Whether it is working from home during COVID or having business meetings with people from other countries, distance is no longer a restriction – thanks to advanced video conferencing equipment. Video conferencing cameras allow us to easily get connected and make communication more efficient. Using video conferencing cameras with AI technology, every meeting participant in the room can be seen and heard clearly. No one needs to worry about the improper framing to include either too many or too few people. This is because the AI-Powered video conferencing equipment we use has speaker tracking and auto framing functions.

What is speaker tracking?

Speaker tracking means that the camera will identify the person who is currently speaking in the room, and keep focusing on him until he stops. The speaker tracking function makes the video conference smoother and every participant can see the expression and body language of the speaker clearly, just like he is talking in front of you.

What is speaker tracking doing is that when the speaker stops talking, the camera will continue to focus on him for a few seconds until it captures a new speaker, and the camera will switch the focus to the new speaker. If no one speaks for a while, the camera will automatically zoom out and frame the entire team or meeting room.

The beamforming microphones and cameras need to work together for optimum results. The microphone firstly detects the source of the sound and guides the camera to focus there. Then the camera will pan, tilt, and zoom physically or digitally according to the location of the sound source. No matter how far or close you are to the camera, you can have the total focus in the room when you talk.

If you can’t imagine how this function works based on the just text description, let me introduce a cost-effective product on the market as an example. Nexvoo N110 is an all-in-one video bar equipped with a 4K UHD camera, a 120-degree FOV, and a 6-meter pickup distance.

The N110 utilizes advanced AI algorithms to achieve intelligent speaker tracking, ensuring everyone in the meeting room can be well captured and included. More delicate details and textured images make you enjoy more during the meeting.

What is auto framing?
Auto framing combines face recognition, a composition algorithm based on the principle of thirds, and pixel-wise super-resolution to create a portrait with the best composition from the image with the detected face. The auto framing function automatically recognizes all participants in the conference room and adjusts the camera based on the quantity and location of participants using real-time face detection and location tracking to cover every participant in the conference.

If a new participant joins, the camera will zoom out to include the new participant. This will avoid moving the camera which is already all set just to make the view more complete with all participants. The auto-framing function increases the level of auto-focus. When you are in a video conference, you will be free from worrying about adjusting camera angles and focus on communication.

The auto framing video conference equipment function can be applied to meeting rooms of various sizes. In medium and large conference rooms, when the number of participants reaches a certain level, the auto framing function will increase its recognition range to capture more participants.

The N120 is equipped with dual cameras, a long focal length, and an ultra-wide FOV. It can also automatically optimize the brightness according to the light conditions, effectively avoiding the meeting room from being too dark. The negative effect brought about allows the detailed actions of all participants in the conference room to be more clearly seen by the other party.