Third-Party Options - SMART Board 4000 Series Installation Best Practices

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In addition, look for room cameras that meet the following guidelines:
Guideline
Compensate for the
room's lighting
Are certified for use in
a Skype for Business
room system
Use high compression
encoding (if network
bandwidth is a
concern)
Are large enough to
allow adequate range
of focus or zoom
Have good optics
Have a high-resolution
image sensor
Have optical zoom
Have an appropriate
focal range for the
room's size

Third-party options

Refer to Appendix A: Third-party referrals on page 69 for a list of companies that sell this type of
equipment.
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Image quality depends largely on optics and image compression.
SMART has worked to achieve a balance between these with the
CAM301.
When choosing a different room camera, consider the room lighting. If
the room has only dim fluorescent lighting, consider a camera with
higher-quality optics to allow better light sensitivity. Optics can not
compensate for everything. Remember that bright, natural light can
make a significant difference in image quality.
If you're installing a SMART Room System for Skype for Business, use a
camera that has been certified for that use.
A high compression encoding scheme helps maintain higher network
speeds by sending less data. Different degrees and types of
compression will affect the image quality. SMART recommends a
camera with built-in H.264 SVC compression.
Smaller cameras can impose limitations on focus and zoom.
A camera with fine-polished glass lenses and a large aperture can
provide better image quality than one with plastic lenses and a smaller
aperture.
Cameras with high-resolution image sensors can produce better images,
particularly if digital-zoom features are used.
If you want to zoom the camera to narrow the field of view, optical
(mechanical) zoom is recommended over a camera with only a digital
zoom function. Digital zoom can reduce image quality, especially on
cameras with lower resolution image sensors.
Use a camera with a defined focal range that is appropriate for the size
of the room in which it will be used. Generally, the larger the room, the
longer the focal range of the camera needs to be. For example, a
camera with a focal range of 1'–5' (0.3–1.5 m) will not provide a good
image of the room beyond 10' (3 m), and a camera with a focal range of
10'–40' (3–12 m) will not provide a good image of objects close to the
camera.