- Icontact Prohello seems to solve one of the biggest video call problems
- A 13-Megapixel sensor supplies the CRISP 4K resolution video conferencing visuals
- HDR Correction ensures balanced lighting for users under difficult conditions, and stereo microphones with noise cancellation enhance clarity during noisy call
Video communication has become an essential part of how people work, study and connect across distances, but they are far from most people’s favorite ways to keep in touch.
Prohello, the latest release from Icontact Camera, was developed to tackle one of the more persistent problems with online meetings: The lack of natural eye contact.
By using an extractible arm that adjusts the camera directly with the user’s eyes, the device tries to recreate the feeling of face to face communication during video conferencing.
Features and imaging features
In its core, Prohello acts as a business webcam that emphasizes the presence.
The design supports a 13-megapixel sensor that detects at 4K resolution, with automatic focus, exposure adjustment and HDR correction.
Stereomicrophones with noise cancellation are built into the body, while optional LED lighting can be added for better clarity under low light modes.
Together, these features are designed to ensure that both image and sound quality remain consistent, whether in a home office or a business environment.
Another item that separates Prohello from a standard webcam is its integration with Windows Hello Face recognition, which means users can log in to their systems by simply facing the camera, avoid entering passwords and instead rely on biometric verification.
There is a mechanical privacy contact that drives down the main lens and microphones when folded away while leaving recognition functions intact to system access.
This device is a development of previous Icontact camera design, following feedback from previous backers, and changes were made for assembly, controls and lighting.
There are already a good number of established alternatives that offer high -resolution sensors, so the true advantage (s) of prohello will depend on how effective its eye contact mechanism works in everyday environment.
The Kickstarter campaign for Prohello has drawn considerable attention. With only 3 hours left at the time of writing, it recorded $ 237,511 pledged with 1,145 backers, well above the original goal of $ 10,000.
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