BenQ
1 product. Priced at $1,346.95 including GST.
BenQ is a Taiwanese company headquartered in Taipei, making monitors, projectors, interactive displays, lighting and ZOWIE gaming gear. From BenQ we stock the VC01A, a 4K UHD smart video bar that combines a camera, microphones and speaker in one unit for meeting rooms. It suits small and medium meeting spaces and huddle rooms moving beyond laptop webcams.
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BenQ lists the VC01A with a 12 megapixel 4K camera, a 120 degree diagonal field of view, 5x digital zoom and auto framing that adjusts the shot to the people in the room. Audio comes from a six-microphone beamforming array with 8 metre pickup and a single 8 watt speaker. It runs Android 9.0, has USB 3.0, USB-C, HDMI output and Ethernet ports, and measures 462 x 76 x 93mm. The wide field of view helps keep people seated close to the display in frame.
Measure the room before choosing a video bar. An 8 metre pickup and 120 degree view suit small to medium rooms, while long boardrooms may need extension microphones or a different system. Mount the bar above or below the display at roughly eye level, centred on the table. Decide whether it will run as a USB device for a laptop's call software or as an Android-based system in the room, and check that your call platforms are supported. Wire it to Ethernet for stable calls rather than relying on Wi-Fi.
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How big a room suits the BenQ VC01A?
BenQ lists an 8 metre microphone pickup and a 120 degree diagonal field of view, which suits huddle rooms and small to medium meeting rooms. For long boardroom tables, check whether people at the far end sit within pickup range before relying on the built-in microphones.
Does the VC01A connect to a laptop?
It has USB 3.0 and USB-C ports as well as HDMI output and Ethernet. Check BenQ's documentation for the supported modes and call platforms, and test with the software your organisation uses before rolling it out to several rooms.
What is auto framing on a video bar?
Auto framing detects the people in the room and adjusts the camera's crop so everyone stays in the shot as people arrive, move or leave. On the VC01A this works with its 5x digital zoom rather than a motorised lens.