Logitech Rally Bar Mini - All-in-one video conferencing camera for small rooms - graphite

The Logitech Rally Bar Mini is a professional all-in-one video conference camera from Logitech, specially designed for small conference rooms and spontaneous meetings in huddle rooms. The Rally Bar Mini is, if you want to see it that way, a combination of the products of the professional Rally series and the popular MeetUp conference camera. One device, combines all functions and thus fits perfectly into any conference and meeting room. Experience brilliant visuals, with automated pan-tilt and zoom with integrated audio for meetings that can be heard and seen. Set new standards for video conferencing in small rooms with the Rally Bar Mini, which can also be extended to larger rooms thanks to its numerous extensions. The integrated microphones in the beamforming array detect participants in the room by their position and amplify them if necessary, while preventing distracting background noise. A second integrated lens detects meeting participants and amplifies RightSight autoframing. All conference participants, even those who join later, are automatically detected. The built-in speakers deliver room-filling sound and RightSound enables virtually distortion-free audio transmissions with the highest clarity. The Logitech Rally Mini is more than just a camera - it's everything you need for truly professional video conferencing

The Logitech Rally Bar Mini is a small performance wonder. The compact housing hides a lot of technology and functions that will make your everyday meeting much easier. The 4K camera from Logitech has a lens with a pan and tilt function. RightSight automatically moves the camera and adjusts the zoom so that everyone present is perfectly aligned in the picture. While we're on the subject of zoom - the Rally Bar Mini has a 4x digital zoom. But besides the zoom, it is almost more important that no participant should fall out of the picture, even if they only enter the room afterwards. The Rally Bar Mini has an additional lens for this purpose, which is only intended for capturing the room and its participants. You don't have to worry about anything - just leave this to the integrated AI and concentrate on your meeting instead

But the perfect alignment of participants is only one important component of a video conference, because in conference and meeting rooms there is more that can have an impact on a successful outcome. In offices, for example, there is always the problem of high room brightness or disturbing sunlight. Even changing light conditions can distract your counterpart, which is why Logitech has developed RightLight technology. The video output remains constant even in changing light conditions, so the view in the background or natural light incidence does not have to be blocked by closed or darkened windows. Many video conferencing cameras have major problems with backlighting in particular, but with the Logitech Rally Bar Mini you now have a solution at hand that is convincing even in difficult lighting conditions

Now let's move on to the subject of sound, because here too the Rally Bar Mini offers a performance spectrum that you would not expect in this compact housing. The Rally Bar Mini has an integrated AI (artificial intelligence), which uses machine learning to recognise the differences between human speech and ambient sounds and can thus focus on the voice. This artificial intelligence is regularly improved by new firmware updates and is therefore available to you throughout the entire product life. The AI is supported by Logitech RightSound. This suite of technologies optimises sound processing that delivers professional sound for business video conferencing. RightSound is optimised for voice transmission, reducing unwanted noise (such as fans and keyboard clacking) and highlighting who is speaking so that every word can be heard clearly. An advanced voice detection algorithm even automatically raises the volume on quiet talkers so no voice is drowned out. The Logitech Rally Bar Mini's built-in beamforming microphones are optimised for up to 4.5 metres, but should you want to extend the range, you can always purchase up to 2 optional Rally Mic Pods.

The Logitech Rally Bar Mini can work with any popular video conferencing software and cloud-based applications you use on your Windows PC or MAC PC. With plug-and-play USB connectivity, the Rally Bar is compatible with virtually any video conferencing application. Currently, the Rally Bar Mini is already Zoom? and Zoom Rooms certified and USB certified for Microsoft Teams. Certifications for Microsoft Teams rooms on Android and other video conferencing platforms have already been applied for

Setting up the Logitech Rally Bar Mini is very simple:

Connect your laptop to the Rally Bar Mini:

The Rally Bar Mini is connected directly to the laptop via USB and HDMI cable. Either as a direct connection or, for example, via a table connection panel. To supply the Rally Bar with power and Internet, simply connect the supplied power cable to the Rally Bar Mini and then plug a LAN cable into the back of the camera. To ensure that the image is also output on a display or projector, simply connect the Rally Bar Mini to your display device via HDMI.

Connecting the controller to the Rally Bar Mini:

In this case, you use the Logitech Tap as the controller. The Tap is connected to the Rally Bar Mini via USB cable. In addition, connect the Rally Bar Mini with a LAN cable to connect to your network. Connect the supplied power supply to the Rally Bar Mini and now you can also decide directly whether you want to connect one display or up to a maximum of 2 displays simultaneously to the video conferencing system. Depending on which scenario applies to you, you then have to lay either 1 or 2 HDMI cables from the Rally Bar Mini to the display(s). You can then use the Logitech Tap to connect notebooks etc. and use the Tap to control and manage them.

Connect your own PC to the Rally Bar Mini:

If you would like to have a fixed PC for the use of the Logitech Rally Bar Mini and then use Microsoft Teams Room and Zoom Rooms on it, for example, you can also implement this very easily. Connect the PC via HDMI to one or a maximum of two displays via HDMI. From the room PC, you then go to the Rally Bar Mini with a USB cable. Connect to the network via a LAN cable and plug it into the PC. If you plan to use the Logitech Tap as a controller, you also connect it to the PC. Now simply take the power supply unit and connect it to the Rally Bar Mini and you are ready to go

By the way, the Rally Bar Mini now also offers another great feature. There is a cover on the back of the camera, for example, and a practical cable organisation system is hidden underneath. For neat and tidy cabling. Nothing should spoil the perfect overall impression

Let us point out another possibility, which should be very interesting especially for managers: room usage data. Via the Logitech Sync Dashboard, you can read out the room usage data that is collected by the people counting function of the AI Viewfinder. In this way, you can read out afterwards whether the meeting was as well attended as planned and draw conclusions from this afterwards. Such statistics are always useful, for example, if you want to see at what time the room is most frequented or whether a smaller room would be sufficient for certain events. All of this is completely anonymous and DSGVO-compliant and without much effort

Our opinion:

The Logitech Rally Bar Mini is the perfect solution for small meeting and conference rooms. We didn't expect such performance and functionality in such an elegant and compact case from this system. Anyone who has seen the Logitech MeetUp and Rally Plus in action can already guess what the Rally Bar Mini should be capable of, and in the end that is exactly what it is. For cost reasons, the Rally Bar Mini does not have an optical zoom and in small rooms this is usually not so important, but in the end it is always relevant what is important in a video conferencing system. In the end, the Logitech Bar Mini is just the little sister of the Rally Bar and with a price difference of almost 1000 euros, there are of course things that you unfortunately have to do without. However, this should in no way diminish the quality and performance of the Logitech Rally Bar Mini - because this complete system is still one of the best solutions on the market for huddle rooms and we don't know of any real competitors in this class in terms of design. Therefore, if the Logitech MeetUp doesn't offer enough performance and you still don't want to buy a clunky professional video conferencing system, you can confidently go for the Rally Bar Mini. Our trade-offs are simply complaining at the highest level.

Plus:

+ 4K camera with 120-degree capture
+ a truly compact and elegant design
+ compatible with all leading cloud video conferencing systems
+ room-filling sound for integrated speakers
+ the integrated AI works has been significantly improved once again
+ scalability and wide range of accessories

Minus:

- expansion microphones are wired and not wireless
- no optical zoom available as with the Rally Bar

The Logitech Rally Bar Mini is designed for professional users and is therefore not sold to private customers. We thank you for your understanding.