KanDaoMeeting S 180-degree Video Conferencing Camera

The Meeting S caught my attention with several striking features, so I had to try it. The camera is high quality, offering a remarkable 180-degree video range. It intelligently identifies the person speaking without requiring to adjust the viewing angle, which is a standout aspect. The speakers are very good and can get loud to fill our 20x20 rooms. It is engineered provide noise-free, clear conversations.What makes this product truly unique is the Android OS. It functions as its own standalone videoconference system when connected to a monitor. Very flexible and easy to download Zoom and Cisco Webex.It is very convenient to plug in a mouse to the USB A port instead of using the included remote for controlling the Android OS. It is much more intuitive to click and start a meeting with the mouse option and for entering log in credentials.It is great to use for smaller conference rooms when placed at the front of the room. Attendees on the remote end can hear me through the mics without an issue. Overall, this is a great alternative to video bars.

The AC adapter came apart several times. When I notified the company, they said the camera was still under warranty, but the AC adapter wasn't covered. The warranty should cover everything that makes the device function.

I can't use this, so it's going back. We've had a Facebook Meta Portal camera for $30 that we use with a 65 inch screen for a long time, but it only has conferencing support for Zoom. But compared to this, the Portal camera is 10x better. This fisheye lens gets presented in a square letterboxed window, which makes for the stupidest resolution and poorest picture imaginable, the distortion is extreme and the resolution looks like about 1/4 of what we get from the Portal camera. Meanwhile, if you sit this anywhere other than right in front of you (we are trying to get 5 or 6 people in view at a table facing the camera) then 1/2 your picture ends up being the ceiling and table or whatever surface is below it. It's not like anyone is going to be out shooting action camera drone footage where you need this fisheye view, so minimally the camera should allow for cropping the display to a 16:9 or 16:10 display, but have a 4x3 or whatever the native format is makes the resolution appear all that more abhorrent. Consequently, I wouldn't use this camera on anyone via a conference. It must go back.

I love the well-thought design of this camera and the different ports for HDMI, USB A, USB C and ethernet port. Having HDMI OUT makes it easy to connect to splitter for multiple screens.My Wifi sometimes gets overloaded with too many devices on the network. So I appreciate that this device has an ethernet port for a stable video call connection.The privacy lens is a huge plus to cover the camera when I am not using it.The Android OS is very unique.. I have not seen this feature in many other video bars and conferencing equipment. It is really easy to connect to video conferencing platforms like Zoom and Google Meet. Our company uses these two the most, but occasionally uses Cisco Webex as well. It was surprising all of these worked on the device.The different modes took some getting used to, but I do like having the options to change to different views. My remote co-workers are always surprised with the different frames and how responsive the system is to tracking speakers. Overall, this is a good conference device to place in the front of room set ups.

First thing I noticed when I took the device out of the box was the privacy cover. The sleek design looks like an astronaut when it hides the lens cover. This device is really easy to set up and use. I just needed to plug into power and then connect it to the computer.I mostly use this as a Bring your own device for my meetings. I would set it in the front of the room and it doesn’t take up too much space. It is a much more cost-friendly option compared to a lot of the video bars out there.The audio on this camera is really clear and I was able to hear my coworkers nice and loud through the device. They were also very surprised to see the different views. The speaker tracking feature is convenient to use when I have two or three people in the room with me. I would recommend this product to anyone who is looking for a portable all in one conferencing device.