Conference Room Camera System with Bluetooth Microphone
Conference Room Camera System with Bluetooth Microphone, TONGVEO 3X USB PTZ Video Camera Kit for Meeting Education Church Works with Microsoft Teams, Zoom, OBS, PC(Cam+ Mic)
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Professional conference camera
| Dimensions: | 32.6 x 21.7 x 21.4 centimetres |
| Brand: | TONGVEO |
| Batteries Included: | 1 CR5 batteries required. (included) |
| Dimensions: | 32.6 x 21.7 x 21.4 centimetres |
Ich nutze die Kamera per HDMI an einem Videomischer (Videojockey-Einsatz) und zuhause auch per USB fr Zoom. Man kann und muss mit den Einstellungen ein wenig spielen, damit das Kamerabild in den Farben noch besser aussieht. Der Makrobereich ist erstaunlich. Man kann die Kamera, die vor der Tastatur steht, auf diese ausrichten und es funktioniert. Man bekommt ein klares Bild und sieht, wie sauber die Tasten sind. 🙂 Das Objektiv kann nur nicht allzu weit in den Weitwinkelbereich. Die eingebaute Kamera im Mac ist da fr Videocalls etwas breiter aufgestellt. fr ein schnes Bild in der Videokonferenz sollte die Kamera eine Entfernung von 60cm nicht unterschreiten. Weiter weg ist aufgrund des hervorragenden Zooms gar kein Problem. Einziges Manko: Leider kann man die Kamera nicht ber den PC steuern. Dafr ist die Fernbedienung sehr stark und funktioniert super und USB und HDMI funktionieren gleichzeitig (ich hatte beim Zoom-Call noch einen Bildschirm ber HDMI angeschlossen. Ich bin sehr zufrieden. Der Winkel nach unten ist gut, der Rest funktioniert sowieso und die Speicherung der Szenen mit Winkeln und Zoom funktioniert toll. Teurere Kameras dieser Bauart beherrschen die Wechsel bestimmt noch schneller aber fr dieses Geld ist das Gert eine echte berraschung. Und zu der normalen Kamerastativverschraubung gibt es auch noch drei normale Schraubenaufnahmen, so dass man die Kamera mit dem beiliegenden Blech oder auch anders perfekt irgendwo anbringen kann.
ho collegato la telecamera al pc con cavo usb e cavo VISCA RS 232
riesco a controllarne i movimenti da obs 28 col plugin “ptz control”
ottimo lo zoom
la usiamo in parrocchia per trasmettere le dirette delle celebrazioni in streaming su youtube
nelle due foto si vede la differenza fra la nuova telecamera PTZ e la vecchia webcam
Conforme la description cette camra Ptz pour filmer des confrences, des cours, etc est vraiment de belle conception et fabrication.
Je n’ai pas t jusqu’ la test dans une glise , mais son utilisation est vraiment assez simple et permet de faire des plans prdfini ou la vol avec une amplitude de mouvement presque totale et un zoom X 20 efficace.
Que se soit pour une utilisation en amateur via un pc ou professionnel avec une console vido ddi ( joystick, etc) elle vous assurera des prises de vue de qualit
Pour 299 on a un rapport qualit prix priori correct pour ce bel outil vido.
Merci de m’avoir lu
I wasn’t expecting this conference camera system to be quite so big. But then you are getting what you pay for. This is quite a machine. Really good for regular business meetings if they are over zoom and in person. Huge remote that you can save positions for the camera. Lots of settings and features. I liked the bluetooth speaker that is rechargeable.
This Video conferencing system arrives in a brown cardboard box with line drawings of the product on the outside & measuring approx 33cm x 21cm x 21.5cm.
The contents of the box are well packed in foam cutouts so they are protected in transit.
Inside the camera is inside a plastic bag, as is the speaker.
You can feel the build quality as you unpack it, with all parts feeling well engineered & built to last.
The camera has a footprint of 17cm x 17cm (but is a hexagonal shape) & is approx 20cm high max.
It has a weighty base & 4 rubber feet so it won’t damage your surfaces.
There is a wall mount included in the box for the camera & it can be fixed level or tilted up to 15 degrees, either right way up or upside down.
Camera base is screwed to the mount so it won’t be going anywhere & would make it hard to remove if that is a concern.
It is possible to get a ceiling mount or a tripod bracket for this camera instead, but they are available to purchase separately from the manufacturer.
The speaker phone has an approx diameter of 16 cm & a low profile at just under 4cm high, so it can easily be stored in a drawer or cupboard if not in full time use.
It picks up sound from all around it very well even with some background noise.
The instructions for the speaker phone are in a separate manual to that of the camera & remote control, so you can keep the manual with the device in each case.
The remote control is a larger size one, more like one for a tv than the usual teeny type you get with so many devices nowadays, so it’s comfortable to hold with clearly labelled buttons on it.
You need 2 x AA batteries to operate the remote (not included) & it’s worth spending some time familiarising yourself with it’s operation before trying a first professional outing as it has a bit of a learning curve to familiarise yourself with it’s functions & get the best out of your camera.
In operation, this is easy to use, with sharp images, a smooth pan/tilt & clear audio.
Has played well with Zoom, Teams, FacebookLive & Skype (haven’t tried the others).
This is not likely to be attractive to most people, but for businesses who want fuss free, decent quality, reliable equipment for group calls that not only looks, but functions as expected, then this is actually decent value.
It comes with a 3 year manufacturers warranty including repairs (no mention of who would pay the postage however or how much that might be).
Well worth considering.
Great quality setup. Microphone
delivers superior sound quality. I first see this at a client’s office. I was impressed by the look and the quality sound coming out of this thing. So I bought one for our conference room.
A really impressive bit of kit!
You get the heavy duty camera that does all the usual features, tracking and zooming in or out etc as well as the bluetooth speaker / microphone which makes such a difference if you are taking part in a hybrid meeting as it allows you to properly hear what is being said around the room if you have remoted in!
Recommended.
Video shot with a dark background image behind the subject causes the camera to overexpose the subject. There is no setting within the camera turn this off. The camera changes the exposure automaticaly. Our church videos look terrible. Wish I knew this before I made the purchase!!! I gave a 5 star review because this company worked very hard to satisfy this customer!! They replaced this model with one that has the feature we needed!!
There is a USB B to A for connecting the camera to your computer to use with conference software such as Zoom, OBS or even FaceTime. Also included is a USB C to A adapter , a Bluetooth dongle if you need it, USB C charge lead for the speaker , you will supply the power plug for this, we all have them. There is a remote that required two AAA batteries and lastly a bracket and screws to mount it on a wall.
In use the camera is excellent, I attached it to a mini 14 inch portable monitor via its HDMI , but you could use a TV and you can simply attach it to your computer if you want to use software conferencing via USB. My Mac found it straight away. On the back of the camera there is also the power port , USB B to attach to your computer, and some other plug protocols that seem to be for joysticks and control hardware. I’m not familiar with those.
If you press the menu button there are myriad options for getting the picture how you want it, note where the language option is though , because if you press reset like I did , it will reset the language to Chinese as well.
As said you need to have the power brick connected to be able to move the camera with the remote. The movement is excellent and very quite too, lovely and smooth. You can zoom at different speeds and it slows the speed of panning when you are zoomed in for more control, very nice. You also get three speeds of panning , these can be chosen on the remote or via the menu.
The camera handled light very well , correcting focus and colours, as said there are plenty of options to get the image great. You get 720 and 1080p at various frame rates , 30, 50 or 60. The image is clear , it may not rival a movie camera , but for a web camera it is excellent, would have liked to have seen 4k option though for larger screens. There are buttons to mirror the view or flip it if mounted upside down , most things can be done directly with the remote.
One of my favourite feature are presets , of which you get ten. Just press preset first then a number , and it will remember the cameras placement. This gives you the ability to quickly go to any part of the room by pressing one of ten buttons. Perfect if you regularly position at a white board or a particular member in the conference. It’s all very intuitive and the instructions are clear to read in the manual.
The speaker can be used wired or over Bluetooth , it connected to my Mac very quickly. The speaker has a USB C charge port and a headphone jack that can also be a line out to bigger speakers if desired.
On the speaker you have two options to mute. One is a big mic button , I’m assuming this will work fine in conferencing software , but it didn’t work in FaceTime , but thankfully there is a second option to mute by pressing the power button quickly once. Both methods will turn the indicator on the top red. There is a phone button for making a call , in FaceTime it dialled the last person , but also opens the Music app , with other software open and the focus window , like Zoom, I’m sure it will make more sense.
You have volume up and down , again the indicator on top lights up segments to show level. The last button is for connecting and disconnecting Bluetooth. The speaker in use is clear , it did distort a bit at max volume but it was good enough.
Overall this is a very nice system with good instructions , everything you need , looks very smart and is well built , it has a long warranty too. At just over three hundred pounds it seems fair given that just small webcams that don’t move can cost that at the higher end. I would have liked to have seen a 4k option at this price however for bigger screens. I am specifically impressed by the movement of the camera and the auto focus and the fact you can do most things from the remote is great. Setup is also simple for a basic setup , although you can get deeper with a controller etc.
Highly recommended.
These are a huge upgrade from our previous set-up and transmit high quality image and audio even across the world and to a relatively large audience. The cameras are easy to adjust and connect and all in all they’re surprisingly good for a brand we’d never heard of before.
Excellent quality HDMI PTZ Camera from Tongveo made from very good materials and is built to last.
I have to admit Tongveo is not a brand I have heard of before until I came across this camera and I have to say I am very impressed and will definitely be looking at what other products they do.
I have been using this for over two months at home on a Mac for work conference calls using Zoom, Teams & Skype and also did a live streaming video using (OBS) and so far I have had no issues it works straight out of the box which is great.
The picture and sound quality is excellent I have no complaints about that at all, even when you use the 20x zoom there is no distortion in the picture quality or lagging. The camera is 1080p I would have like it to have had the ability of 4K BUT that is just me wanting more and 1080p is more than good enough for my needs.
The remote control is also excellent the buttons are very responsive and no delays when you move the camera around it is quick which is exactly what you want
Overall I am very happy with the conference camera and I would definitely recommend it.
This has been excellent for online meetings at work.
Fusty it’s quite a large camera, perfect for our meeting room. It comes with a heavy metal bracket so that it can be wall or ceiling mounted.
To get started you simply need to unpackaged everything, find 2 AAA batteries for the remote, plug in the msins cable, I connected the camera to my computer using the supplied USB A to B cable and it was recognised by my PC straight away.
It performs a fancy routine when you first turn it on, as can be seen in my video.
The picture quality is crystal clear, although colours can seem a little washed out, but I’ve found this is due to the fluorescent lighting in our office space.
The zoom is phenomenal, I can read small text on our notice board from a distance of 10 meters!
The ability to move the camera via the remote has also been very useful, for those unaware PTZ means Pan, Tilt, Zoom.
The movement is very smooth and easily controlled.
So I think this is an excellent product for the money…. you can spend big bucks on a camera like this, it is actually very reasonably priced for its performance.
Especially if you tick the box for the discount voucher currently available .
I hope you find my review helpful.
Fantastic first impressions the units have some weight to it it looks stylish the finish looks beautiful.
Very impressed with the instruction manual comprehensive easy to read easy to follow seems to cover everything you need just need a bit of practice
Very impressed with the connectivity the power supply is a nice length and then you can use USB HMDI cable internet cable so we have connected ability to a vast range of systems very impressed and so easy to do doesn’t take long to set up using the instructional leaflet
Wasn’t expected the remote control to be so comprehensive giving you absolute control over the camera and with the preset mode for different people within the conference call or different areas of the room it’s a brilliant way to conduct unusual camera brilliant I can’t believe you actually get a mounting plate so you can position this on a wall rather than having it sitting on a table fact you can even hang it from a ceiling very impressed
Recommend quality piece of kit which give you fantastic results clear pictures with a good zoom in most of all fantastic control
This is excellent, with a really clean and sharp zoom. I use it for online piano lessons and the ability to save presets and have the camera swing from the keyboard to my face, just by pressing buttons on the remote, is ideal. Sure it’s a little bit overkill for my use but it makes life so much easier and the lessons much more efficient. On my macbook this didn’t require any drivers, software or messing about, it was just straight plug and play. It is quite large, but comes with a solid metal base that you can mount on the wall or ceiling as well as all the screws and rawplugs. You also get a decently long power brick and a 3m USB cable
It’s really intuitive to use. It does come with a decent instruction manual, but honestly I just played about with the remote and figured it all out very quickly. It has the ability to do everything auto, or you can set it to manual and tinker with all the cameras settings, including simple things like colour temperature and brightness, but also all lens and shutter settings with things like exposure compensation also. I found that in auto it was good right off the bat, though it did sometimes blow out on my face so I tinkered a bit with teh more basic settings and it was an excellent picture. Very clear, 1080p and 60fps.
The rear of the camera has a host of connectivity, including the ability to network the camera and daisy-chain multiple cameras. Really I was really impressed with it all round. It’s solidly built and doesn’t at all seem like a cheap alternative, despite being a good bit cheaper than many other PTZ cameras. My one complaint, and it is minor, is that you need to have 2xAAA batteries for the remote as they don’t come included, but otherwise, this is excellent. Very well recommended.
I mostly work from home so I need a good camera. This camera is solid made and pretty heavy. I think it is a little overkill for a zoom meeting but I really like the look and feel. Besides regular meetings I also tested it for FaceTime with my families from my Mac. It works great and the video quality is amazing.
I have been on the user side of video conferencing cameras several times, especially during the Covid-19 lockdown periods; sadly, some of these were for funerals.
I have never been on the setup side of these, and whilst I am sure that there is much more to it than my testing, it was pretty easy to set up.
The manual is pretty good, although I did find that in places it was not 100% clear, however, it wasn’t difficult to get this set up for testing at least.
The quality of this camera seemed extremely good; It felt solid, it moved smoothly and looked good. When in use, the optics were very clear.
I connected the camera to the mains, and then I connected it via a network cable to the back of the router, a network cable wasn’t included, but in fairness, depending upon where you mount it, the network cable would need to be pretty long (especially in a church), or plugged into a network wall socket if the room has been networked. I am guessing you could also use powerline adapters.
Once everything was plugged in, I logged into the camera with the default IP address which is on the bottom of the camera. When you do, you will be confronted with a login screen. The screen is in Chinese initially, click on the menu option top right of the menu bar, and you will be able to select English, all is much clearer then .
Once logged in using the default user name of admin and the pasword of admin (I suggest you change the password), I was able to test the camera. It moved smoothly through 360 degrees, zoomed slowly or faster, and the optics were very good; the autofocus worked well too.
If you have a need for this type of video conferencing camera, where you have a big hall, and you want to live stream, then I think that this camera would probably be perfect. The camera is compatible with windows 7 thru 11, and worked well on my windows 10 machine. It is also compatible with Windows XP, Vista and Mac 10.4 or higher.
I have to admit it is a really “big bite” for me… :l
I am in the process to figure out how it can work for me efficiently 😉
It has several promising features which I can use effectively.
First of all, it works with MS Team and Zoom effectively. Second of all, it is able to eliminate background noise very well. After all, for the clarity of the presentation can be focused on the details in the pictures.
Although it will take a long learning journey, which I enjoy already 😉
It is an incredible aid also, related to my studies as well, managing team-related work, and as a distance learner for presenting my creations;)
I like what I had got 😉
a very good quality camera, weighty and very sturdy, camera is clear and picks up very well, the mic is clear though a little echo at times, easy to set up wit a simple plug and play feature, one of the best conference camera i’ve used.
This is excellent value for what is offered – great for a conference/meeting recording. Video is very clear, and the audio can pick up even the audience for questions. Overall a great value package that works well.
One of the finest quality PTZ camera I have ever seen and used. 20 Optical zoom, I couldn’t believe my eyes when I zoomed in to objects about 10 to 20 feet away. It was like I could touch them. The Full 1080p HD quality video is sufficient enough for Church events, Mosque, Wedding, classrooms and video conferences as it will enable live broadcasting for wider audiences. Pan tilt and zoom all works brilliantly and you can use presets to quickly move from one person to another by pressing a preset button on the remote control. It also have slow and fast Pan and tilt for more professional videos. Connects to my laptop and no software needed to run this package. Picture quality is sharp and clear with true colours.
I love the crystal clear audio Bluetooth device that is included in the package. It connects to my mobile without any apps and the sound quality is Hifi grade. It has noise cancelling and does a great job filtering out ambient noise. I used it in several video call apps and speaker phone quality is very impressive. I am using speaker phone for listening to music as well. Only negative feedback is that it doesn’t come with a proper setup manual which will be OK for a person like me that has 35 years of Photography and audio-visual experience but for some it may be a bit of challenge. There is always YouTube video to help.
Overall a very decent package especially the 20 PTZ and exceptional quality speaker phone with Bluetooth connection.
Da ich in meinem neuen Beruf sehr viel von zu Hause aus arbeiten kann, habe ich eine Webcam gesucht mit der ich Meetings beitrete und mit professionellem Bild und Ton glnze. Die normale Webcam am Laptop ist einfach schrecklich. Schon allein die Position, dass Leute einem von leicht unterhalb in die Nase schauen, ist schrecklich. Bei den ganzen Webcams, die es auf Amazon gibt, wei man nicht wie gut die Bildqualitt wirklich ist. Bei dem Set gab es bereits viele gute Bewertungen, weshalb ich mich auch dafr entschieden habe, und ich wurde nicht enttuscht.
Die Bildqualitt ist wirklich einmalig gut, mit der Zoom und Schwenkfunktion kann man sich perfekt positionieren. Der Lautsprecher/Mikofon ist kabellos und hat einen Akku und kann somit irgendwo auf dem Tisch platziert werden. Die Tonqualitt ist super das Mikrofon filtert sehr gut Nebengerusche.
Ich werde bei jedem meiner Meetings auf mein Set-Up angesprochen, weil es einfach so gut ist, und das merkt man sofort. Aus diesem Grund kann ich das Set-Up jedem empfehlen, als Konferenzraum-System oder auch einfach nur fr den Heimanwender im Home-Office.
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This is a nice package for conference rooms or even churches as advertised, the camera is very good with both good image quality and also 20x optical zoom which is the version to have, digital zoom always looks bad, this looks crisp, it comes with the microphone in the kit I reviewed and also a remote control, setup was easy and I made a few zoom calls to test it out with great results, all in all, a really professional setup.
Die Bildqualitt dieser Kamera ist absolut hervorragend. Mit 1080p bei 60fps liefert sie gestochen scharfe und flssige Videoaufnahmen, die in der heutigen Welt der hochauflsenden Inhalte unerlsslich sind. Egal ob bei Online-Gottesdiensten, Unterrichtseinheiten oder Unternehmensprsentationen – diese Kamera sorgt fr ein erstklassiges visuelles Erlebnis.
Besonders beeindruckt bin ich von der 20-fachen optischen Zoomfunktion. Dadurch kann ich problemlos Details erfassen, selbst wenn ich mich weiter entfernt von der Kamera befinde. Die Zoomfunktion ist reibungslos und ermglicht es mir, den Fokus auf bestimmte Bereiche zu legen oder bestimmte Objekte genauer zu betrachten. Dies ist besonders ntzlich, wenn ich beispielsweise eine Prsentation halte und den Zuschauern wichtige Informationen zeigen mchte.
Die PTZ-Funktion (Pan-Tilt-Zoom) dieser Kamera ist einfach fantastisch. Ich kann die Kamera fernsteuern und sie horizontal um 360 Grad schwenken, vertikal neigen und zoomen. Dies gibt mir die Freiheit, den besten Blickwinkel fr jede Situation zu finden, ohne die Kamera manuell bewegen zu mssen. Die Kamera reagiert schnell und przise auf meine Befehle, was einen reibungslosen Ablauf und eine professionelle Prsentation gewhrleistet.
Die Konnektivittsoptionen dieser Kamera sind ebenfalls beeindruckend. Mit USB-, HDMI- und LAN-Anschlssen kann ich die Kamera problemlos mit verschiedenen Gerten verbinden. Ob ich sie nun direkt an meinen Computer anschliee oder ber das Netzwerk streame, die Kamera bietet mir vielseitige Mglichkeiten zur Integration in meine bestehende Ausrstung.
Die Kompatibilitt mit Plattformen wie Zoom, Team, vMix, OBS, Facebook und YouTube ist ein weiterer groer Pluspunkt dieser Kamera. Ich kann sie nahtlos in meine bevorzugten Streaming- und Konferenzanwendungen integrieren, ohne zustzliche Software oder Konfigurationen durchfhren zu mssen. Die Kamera wird automatisch erkannt und ermglicht mir eine sofortige Nutzung.
Die robuste Bauweise und das hochwertige Material der Kamera geben mir das Vertrauen, dass sie lange halten wird. Die Bedienung ist intuitiv und benutzerfreundlich, sowohl ber die mitgelieferte Fernbedienung als auch ber die Steuerungssoftware. Die Kamera ist auch leise im Betrieb, was fr eine strungsfreie Aufnahme und bertragung sorgt.
Zusammenfassend kann ich sagen, dass die 20-fache optische Zoom PTZ-Kamera von TONVEO meine Erwartungen bertroffen hat. Die Bildqualitt, der Zoom, die PTZ-Funktion und die umfangreichen Konnektivittsoptionen machen sie zur idealen Wahl fr professionelles Live-Streaming, Video-Konferenzen und andere Anwendungen.
Ich empfehle diese Kamera allen, die eine zuverlssige und leistungsstarke Lsung fr ihre Streaming- und Konferenzbedrfnisse suchen. Mit der TONVEO 20-fachen optischen Zoom PTZ-Kamera knnen Sie sicher sein, dass Sie beeindruckende Videos mit exzellenter Bildqualitt und flexibler Kamerasteuerung aufnehmen knnen. Sie werden nicht enttuscht sein!
I ordered this item because of the Ethernet port but I couldn’t set it up. I reached out to the seller, they were so happy to assist. They went out of their way to ensure that my camera was setup and ready to go. The picture quality of this camera is really good, I love it and happy with my camera.
The product worked great and the service was outstanding. I had a small issue and they had a replacement 2 me within days.
me parece un gran producto con relacin a su precio
Das USB – Kabel von der Kamera zum PC/Notebook knnte doch etwas lnger sein. Wenn man die Raumtiefe ausnutzen will, bentigt man eben dieses und muss es verlngern. Ansonsten ein gutes Produkt.
I don’t usually write reviews, but I had to after using this camera and the excellent customer service by the Tongveo team.
Our non profit organization recently began hybrid classes and we needed a quality camera to help us with this. The prices for PTZ cameras can be quite alarming, but I was pleasantly surprised at the affordable prices of the Tongveocameras.
We first ordered the TONGVEO All-in-One System Bundle HD 1080P 3X Optical Zoom PTZ Camera and Bluetooth Conference Speakerphone with microphones. The camera and bluetooth speakerphone were amazing, but we needed more optical zoom for our classes, so we upgraded to the TONGVEO 20x Optical Zoom PTZ camera.
Tongveo’sproducts (based on the experience of the ones I have used so far) are properly built with a very sleek finish. The TONGVEO 20X camera came in a carefully packaged box, and shipping was quick. When I opened the box, I was very surprised at the manufacturing of the camera. It wasn’t made of cheap plastic. It was properly built…solid, sturdy, durable and quite neat in its appearance.
Installation and setup were a breeze. It came with the bracket, screws, wall plugs…We had ours mounted on the ceiling. No additional software was required for the installation…just connect and go. The laptop picked it up immediately, and the remote control works impressively to get the perfect picture. The TONGVEO3X camera was amazing, but the TONGVEO 20X optical camera blew our minds withits enhanced and upgraded features.
Performance wise, the 20X is a pro! The transitions are super smooth, the picture quality is A class…crystal clear and clean. The presets were also very easy to configure. I also like that this one has the option for HDMI as well.
The 20X zoom feature works perfectly. The online students can now see the whiteboard as if they were present in class. The TONGVEO bluetooth speaker when paired with the TONGVEO 20x Optical Zoom PTZ Camera gives a very professional finish to our online as well as in-person classes.
We upgraded to this camera for more zooming options and we have no regret whatsoever. We got much more than what we expected. I am so very pleased with this camera and all ofTONGVEO’s products that we have used so far. From my personal experience, they are an amazing company with very innovative and well built products. I highly recommend their products, especially this camera.
Also, their customer service is excellent and the team is always ready to assist with any questions…something I truly appreciate.Thank you TONGVEO!!
This was purchased for use for use with condo association Zoom meetings. It can be a little intimidating and somewhat difficult to set up the first couple of times, but otherwise I have nothing but compliments for this conference room system. Most importantly the speaker DOES pick up audience statements and questions from 15 to 20 feet away and the video quality is fantastic. If I could have given it 4.5 Stars, I would — it is that good.
Very happy with this webcam and Bluetooth microphone, I do wish that the webcam was also Bluetooth, that’s the reason for an overall rating of 4 stars.
Quality Build and Great Capability:
Solidly Packaged as well as Comes in a Solid Steel Chassis Type build which can also be mounted as well as placed on a Tripod for portability.
Picture was clean and allowed a consistently in well lit visual which had no lag whilst we were streaming.
Device does allow for IP Live Streaming ( Which we used it for a Contract Live Streaming Gig) But we were also able to use the same cameras for a Four Camera Single Space Production.
Quality Camera for a great Price.
5 STARS
The features of this camera meet what I needed in the PTZ class at a good price. Picture is good and the 3x zoom brings it in as needed. The video shows that you can make it track but I have not figured out how and the instructions do not cover it that I have been able to discover.
The speaker/microphone portion works great. Sensitive enough to pick up voices and still sound good. Being wireless if desired helps reduce wiring and mobility.
I use this camera to stream bible study classes however did not understand the limitations of USB 2.0 which can only go 15 feet. So plan accordingly. It meshes well with the streaming software I use.
Good product. The directions are mostly useless but it is not hard to figure out and set up. Plug in the power cord, Plug in the USB A and HDMI cords, plug the dongle into your PC, set your audio/video to the camera and you are up and running.
We bought this equipment so we could conduct Hybrid meetings for our condominium HOA meetings. It is so easy to use; great quality sound and pictures. Price is very reasonable. We are very pleased with this!
Better than what I’d expected. I bought the product for work and the camera quality and sound quality is great! The remote control makes it even more better as I won’t have to manually adjust the angles every time. I specifically like the zoom feature and this definitely is a must have for anyone who’s in the market for conference room cameras. I can’t wait to have this installed at the office
Great video quality and sound for those joining virtually. We have this in our conference room and it works amazing for those joining in through Teams to see participants in the conference room and to hear all speakers.
BACKGROUND
I had helped set up a small church for live streaming using a SMTAV PTZ camera. I had paid $919.04 at that time (HDMI, IP, SDI, no USB output — requiring an adapter to USB). While it had a lot more features than this one, they weren’t really necessary for our purposes; we just needed a USB feed into a Mac computer running OBS Studio as our switcher software. 30x zoom was more than we needed. Picture clarity was great and the ability to set up preset location was nice for audience shots and then back on the main speaker. It compared well to a PTZOptics camera which was over $2k at that time. So the person complaining about these Tongveo cameras being expensive hasn’t really worked with these types of PTZ cameras over time. This is not a webcam for solo zoom meetings (see below) or broadcasting gameplay.
Later I ordered a Tongveo 20x for my own small company’s needs ($506.22), but the colors were way off (purplish) and the camera was returned.
With the Black Friday specials in 2022, I revisited the Tongveo line and thought I would give them another try. (The 10x was less than $240 on sale including sales tax)
OBSERVATIONS
I just finished setting up the camera and playing around with the usual PTZ functions and presets that I’m familiar with. Color and focus were reasonable, panning was smooth and quiet, yet a bit slow (frankly I prefer the slower pan for live panning) and overall, this is a much better camera than the last Tongveo which I returned. The base / footprint is rather large (may have some mounting issues) and it does have a -20 female thread in the bottom with which to mount it to a tripod or other conventional camera mount.
One critic is right in that the camera doesn’t move quickly between preset locations, but then one can use it for slow live pans (which I prefer). The instructions state that one can hold down the directional arrows and get faster PTZ action. That didn’t work for me. You hold the directional arrow buttons to pan or tilt, then release when you have the desired frame. Not a deal breaker.
Upon booting the device, the camera will rotate all the way clockwise, then all the way counterclockwise, then vertically facing down, then up to the neutral position, then it goes to its default position, which if you have it programmed, is Preset 1. It takes about 35 seconds to do this.
To add the camera in OBS Studio, create a Scene (name it Tongveo Camera or whatever); add a Source (+, Video Capture Device, Create new (Make source visible), select “UVC Camera” from the Device pulldown list (rename it to: Tongveo USB camera or whatever); press OK. The video feed should be visible in OBS.
If the camera is rebooted while connected to the computer or a USB cable was unplugged / replugged, to reestablish the video feed in OBS, Deactivate, then Activate the source. Click on the Camera source, toggle the Deactivate/Activate button above it. Your video should be back.
If you attach the unit upside down to the ceiling, press the Down button on the remote control and it will flip/rotate the image. While you can also “Flip vertical” in OBS, it’s better to do it in the camera to reduce the workload on your computer’s CPU. That way the pan/tilt controls should work as you expect.
USB 2.0 or 3.x? While the item description says, USB 2.0, my 10x camera came with connectors for USB 3.x and a USB 3.x cable. It worked well plugged into my powered Anker USB 3.0 SuperSpeed 10-Port Hub.
USB 3.x signals are limited in the distance they can travel. The frequency is also similar to that of a wireless mouse, so keep those apart. If you have a longer run, get an extension cable with repeater/amplifiers in the cable. In the church setting, I successfully used the MutecPower 32 Feet Active USB Extension Cable 3.0 Male to Female with 2 Extension chipset Signal Booster – Active Extension/Repeater Cord 10 Meters / 32 Feet. With the 10′ USB 3.x cable that this camera comes with, 42′ total was adequate for our needs. Adjust for your distance needs.
The widest zoom of the 10x camera is somewhat narrow at less than 70 Field of View (FOV – I’ve seen several different values). The FOV varies between models (see the photo of the manual giving the FOV for various models). Choose according to your needs.
You’ll have to physically move the camera back from your object/presenter. I wouldn’t recommend using the 10x model as a webcam for personal Zoom meetings (I use an OSBOT Tiny for that with auto tracking mode — very cool — go with the 4k unit if you are looking for an auto tracking webcam, not that you’ll be streaming in 4k, but the 4k allows you to digitally zoom in halfway and still have FHD quality).
The 10x Tongveo model comes with adjustable focus (other lower models may have fixed focus). Autofocus works well so far and manual focus buttons allows one to override the autofocus, for example to focus on a nearby musician and have the background out of focus (bokeh).
You can create 10 locational presets with the remote, more with a keyboard/joystick controller (set the DIP switches on the bottom of the unit for the address of the unit). When you have set these 10 presets for your church or meeting location, if you have a newbie assisting with running the cameras, let them know NOT to push the Reset button (in the Presets section of the remote). If they inadvertently do (“hey, what does this button do?”), you will lose all your presets, and then have to scramble during the service (happened at least once to us, perhaps twice to us). Switch to a different camera source, then reprogram the presets — viewing the camera feed via OBS’s View > Multiview previews).
I found the IR Remote a little temperamental (it seemed unresponsive after it had gone to sleep — pressing the right or left arrows seem to bring the remote out of suspend mode more efficiently rather than pressing a Preset number). If you have a service that you are streaming and find that you have similar issues (as other reviewers have noted), you may wish to consider a RS232 or RS485 connection to a keypad / joystick controller at your control booth. Match the communication protocols on the camera (set DIP switches) with that of your keypad / joystick device.
Graininess. Under very low lighting conditions, the video output may be a bit grainy and blurry (this is to be expected based upon the aperture and gain the camera’s processor uses). Increase the lighting level and the graininess should diminish and depth of focus improve.
IR Control. The camera base appears to have IR sensors both on the front and back of the unit. To control the camera with your remote, it must have a clear line of sight to either sensor. If your control booth is off to the side of the camera, turn the camera base so the IR receiver faces the control booth and then use presets to face the camera to the front (Set Preset 1 for the default position after booting) and to frame other shots.
In answer to a few other people’s questions, yes, you can control 3 different cameras with one remote. On the bottom of the unit (see photo), there are two DIP switches SW1 and SW2. If you leave the 3 cameras at their default IR address of 0 (both SW2 DIP5 and SW2 DIP6 are off), all 3 cameras will operate simultaneously (not what you want). Set SW2 DIP5 and SW2 DIP6 to the values you desire for your camera using the table in the photo and on the bottom of your camera. Then the remote will control the camera that you press the camera number for. If you have a joystick / keypad controller, set SW1 to the address that you want for that camera (between 1 and 255 in binary -use an online converter to minimize mistakes).
White balance. These cameras have auto white balance, which work fairly well, and the input can be adjusted/color corrected in OBS to give a more saturated, warmer or cooler tone. If you are looking for fixed white balance so that colors don’t change as service participants walk in and out of the camera’s view, you may be out of luck. However, you can create multiple scenes/instances for the same camera (changing the white balance in OBS — Filters > Color Correction), with one source being adjusted for one lighting situation and another for second lighting situation. Toggle between the two as needed.
The camera’s manual states that the output frame rate is NTSC (29.97 Hz) or PAL (25 Hz). I cannot confirm that the camera’s output won’t do double that, i.e., 59.94/60 fps or 50fps for reduced blurriness due to speaker movement.
I set the OBS video record frame rate alternately to 59.94 fps and 60.00 fps (File > Settings > Video > Common FPS settings), recorded short samples, and didn’t notice any difference in the outputs. Looking at the file properties shows that the frequency of the files are respectively 59.94 fps and 60.00 fps. For live streaming at 30 fps, this should not be an issue.
Please note that these cameras do not have HDMI output, so you cannot monitor the feed on a separate monitor (only in the OBS preview window which is fine for my needs). They also won’t work with HDMI switchers such as the ATEM, RGBlink, etc. If that is what you need, look elsewhere. Personally, I like the simplicity, the price point and not having to buy HDMI to USB adapters which add potential failure points.
Overall, for the price, I see this as a promising camera. I would love to buy another. However, OBS on a Windows PC has trouble differentiating between two identical cameras, a known issue (see forums). OBS on a Mac seems to have less of that problem even if a USB hub is used (at least in our setup at our church for which we had 5 sources, 2-3 with the same adapter names). One almost has to go with a different brand of camera if one is using a Windows PC. Since a number of these seems to have the same manufacturer (look at the shape and features), it may be possible to order one that offers a different camera name for OBS purposes. Best to ask that question via the product page.
If anyone has been able to get two identical cameras to work successfully with OBS on a Windows 10 PC (i.e., not having to Deactivate/Activate each camera when switching between them), please provide the details. Running multiple different cameras/sources is not the issue). Lots of users are asking the same question.
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As for the speaker, it’s beyond excellent. It definitely has you covered the same way as with the camera. It provides amazing sound quality as well as onboard features to take advantage of. Everything you could pretty much ask for is here and accounted for and you’ll be covered if you ever needed these two. This is an amazing purchase and highly recommended if you’re sitting on this.
This all in one conference room camera system has met and exceeded my expectations. The picture quality is great, easy to set up and super user-friendly. The remote control is easy to use. I love how the Bluetooth speaker very clear and loud with extremely high range coverage. The battery lasts a long time is also a plus. I can’t be more happy and pleased with this purchase. Seller is also very friendly and attentive, follow up to see if I have any concern or question on the product. Highly recommended this system and this seller.
For my weekly call meeting this conference system is beyond expectations. I’ve used webcam for the meeting and it seems to work fine, until I try this system. Much better image quality, great audio, great microphone, strong bluetooth connection. Only thing I don’t like about the camera is the self test that It runs every time I turn it on, wish there was an option to skip this self test. The camera has other connections on the back but I didn’t get a chance to check it out as I have no use for it so I can’t comment on it. Over all, this is a great system and a huge upgrade from webcam. Highly recommend!
It has the good image quality and is very easy to install. The product arrived safely packaged, the setup cannot be any easier, and most importantly it delivers superb image and sound quality.
I bought this conference room camera system for my new office, and so far I am pleased with the purchase. The product arrived safely packaged, the set up cannot be any easier, and most importantly it delivers superb image and sound quality. I’d recommend the system to anyone!
Very nice quality camera.
Unit was easy to set-up. The pre-set feature was great for picking spots that speakers are at during our meetings. Very satisfied. The remote speaker/mic is a little hard to hear from the back of the room. Doing live videos of our Township meetings. Wish the camera was bluetooth instead of having to be wired to a computer.
Hab mir diese Kamera fr meine Videokonferenzen gekauft, da ich oftmals nicht stndig am PC mit Webcam sitzen kann und mit der Kamera auch Dokumente sehr gut anzeigen lassen kann.
Bin bisher damit sehr zufrieden.
Besonders die Handhabung ist wirklich einfach. Oftmals muss man sich noch verschiedene Programme besorgen, das ist hier berhaupt nicht der Fall. Geht alles per Plug and Play.
Stromversorgung gewhrleisten und per USB Kabel am PC anschlieen. Kamera wird sofort erkannt und bei den Gerten angezeigt. Konnte die in der Videokonferenz direkt anwhlen und hat funktioniert. Dauert also keine 2 Minuten.
HDMI und USB Kabel sind bereits vorhanden. Eine Fernbedienung zur einfacheren steuern ist ebenfalls mit dabei.
Die Bildqualitt hngt stark von der Internetverbindung ab. Grundstzlich kann die Kamera full HD Qualitt wiedergeben und macht dies auch. Bei voller Signalstrke ist das Bild absolut scharf und detailliert. Selbst Dokumente kann man sehr gut lesen.
Die Kamera steht sich in alle Richtungen und fokussiert sehr schnell. Auch mit dem optischen Zoom bleibt das Bild dennoch sehr gut.
Die Rauschunterdrckung ist vorhanden und geht. Angenehmes sprechen und Videosignal ist daher kein Problem.
Insgesamt fr den Preis absolut in Ordnung und fr Videokonferenzen super geeigne
The remote control is a bit clunky and camera is very slow to pan around. It only allows for one operation at a timefor example, slow pan left, then tilt up of down, then zoom in. I’m currently looking for inexpensive joystick controller to hopefully fix this.
The camera definitely moves faster if I use preset location function on the remote, but in my particular situation, location presets don’t help much, as folks sit in different spots each week.
Overall we are pleased 5 months after purchasing.
Die Kamera hlt, was sie verspricht. Das Bild ist klar und sauber und die Kamera lsst sich als Webcam selbst ber einen USB-Extender ohne Probleme an einem PC mit Zoom, Webex bzw. Skype betreiben. Lediglich bei mangelnder Beleuchtung hat sie einen leichten Rotstich. Das Problem gibt sich aber mit entsprechender Ausleuchtung nicht, von daher alles im grnen Bereich.
Die Kamera wurde an der abgehngten Decke montiert, die mitgelieferte Bodenplatte wirkt allerdings nicht sehr vertrauenserweckend. Hier erfolgt demnchst der Umbau auf ein Deckenstativ. Trotz allem ging der Einbau und die Konfiguration schnell und unkompliziert ab.
Auch das abspeichern der Presets ging schnell und unkompliziert von statten. Die Presets werden auch schnell abgerufen, gefhlt geht das sogar schneller als die manuelle Auswahl von Position und Fokus.
Angesteuert wird die Kamera mit einem Joystick-PTZ-Controller, die Konfiguration war easy. In dem Kontext hatte ich eine Frage zur Konfiguration an den Support des Lieferanten. Diese wurde schnell, kompetent, freundlich und zu meiner vollen Zufriedenheit beantwortet wurde.
Wer eine gute und wirklich gnstige Konferenzkamera sucht, ist mit diesem Modell gut bedient. Der Fokus und die Bildqualitt ist absolut angemessen, sofern die Rahmenparameter passen. Fr den Preis kann man keine Wunderdinge erwarten, sprich man kann nicht damit rechnen dass die Konferenzkamera ungnstige Umgebungsbedingungen so einfach wegbgelt. Wer das erwartet, aus meiner Erfahrung nach, tun das die wesentlich teureren Konfernzkameras ebenfalls nicht. 🙂
On the positive side, this camera has an amazingly clear picture, even when zoomed right in. It is brilliant. The presents work nicely and the remote has both slow and fast zoom options which is good. There are also near and far auto focus buttons which is a great touch.
Needing an app and auto follow are specific needs as I have a large conversation and pastors who like to move around when they preach. Had I not these unique needs I would have kept the camera instead of returning it.
We got this for our church zoom meetings. It works great! Some of our business is overseas and the picture and speaker phone is top notch. There was no delay in speech or picture. I do recommend this for others.
Nach langer Suche habe ich mich fr diese Kamera entschieden, denn ich streame manchmal einige Veranstaltungen oder ich brauche sie beim Chatten mit Freunden in einer Hybrid-Form. Sie kam sehr gut verpackt an. Ein Deckenhalter und die bentigten Schrauben sind auch bei der Lieferung dabei, um das Montage an der Wand oder an der Decke zu ermglichen. Ein USB 3.0 Kabel ist auch dabei, somit wird die gute Bildqualitt ohne Verzgerung bertragen.
Gleich am zweiten Tag nachdem ich die Kamera bekommen hatte, habe ich sie zu der Kaffeepause bei meinem Arbeitskreis mitgebracht, um die Funktionalitten zu testen. Alle meiner Kollegen waren begeistert.
Das Preis-Leistungs-Verhltnis ist auf jeden Fall sehr gut. Auf Amazon findet man viele hnliche Produkte, aber fr 300 Euro kriegt man mit der TONGVEO PTZ-Kamera zuerst eine hohe Auflsung von 1080P, was komplett ausreichend fr meine Anwendungsszenarien ist. Auerdem machen der 3-fache optische Zoom und die Autofokus-Funktion das Streaming noch bequemer und einfacher. Der Perspektivwinkel betrgt max. 117 und zusammen mit einer mechanischen Umdrehung von 175 in der horizontalen Richtung und 90 in vertikaler Richtung ist der Einsatz in einem kleinen bis mittleren Raum sehr geeignet. Whrend der Umdrehung macht die Kamera sehr wenig Gerusche, und die Geschwindigkeit ist auch okay. Alle Funktionen lassen sich ber eine Fernbedienung erledigen, wo man auch max. 10 Preset-Positionen abspeichern und spter einfach per ein Knopfdrcken abrufen kann.
Die Inbetriebnahme ist idiotensicher durch das Plug-and-Play. Nichtsdestotrotz sind die Funktionen nicht eingeschrnkt, da ein RS-232- und ein RS-485-Anschluss vorhanden sind. Fr Profis gibt es bestimmt viel mehr Spielraum bei der Steuerung der Kamera.
Alles in allem ist die Kamera sehr preiswert und ich wrde sie auf jeden Fall weiter empfehlen!
Ich habe diese Kamera fr unseren kleinen Konferenzraum gekauft. Sein grosser aufnahmewinkel ist eines meiner Lieblingsdinge, damit ich und ein paar Kollegen nicht jedes Mal, wenn wir ein Meeting haben, an die Seite des Tisches quetschen mssen. Es ist sehr bequem, die passende Fernbedienung zu verwenden, um alle Vorgnge auszufhren.Was mich noch mehr berraschte, war, dass es viel einfacher zu bedienen war, als ich dachte.Als ich ihn zum ersten Mal erhielt, dachte ich, ich wrde lange brauchen, um seine verschiedenen Funktionen einzurichten, aber sobald ich ihn an meinen Computer anschloss, wurde er sofort erkannt und war einsatzbereit. Wirklich bequem.
Sehr angenehmer Einkauf, empfehlenswertes Produkt.
It has a very smooth zoom, great picture quality and quickly finds faces in a meeting room. The footprint is average, about the size of the big vendor’s aging cameras I replaced.
The remote works very well and has the controls clearly marked and is easy to use.
I really don’t have any Cons on this unit and can highly recommend it for corporate conferencing needs. It may be less expensive but you’d never know it.
I’ve evaluated several other cameras and complete platforms that are around the same price and some 10 times as much. I’d say that the more expensive platforms offer little more value.
This one is also plug and play. There is virtually no setup. Within a minute of plugging it into a Windows workstation it was up and running without a reboot. Nice!
It has many extra ports as well so it’s very expandable.
I haven’t tried it with any control boards but it does support industry standard protocols so I would expect it to work well with them.
Overall this is a 5 star unit and I’ll be buying more if available.