Unboxing Review: The Best Video Conferencing Camera for Your Meeting Room

With the rapid development of technology and the Internet, in order to adapt to fast-paced work and reduce the cost of time and energy, online activities are becoming more and more frequent. It gradually becomes the trend of people lifestyle. After the COVID-19 began in 2020, the concept of “Cloud” is frequently appeared in people’s daily life. Cloud is based on "cloud computing" technology to realize the interconnection between various mobile devices. All resources and applications enjoyed by users are provided by a cloud backstage with strong storage and computing capabilities. "Cloud" simply refers to do things through the Internet, such as online shopping, live streaming, and online meeting. Netizens give it more fresh meaning, such as Cloud Hot Pot, Cloud party, Cloud disco dancing, Cloud Travel and so on. Cloud are everywhere in our daily lives.

In business, Cloud office is an increasingly main office method. Everyone uses cloud services to cloud storage and cloud office. For the running of enterprises, many various meetings are required for cooperation between enterprises, communication between departments, and negotiations between enterprises and clients. Especially after the outbreak of new coronavirus (COVID-19) as a pandemic, people cannot gather to work, and many companies require employees work from home. Homeworkers handover work content and communicate through video meeting. Remote work has become normal this year. Online meeting is destined to be a trend.

Therefore, Video Conferencing Camera have become a inelastic demand for enterprises. People hope to gain convenience in such a big data era, through reducing some time costs, invest more in creating value and benefits. So do I. Moreover, some technology companies released Video Conferencing Camera for this demand. Such as Logitech, IQ. I searched for the products on the official websites of these companies and have compared the Video Conferencing Camera released by different companies. It is truly said that Logitech's popularity is quite high. More people know about Logitech. I also hesitate between Logitech and IQ. After all, when you don't know a product well, you will choose to buy the product that more people buy.

Based on my personal view of comprehensive comparison, I finally chose IQ JoinOne AHY200 video conferencing camera.

This is AHY200 video conferencing camera that has just arrived. It is still a package status. Packed in kraft carton and wrapped tightly.

This is a 4K UHD camera. It has 8 MP and supports 1080p for video meeting. I think high definition is the most important for video conferencing. It ensures a high quality video experience. The clarity of AHY200 Video Conferencing Camera is the same with Logitech's MeetUp. However, I have to say Logitech's camera has motorized pan, which can rotate 25 degrees horizontally. It makes capturing more flexible. And the wide angle of the camera is 120 degrees. The larger the wide angle, the more people can be captured. So it makes sure that everyone in the conference room can presented in the video. IQ JoinOne AHY200 Video Conferencing Camera only has 90 degrees. From my point of view, 90-degree wide angle is enough for huddle rooms and small conference rooms. Compared with IQ JoinOne AHY200 Video Conferencing Camera, motorized pan and 120degrees wide field of view are the biggest advantage of Logitech's MeetUp.

AHY200 Video Conferencing Camera is built with 2 Microphone Arrays. It has AEC function that can reduce the noise. It will recognize noise and only the human voice is recorded. I just tested it, human voice is clear and no much surrounding noise. The voice pick-up range is up to 5 meters. This distance is suitable for the size of the meeting room.

The speaker is built into the right side of the device. It plays the sound with high fidelity. I don’t know the sound effect of Logitech’s speaker. But I seriously say.....it has the best sound quality among all the products I have used. It can be expected.

The lights in this circle will rotate when it is turned on. This is called marquee effect. This is the only one I have seen that has a marquee . Logitech's video conference cam has no marquee. It brings you intuitively feel when it is in power-on and standby states. I really like this design. It is full of the sense of technology.

This is the back side. There are two HDMI interfaces, which support dual screen display. Two displays can be connected at the same time to JoinOne for video conferencing, with one for video screen and the other for content sharing so that you can present different content without repeatedly switching screens. Logitech's interface is very simple, with only three ports (Power, expansion microphone and USB port). The advantage of it is that wiring is simple. Easy to cabling and use. But it means less functions are provided . The interface of AHY200 Video Conferencing Camera is relatively rich.

Many people also care about the hardware configuration of the product. As for AHY200 hardware, it supports wired connection like 1 gigabit LAN and wireless connection like bluetooth and dual band WiFi. Multiple connnections to choose. You don’t have to worry about being unable to connect.

Android version is 9.0 with 6 core of CPU and 4G RAM+16G ROM. The biggest difference between Logitech's MEETUP and JoinOne AHY200 is that Logitech does not have an Android system but AHY200 Video Conferencing Camera does. It's like a mobile phone can only take pictures without Android system, but with Android system you can download many kinds of software, get more services and achieve the function you want. Bluetooth and wireless connection functions also require Android system. Therefore, Android system is the biggest highlight of AHY200 Video Conferencing Camera.

Some people may not know these parameters. In short, the higher the value, the higher the performance of the machine. Compared with other similar products, its parameter is relatively high. Whether a machine runs smoothly depends on its hardware. What’s more, it is different from the traditional three-in-one camera like the conference camera of Logitech.It is three-in-one camera so that you need to connect to a computer and rely on the computer’s operating system. AHY200 comes with Android operating system. Only connect to the display to start the video meeting.

We usually need video software to video conference with others. However, it has bulit-in In&Join software for video conferencing in this android operation system. You don’t need to spend time downloading such video software. If you have a video software you are used to, Joinone is also compatible with this kind of apps such as Zoom, Skype and so on.....

I tried to connect it to see if it is simple to install as stated in the product details.

And I have to say that its installation is really easy as simple as charging a mobile phone. But the difference is that it needs to be connected to three wires, one for power supply, one for display, and one for connecting to the Internet. In the past, our company had to connect a lot of lines to one device, and the operation was complicated. But such an installation is extremely simple for video conferencing.

This AHY200 device is not big and easy to carry. It won’t take up much area on the table. It can be firmly mounted on the display with the buckle. when I was shaking it, it was still firmly fixed on the display. So stability is not the problem you need to consider.

Sum up
1.AHY200 has 4 in 1 design but Logitech is a three-in-one design, which AHY200 Video Conferencing Camera has Android operation system.
2.Only IQ JoinOne AHY200 has breathing LED light design.
3.Only Logitech’s camera has motorized pan.
4.Logitech’s camera has 120 degrees wide field of view while IQ AHY200 only has 90 degrees wide field of view.
5.Logitech’s MeetUp interface is simpler than IQ’s AHY200. But AHY200 provides more functions with 2 HDMI interfaces for dual screen.
6.Only IQ JoinOne AHY200 provide both wired and wireless connection.

Regarding its hardware and functions, I think JoinOne AHY200 is the one with high performance and affordable for consumers.

If your budget is sufficient, you can buy the IQTouch 900 series together with JoinOne AHY200 for your meeting room renovation. If your budget is limited or just want a simple all-in-one device for video conferencing, I highly recommend this JoinOne AHY200.