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Jabra PanaCast 50 intelligent video bar and PanaCast 20 personal camera
reinvent the meeting room and hybrid work for modern collaboration
through immersive video
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Safety Capacity and Room Usage Insights enables timely decisions in the
new normal
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PeopleCount generates anonymous room occupancy data
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Unique 180° field of view includes everyone in the picture
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Premium sound from the world leaders in professional audio
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Edge AI processing enhances the meeting experience and provides extra
security
Copenhagen, Denmark – 27 April 2021– Jabra today announces the new Jabra PanaCast camera line-up
that’s set to reinvent meeting room video, audio, and intelligence
for the ‘new normal’ workspace: the Jabra PanaCast 50 – engineered to be the world’s first
new-normal-ready intelligent video bar, and the Jabra PanaCast 20, a
ground-breaking intelligent personal camera.
Hybrid working is the new normal. Teams are collaborating more, and
seeking to do so in a flexible, hybrid network – from cafes, to
their home, and satellite offices. Since the beginning of the global
pandemic, we’ve seen a significant increase in video usage as we
work more in distributed teams – with 66% of office workers using
either a stand-alone webcam or built-in PC camera pre-COVID, and now 86%
of home workers doing the same1. The Jabra PanaCast range has
been engineered to help businesses navigate the flexible hybrid way of
working, combining immersive vision and video, world-leading audio
technologies and cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence to completely
reinvent meetings and collaboration.
When it comes to a solution for the office,
organisations are often forced to choose between outstanding audio and
high-definition video. Jabra PanaCast 50 addresses that by offering a plug
and play solution to deliver the most immersive and engaging video experience available on
the market today.
PanaCast 50: Immersive video and sound
The PanaCast 50 effectively takes on the role of the
“director” of your meeting – intelligently adjusting the
video stream to follow the action in the meeting. The Virtual Director
feature uses both AI-based video and audio streams, as well as
Jabra’s proprietary AI algorithms, to automatically adjust the frame
according to what’s happening in the meeting. This allows Jabra
PanaCast 50 to detect active speakers and the flow of conversation,
thereby delivering a remote meeting experience that’s fully
immersive and responsive.
Three 13-megapixel cameras mounted in a high-precision multi-camera
array
create an immersive 180° field of view in Panoramic-4K that covers the
whole room. Crisp, high-definition, patented real-time video stitching technology
uses advanced algorithms to decide exactly the right way to live-stitch
the video streams together in real time with ultra-low latency. From single person calls to full team meetings, this intelligent
technology always includes everyone in the most optimum way.
Jabra PanaCast 50 features nine powerful Edge processors, including two
state-of-the art Edge AI processors, specifically engineered for audio and
video. This ultra-advanced system architecture enables the intelligent
video bar to carry out real-time integration of audio, video and data.
This powers the Intelligent Zoom feature which always frames the user
perfectly for the far end. The Virtual Director feature transitions video
frames from speaker to speaker, depending on what is happening in the
meeting. This makes it much easier for remote participants to follow the
discussion and allows Jabra PanaCast 50 to deliver an immersive and
engaging video experience, without distraction.
The Jabra PanaCast 50 can deliver two video streams simultaneously. This
allows the device to perform multiple functions at once, so while one
video stream is busy focusing on the meeting participants, the second can
be used to focus on a particular area of interest within the room. The two
video streams also enable the whiteboard sharing feature, which is built
into the device itself – it allows whiteboard content to be captured
and enhanced in real time. This is then streamed live within the meeting,
lesson or lecture so every participant or student can see the whiteboard
content and contribute to the discussion, leaving nobody at a disadvantage
because they’re not present in the room.
Insight driven behaviour
In addition to dual video streams, the PanaCast 50 also delivers an
independent always-180° data stream which provides anonymous people
count meta-data as real-time numerical information. Because of its
180° field-of-view, PanaCast 50 can achieve 100% coverage of the
meeting room and provides the best opportunity to count everybody in the
room. This information is anonymous as the device simply counts people; it
doesn’t recognize them.
The PanaCast 50 PeopleCount feature enables the system to compare that count with a
customer-defined room capacity limit number to determine if the room
utilization is over capacity. If the number of people exceeds the capacity
limit, the PanaCast 50 provides visual and aural cues to the people
present, enabling them to make good decisions for their safety and
wellbeing. This means that anyone present in the room gets instant, real-time
notifications when local guidelines are exceeded. Additionally, through
the network interface, longer-term analytics data is available for IT
administrators, enabling the business to make data-driven decisions about
how they’re utilizing their meeting spaces. Organisations will have
an overview of how many rooms are being used, even when there is no active
meeting, helping inform decisions on office space.
Powerful sound
The PanaCast 50 features eight beamforming microphones with precision
voice detection which are backed up with intelligent algorithms that remove disruptive noise. Four
powerful Jabra-engineered speakers – two 50mm woofers and two 20mm
tweeters – in a zero-vibration stereo setup fill the room with
premium, high-definition audio, while the latest 2-way audio technology
delivers more natural conversations. The PanaCast 50 is also optimized for all leading UC
platforms. As well as working with Microsoft Teams and Zoom, it is also a
device for use with Microsoft Teams Rooms and Zoom Rooms, making
collaboration easier.
PanaCast 20: Superior security for video collaboration in your
pocket
With the Jabra PanaCast 20 flexible workers can benefit from
high-quality, secure video collaboration, no matter where they are, in a
beautifully designed, compact, portable and easy-to-use package. The device features AI that is managed on-device with Edge processing
– and advanced experiences are generated directly on the device
without extra data being sent to the cloud for processing, without need to
install additional software. All the experiences are powered on the device
itself, significantly minimizing the risk of security breaches and
maximizing speed, accuracy, and the overall quality of the experience. For
those using the camera, it has a built-in lens cover to guarantee privacy,
and prevent the camera being left “on” accidentally, adding an
extra layer of ‘peace of mind’ for the user.
Security assurances for those working outside of the office are
important, but equally so are video and picture quality. The PanaCast 20
delivers this via 4K Ultra HD Video, HDR video as well as personalized
Intelligent Zoom, which always frames the main user properly, regardless
of their environment. It
also has automatic lighting correction, so whatever the time of day, or
the situation in which they’re collaborating, their video stream is
optimized in the best way feasible.
Aurangzeb Khan, Senior Vice President of Intelligent Vision Systems at
Jabra, says, “Extraordinary times call for extraordinary solutions
and we believe the new Jabra PanaCast 50 and PanaCast 20 deliver just
that. We are happy to present the PanaCast 50, the first video bar to
combine world-leading Jabra audio with our unique 180° field of view
and unique room usage insights, for inclusive, collaborative meetings in
the new normal. The time is now to start thinking about
future-proofing offices, creating optimal collaboration circumstances for
flexible hybrid workers and to ensure maximum productivity as your teams
return. We invite businesses, organizations and institutions all around
the world to experience audio and video like never before with the Jabra
PanaCast intelligent devices.”
More at https://www.jabra.com/panacast
Jabra PanaCast 50 Key features and specifications:
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Astounding sound from the world leaders in professional audio
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Unique 180° field of view keeps everyone in the picture at a safe
distance2
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Virtual Director intelligently adjusts the video in real time for more
immersive meetings2
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Safety Capacity and Room Usage Insights generates anonymous room
occupancy data for all your meeting rooms at once
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Network-connected system enables easy remote management and data
delivery
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Real-time whiteboard streaming for more inclusive remote
collaboration
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Uniquely advanced system architecture and built-in dual Edge AI
processors powers a range of intelligent features
- Plug-and-play for fast setup and maximum ease of use
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Easy installation, with a choice of wall mount, table stand and screen
mount (VESA)3
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Works with Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Teams Rooms, Zoom, and Zoom
Rooms, and optimized for all leading UC platforms
Jabra PanaCast 50: Available from 15th June 2021 in Black
and Grey, MSRP:
$1195/€1065 MSRP
Find out more at https://www.jabra.com/panacast50
Jabra PanaCast 20 Key features and specifications:
- Personalized Intelligent Zoom
- Intelligent Light Optimization
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Picture-in-Picture feature - users can define and easily integrate a second video stream within
their main picture
- 4k Ultra, HDR video
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Edge AI processing – adding advanced experiences processing and
an additional layer of security for flexible working from anywhere
- Plug-and-play connectivity for instant collaboration
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Works with with Microsoft Teams, Zoom and optimized for all leading UC
platforms
Jabra PanaCast 20: Available from 1st August 2021 in black,
MSRP: $299/€267
Find out more at https://www.jabra.com/panacast20
*includes wall mount
1
Jabra Research w. Kantar: “Work from Home during Covid-19”,
November 2020
2
Choose between Virtual Director and Intelligent Zoom via Jabra Direct and
Jabra Xpress
3 Table Stand and Screen Mount sold separately
