The Logitech ConferenceCam Connect Review

February 8, 2016 John Obeto

I have been using the Logitech ConferenceCam Connect for the past seven weeks, and I tell ya: this product will continue to be used by yours truly!

Like most of you, I have a commute to the office. However, my commute is somewhat longer. Moreover, I also make several visits to clients, from where I either have to initiate a conference call with staff or our external consultants.

I have tried to mitigate that somewhat by the use of videoconferencing.

My daily driver had been the really nice Logitech ConferenceCam BCC950. Reviewed here, the BCC950 is a delight; it is powerful, very useful, and works with all videoconferencing solutions I have tried it with.

However, it is not really meant to be portable, or mobile.

Then, comes the ConferenceCam Connect.

The Logitech ConferenceCam Connect
This is a single-piece videoconferencing product.

It is very portable, full of connectivity options, and like every Logitech device I have used in the past 18 months, boasts full compatibility with Windows, be it the Windows client, or Windows Server.

Logitech ConferenceCam Connect is an elegant 2⅔” tube that houses not just the videoconferencing device, but also the remote, which serves to protect the ConferenceCam Connect’s lenses when in ‘storage mode’.

It comes with the following features:

A 1080p camera with a 90-degree field-of-view,
A built-in battery,
A Full-duplex mic,
In addition to the wired USB, it has a plethora of wireless options, including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, NFC, and Miracast/Screen Mirroring.
An HDMI port

Using The ConferenceCam Connect
The ConferenceCam Connect, as mentioned earlier, is a well-designed, single-piece device that is cylindrically shaped. Light – weighing less than the Sunday New York Times, this videoconferencing solution easily fits into a backpack or largish briefcase.

At the time I got it, it was a godsend, as the end of year/start of year periods see me traveling quite a lot. This allowed me to use it in various locations with all the issues present there.

ConferenceCam Connect’s versatility meant that at any given time, I was able to initiate conferences between myself and my clients at their home location, and my senior staff in Los Angeles.

Completely worth it.

The benefits of visual communications are legion.

I would add to that: the benefits of visual communications between a client and several consultants collaborating to create new solutions for them are astronomical.

ConferenceCam Connect was used with Microsoft Skype for Business (Lync), Skype, and GoToMeeting.

As with the previously reviewed BCC950 and CC3000e devices, ConferenceCam Connect did not disappoint: it just worked.

I even had it on slow overseas videoconferences over poor lines. ConferenceCam Connect came through admirably. Making me look good.

I am thinking of using it to set up a quasi-HALO room at the Orbiting O’Odua in order to utilize the projectors here to some extent. Once I have some downtime, I may do just that, and post a mini review.

Conclusions
In my review of the SmallBizWindows Superstar product the Logitech ConferenceCam CC3000e, I found only one fault with it: it was not a portable solution.

Well, it seems that Logitech was listening to me.

The Logitech ConferenceCam Connect, though not in the same spec league as the very versatile CC3000e, has something that works for us that the CC3000e doesn’t have: built-in portability.

Add the battery, the light weight, NFC, Bluetooth, and Miracast, and the ConferenceCam Connect demands that it reign supreme.

And it does: we are bestowing the SmallBizWindows Absolute Best Award on it.

We already have four teams lugging the devices around.

Highly recommended.

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