Meeting Owl Pro - 360-Degree, 1080p HD Smart Video Conference Camera, Microphone, and Speaker (Automatic Speaker Focus & Smart Zooming and Noise Equalizing)

I ordered one for my meetings. It isn’t available in EU yet, so I bit the bullet and shipped it international. Remote people have instantly commented on dramatic improvement in meetings... as you can probably expect. Several day trip meetings are now been postponed to “Owl It”. Quality is very good, so I can comment on how much this Pro version is versus the earlier one. I use Skype and MS Teams. I do want to add a note about the case. It is a shame that Owl Labs don’t have a convenient case that comes with it. This isn’t the sort of hardware you want lying loose in a bag during transit. I did discover that most Oculus Rift VR carry cases available on Amazon are an excellent dimension to fit he Owl (Pro or Regular) in with its power supplies and cables. I attached some photos of one Oculus Rift case I ordered. I cut the foam out and glued in some new foam to match the Owl. Works like a charm. I now can carry it separately to meetings or throw the case inside my larger everyday backpack. I just wish Owl Labs did include a case, even if it was an additional purchase option. I honestly cant fault this for much, since there really isn’t anything else in the industry quite like it at the moment.

After much effort to connect with Tech Support, they did reach out to me and did send me a US power cord. I'm pretty pleased with it now. Here's my technical commentary: The image resolution is nowhere close to my Logitech Brio, and the audio sound is not close to my Bose bluetooth speaker. BUT... BUT... since it now sits in the middle of the conference table it is close to everyone. The Owl multi-microphone array is very satisfactory at picking up the voices and is quite audible to the Zoomers. The echo-canceling speaker system seems flawless and sounds quite good. Their adaptive SW uses the microphone array to determine who the dominant speaker is and cleverly frames that person in the visual panel - a kind of closeup. It may show one or two other panels of other recent speakers - the pattern recognition SW that recognizes a human form is impressive. While the resolution isn't 4K, the fact that it provides closeup panels of the current speakers is a better visual than my former high-res videocam at the far end of the room showing all the tiny faces somewhat inaudibly. It's an excellent solution for our group and committee meetings. You can read but ignore my earlier review, below: Arrived quickly as it was fulfilled from here in the Bay Area - just in time for my important meeting to use it. BUT... I can't plug it in! Comes with its power adapter and two power cords - one for Europe and one for Asia - but not the US. Amazon support could not supply me with solution - said I'd have to go shopping for an adapter to US outlet. Owl Labs does not answer phone for Sales Support or Technical Support. No idea how device performs. Blew my important meeting here in the USA.

I purchased 2 units for an offsite event I was holding at a large hotel in medium sized conference rooms (approx 30 people) after using one for a book club meeting which worked well. Whats good: * Setup took 60 seconds. Take out of the box, plug in, register on your phone, connect to your computer and start a Zoom call. Done. * No micromanagement required, its voice detection and camera panning are excellent * Non-intrusive design, people thought it was neat but weren't distracted by it. * A good value for money, given the alternative of managing mics and mixers and a much more intrusive seutp. Whats not so good: * The video quality was only 640x480 in zoom which made the images grainy. * The audio quality is very low, very often it was hard to understand the speaker, especially if they had an accent or didn't speak very loudly. Also when there were multiple people talking at one time they generally got garbled. * In a ballroom with a dome overhead light it created a strange halo effect on the dome of the camera I want to make a clear caveat that I wonder if I could have tuned it more for better quality. My event didn't allow me time to do any testing or tuning before the event started, so maybe I could have done more, but if I could it wasn't obvious how to do it.

The Owl Pro will cover up to 15ft distance on all sides when placed in the middle of a conference table. . We love how this camera focuses in on the speaker and yet still can zoom in on others sitting within a 15 distance. For those who are joining the team via zoom, they can see each individual as though they were sitting in front of their laptops but yet in a good distance that is comfortable for everyone, even those who are more shy and don't want to be in the limelight. :-) The voice and picture are clear and for us, it seems to be the next best thing to meeting in person. Very nice camera and a good investment for a team of people that can fill a table 15 ft from the camera.

I purchased the Meeting Owl Pro to make joining meetings a more interactive experience for remote users than just a speaker alone. So far, I have found this product extremely easy to set up and use. I have been told that the sound and video quality of meetings have been wonderful, and users have really enjoyed being able to feel more a part of meetings they are unable to attend in person. I do not keep my Owl in one location; rather, I travel to client locations and set up the owl so that my team members and others can join the meeting. I've had no issues setting it up each time. It is quick and easy through the app. I use GoToMeeting to run the meetings, which the Owl also very easily works with. I do wish there was a carrying case I could purchase for my needs, as I usually end up packing the Owl in a checked bag when traveling. If you're looking for a way to close the gap between your virtual and in person meeting attendees, I cannot recommend this product enough. It delivers exactly what is promised.

I bought this cutting-edge meeting room appliance with the idea that if it worked I would install it in every meeting room we have, which is a dozen or so. It worked fine as an appliance, though setting up with various computer in the meeting rooms was a challenge. Also the software was a bit erratic and worked well on good days, but dreadful on bad days. No idea how a piece of hardware/software could be so dramatically prone to changes. After not even a year it stopped working. Point blank. We wrote to Owl labs and before even saying hello, they wanted to see the invoice, the serial number, proof of payment. They were totally annoying and trying to avoid service. We just wanted to know if there was some troubleshooting we could do, some stuff that often breaks. It does cost a $1000 so you don't just chuck it and buy a new one. We never got an answer. We never got any acknowledgment of our questions. Their appliance, which has been sitting for less than a year on a table, in a cozy room, with a total of maybe 200 hours of operation, is just a total let down. I do not recommend you buy this and focus on simpler/cheaper systems that are reliable.

Perfect for small to medium, the sound pick up is good for groups around it but for larger rooms or echos its not so good. it took time and was hard sometimes for the camera to idetifiy the speaker(s) and would go to empty frames. Not a bad thing but more of a limitation. I know they could do something with bluetooth additional speakers if they wanted or would "think" of it. The software part wouldnt even be that hard to write. BUT still a win and a good price for its roles. PTZ cameras alone are $500 a piece, this does not even include the mics, cables, etc. So good product and perfect.

Great system for a conference room when you have to interface with remote team members. They have commented they feel much more a part of the meeting now that we have the OWL system. The video quality is good enough, not as clear as if you were focusing on only one camera direction. The "zoom" is just figuring out what part of the very wide image is talking or moving. So, they then present that slice of the image so its quality is slightly less than my Macbook Pro camera all by itself. But the sound quality and the feeling of participation well outweighs the small image degredation.

The system is easy to setup and good to use.

Great product, I just wish had better image quality.

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Simple to set up and works great for video conferencing, especially when you have more than one person physically in the room. Turns to each person as they speak, gives a 360 view of the room at the same time and has great built in speakers for people calling in by phone or speaking through their home computers or phones.

Product is decently good, but it'd be good if they've warranty/support in the Asia Pacific.