We couldn't be happier with the product and Chris Kasdorf, our account rep, followed up to make sure everything worked the way we wanted. (Although from our experience Chris has it pretty easy :) )
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Fernando martinez de velasco
Buenismo
Reviewed in Mexico on August 15, 2020Style: Meeting OwlVerified Purchase
Sven Richard Tønnessen
Disappointing sound and video quality
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 4, 2020
Rory
Deus ex machina.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 18, 2018Style: Meeting OwlVerified Purchase
Rory
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 18, 2018
Let me explain what makes it so significant. For one million years or so, humans have met by sitting round something in a circle. It might be a fire or it might be a boardroom or restaurant table. But a circle is the natural format for a meeting. Sitting in rows as though you are on a bus is hence not a natural format for any meeting, which explains why videoconferencing often feels kind of weird.
The owl, by contrast, by sitting in the *middle* of the table, allows any number of people at remote locations to attend a meeting as though they were present in person - without disrupting the normal format of the meeting as most v/c equipment does. Its party trick is that, using an array of direction microphones, it automatically zooms in on whoever is speaking at the time: it does this pretty quickly. Cleverer still, if two or three people around the table are engaged in rapid dialogue, it creates a split screen image (like an early episode of 24) to show all of them - ingeniously splitting the picture into two (see image) or three.
It works best for groups between two and eight - though ten would work at a pinch. Attending such a meeting remotely (via Zoom, Bluejeans, etc) is about 80% as good as attending in person. By contrast, my previous efforts have ranged between 50% and utter disaster.
It pretty much works straight out of the box. Moreover you won't need to call someone from IT to make it work. Anyone with a laptop can get it working in a couple of minutes. So far everyone who has either attended an Owl meeting - or, more important, joined an Owl meeting from elsewhere - has been dumbstruck by how good it is.
Is it expensive. Yes. But compared to what? Compared to a transatlantic air ticket,not really.
A seemingly trivial but vital point. Its cute appearance and quirky name mean that it is memorable, distinctive and fun. For any IT equipment buyers watching, this means that normally conservative end-users will remember to use it without being bullied. You can imagine staff asking to use an owl much more readily than they would request a Procomm 407b or whatever.
* If you want a carrying case, just buy a [[ASIN:B01J3FCVX6 SAFROTTO Lens Case Lens Pouch for TAMRON 150-600mm Lens]]. It's a case for a paparazzo's camera lens, but it fits the owl very well.
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