The Jabra Panacast 20: A High-Quality Webcam Review

As I began testing the Jabra Panacast 20, I was excited to see how it would perform on my MacBook Air. The device's packaging included only one cable with USB Type-C, which may not have been ideal for users expecting a second adapter. However, luckily, I had an existing adapter that allowed me to use the webcam without any issues.

During my initial setup, I was surprised to find that the Jabra Panacast 20 came equipped with a built-in 1080p high-quality webcam. This feature is particularly useful for users who need to make video calls or record high-quality videos. The webcam's image quality was impressive, and it was able to maintain a clear picture even when I moved around.

To further test the Jabra Panacast 20, I switched to the Logitech C920 (not the pancast 50 as mentioned in the transcription) and recorded a sample video. This allowed me to compare the image quality of both webcams side by side. To my surprise, the Jabra Panacast 20 produced a more detailed and sharper image compared to the Logitech C920.

One of the standout features of the Jabra Panacast 20 is its auto-framing capabilities. When I moved around during recording, the webcam automatically adjusted to frame me in the center. This feature was particularly useful when conducting video conferencing calls with colleagues or clients. The device's software also allowed me to disable this feature if needed.

In terms of lighting, I found that the Jabra Panacast 20 performed well even under dull lighting conditions. However, when I switched to brighter lighting, the webcam's image quality improved significantly. This is because the webcam's sensor is capable of capturing a wider dynamic range, which allows it to capture more detail in both bright and dark areas.

Overall, my experience with the Jabra Panacast 20 was overwhelmingly positive. The device's high-quality image, auto-framing capabilities, and ability to perform well under various lighting conditions make it an excellent choice for users who need a reliable webcam for video conferencing or recording purposes. However, I must note that the device's price point is quite steep, with the box price ranging from ₹29,000 to ₹35,000.

Target Audience

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While the Jabra Panacast 20 may appeal to a wide range of users, its target audience appears to be business professionals who frequently conduct video conferencing calls or record high-quality videos. The device's features and image quality make it an excellent choice for these users, particularly those in leadership positions such as directors or vice presidents.

Conclusion

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In conclusion, the Jabra Panacast 20 is a high-quality webcam that offers exceptional image quality, auto-framing capabilities, and performance under various lighting conditions. While its price point may be daunting for regular consumers, business professionals who require reliable webcams for video conferencing or recording purposes will find this device to be an excellent choice.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhi guys this is ranjit and in this video we'll have a look at this jabra panacast 20. this is the webcam and i have to say this has to be one of the most expensive webcam that have used probably this cost more than your budget laptop yes it's that expensive and this is the webcam and i also thought like man what is this the price on the box is about 29 000. what rubbish is this why is it so expensive but i started using this one and for that certain audience i would say that one percent of the audience this might make sense so let's have a look at this one and what i'll do is guys i'll actually test it with multiple laptops and computers so that you have an idea how is this webcam we'll test it with the windows laptop this is the samsung what do you say a laptop and this one is supposed to have a very good webcam a 1080p webcam normally if you notice most of the windows laptops are 720p webcam we'll also test it with the macbook air m1 i will use a built-in webcam and attach this one and see what's the difference and also test it with my main computer where i do all this video editing and stuff that's the professional computer that i have that is the imac pro and the imac pro has to have i would say the best built-in webcam till date i have used it's a professional computer cost almost four and a half lakhs so let's test this and see what is the quality that you can get with a super super expensive webcam and guys uh i never asked jabra to send this they just sent me this device i just got it and i got a mail so i never asked them for this but i just got it so i thought okay let's test it out and see what it is and by the way this comes in this box you get a carrying pouch this uh camera itself and a usb uh one usb cable that's it that's what you get so guys now i'm recording with the built-in webcam of the imac pro and this is the best that i have the imac pro guys remember cost four and a half lakhs so this is again a professional and i feel the imac webcam is excellent as you can see but again there is some flickering or something this is in good lighting let me just switch off the extra light alexa switch off tube light so this is the quality that you can expect with imac pro but again guys normal laptops don't have this good webcam we also i have the macbook air and some windows pretty good high-end windows laptop so we'll also look at that and see the quality and guys i forgot to mention this spec this is natively a 4k webcam uh and one more thing if you notice i'm recording with the webcam itself this one if i move around this will actually auto frame me as you can see i can just move around anywhere and this auto frames me and this is built in you don't even need to install any software for this one but you can disable this functionality uh but this works natively it's like this so automatically it will center you uh and it's a natively 4k but uh what happens is most of the video conferencing the software like even microsoft teams etc are up to 1080p so the actual feed that you'll get is 1080p but yeah natively this is a 13 megapixel 4k sensor now guys i'm recording this uh video with the um what do you say a macbook air and one that i had and this was my portable laptop and this is the built-in webcam and let me just switch on this isn't dull lighting let me switch on extra lights alexa switch on cube light so this is the recording that you are getting again uh for a what a built-in laptop webcam it's actually pretty good the uh macbook air and one uh the webcam but again there is quite a bit of softness in the uh picture and again as you saw the lighting should be good let me switch to the panacast and see what kind of a difference does it make still this is from the macbook air m1 but now i'm using the panic ask the web camera and as you can see uh there is a significant improvement in the video quality so and also as far as that ai auto framing if you move the laptop or you also move it does that auto framing automatically for you okay let's do one more test uh this is the what do you say samsung premium what do you say windows laptop it's the latest one this one actually is supposed to have a very good webcam supposed to have a 1080p webcam whereas most of the laptops have a 720p webcam so we'll do the same first we'll record with the built-in webcam and see what's the performance then we'll switch to panacast and see how it performs on a windows laptop so guys now i'm recording with the windows samsung laptop and this is supposed to be having a 1080p webcam so this is with the built-in webcam and now let me attach this uh what do you say uh camera and see one nitpicking that i have regarding this jabra is that this is very pricey and expensive you get this cable but notice that they've given a type c to a type a cable and many of the new laptops actually might not have a type a so you will have to use an adapter and this adapter is not supplied in the box so luckily i had this that's why i was able to use it with the macbook air but i feel at this price point they should have simply provided two cables one with usb type a and what do you say another type c2 type c but yeah this is with the built-in webcam of uh the windows laptop samsung and supposed to be a 1080p high quality webcam now let's switch to the spanner cast and see if it makes any difference guys now i'm using the jabra pancast and immediately you can know that if i just move around it should actually reframe me so let me just put it in the same position where we i had the laptop earlier so this is the video recording quality with the jabra panacaster2 and again this auto zooming and all those things using the software you can disable it if you want by default but it is enabled and you don't have to even install any software for it i just installed the software on the macbook air to just update the firmware guys but yeah if you want to manually control it you can do it but this uh video recording is on a windows laptop that samsung won with the panel cast do let me know what you feel about the video quality guys recording this uh sample uh with this jabra planet cast 20 and it's attached to my imac pro and again as you can see the big thing is the video quality that you're getting from this webcam and trust me i've now used this for about eight or nine what do you say web sessions like my teams and zoom meetings that i generally have with the what do you say company executives and stuff brands and all this thing and trust me after all the meeting and blah blah whatever happened everyone asked me what is the camera that you're using for these video conferencing the quality is that good and the thing is that if i move around as you can see it auto frame me uh in the middle automatically this is done automatic you don't even have to install a software to do that so you are always in centered or something if you even move around this is done automatically with this one you don't have to install any software yes you can disable it uh and let me give you an idea this is decent lighting uh but let me just switch off one of the light dull lighting and see how it handles alexa switch off tube light so this is sort of dull lighting and here also i feel it's actually doing a pretty good job but if you just improve the lighting a little bit alexa switch on tube light and this is the same lighting that i use when i'm shooting my videos with the dslr if you know i sit over that corner this corner so yeah that's how i use so the quality is certainly very very good but you are paying a price also for this one and i don't think so this is even for normal consumers because i was even checking amazon website and i simply could not locate this model i think so these are uh java is directly selling these two businesses in fact i i uh on amazon india i got pancast 50 that was about 80 85 000 or something like that so i don't think so these are like consumer oriented products this is specifically for business users or that one percent of the users if you are a director of a company or a vice president or something and you still do a lot of video calls and stuff then you can have a look at it uh yes quality is amazing i would say but again the price as you know this price is very very expensive so i thought i will not review this uh considering the price point but you guys know as i can see the quality maybe that one percent of the audience that target audience might like it but certainly for regular users it's very very expensive the box pricing is almost 29 000 or something like that you can get a full-fledged chrome book or even a budget windows laptop for this price of just a webcam so this is the jabra panacast what do you guys feel about the same do let me know in the comment section below and do let me know uh what do you feel about this video this is like off be kind of a video very different kind of a video i'm trying to actually uh test out some very different niche kind of products in fact i've also got this uh what do you say the rode ndh microphone uh this i will be reviewing again it's niche product but again for a certain segment of the users if you're a creator or something makes sense but anyways guys that's it for now for this video what do you guys feel about the same still this part of the video is being recorded by the pentecost 20.hi guys this is ranjit and in this video we'll have a look at this jabra panacast 20. this is the webcam and i have to say this has to be one of the most expensive webcam that have used probably this cost more than your budget laptop yes it's that expensive and this is the webcam and i also thought like man what is this the price on the box is about 29 000. what rubbish is this why is it so expensive but i started using this one and for that certain audience i would say that one percent of the audience this might make sense so let's have a look at this one and what i'll do is guys i'll actually test it with multiple laptops and computers so that you have an idea how is this webcam we'll test it with the windows laptop this is the samsung what do you say a laptop and this one is supposed to have a very good webcam a 1080p webcam normally if you notice most of the windows laptops are 720p webcam we'll also test it with the macbook air m1 i will use a built-in webcam and attach this one and see what's the difference and also test it with my main computer where i do all this video editing and stuff that's the professional computer that i have that is the imac pro and the imac pro has to have i would say the best built-in webcam till date i have used it's a professional computer cost almost four and a half lakhs so let's test this and see what is the quality that you can get with a super super expensive webcam and guys uh i never asked jabra to send this they just sent me this device i just got it and i got a mail so i never asked them for this but i just got it so i thought okay let's test it out and see what it is and by the way this comes in this box you get a carrying pouch this uh camera itself and a usb uh one usb cable that's it that's what you get so guys now i'm recording with the built-in webcam of the imac pro and this is the best that i have the imac pro guys remember cost four and a half lakhs so this is again a professional and i feel the imac webcam is excellent as you can see but again there is some flickering or something this is in good lighting let me just switch off the extra light alexa switch off tube light so this is the quality that you can expect with imac pro but again guys normal laptops don't have this good webcam we also i have the macbook air and some windows pretty good high-end windows laptop so we'll also look at that and see the quality and guys i forgot to mention this spec this is natively a 4k webcam uh and one more thing if you notice i'm recording with the webcam itself this one if i move around this will actually auto frame me as you can see i can just move around anywhere and this auto frames me and this is built in you don't even need to install any software for this one but you can disable this functionality uh but this works natively it's like this so automatically it will center you uh and it's a natively 4k but uh what happens is most of the video conferencing the software like even microsoft teams etc are up to 1080p so the actual feed that you'll get is 1080p but yeah natively this is a 13 megapixel 4k sensor now guys i'm recording this uh video with the um what do you say a macbook air and one that i had and this was my portable laptop and this is the built-in webcam and let me just switch on this isn't dull lighting let me switch on extra lights alexa switch on cube light so this is the recording that you are getting again uh for a what a built-in laptop webcam it's actually pretty good the uh macbook air and one uh the webcam but again there is quite a bit of softness in the uh picture and again as you saw the lighting should be good let me switch to the panacast and see what kind of a difference does it make still this is from the macbook air m1 but now i'm using the panic ask the web camera and as you can see uh there is a significant improvement in the video quality so and also as far as that ai auto framing if you move the laptop or you also move it does that auto framing automatically for you okay let's do one more test uh this is the what do you say samsung premium what do you say windows laptop it's the latest one this one actually is supposed to have a very good webcam supposed to have a 1080p webcam whereas most of the laptops have a 720p webcam so we'll do the same first we'll record with the built-in webcam and see what's the performance then we'll switch to panacast and see how it performs on a windows laptop so guys now i'm recording with the windows samsung laptop and this is supposed to be having a 1080p webcam so this is with the built-in webcam and now let me attach this uh what do you say uh camera and see one nitpicking that i have regarding this jabra is that this is very pricey and expensive you get this cable but notice that they've given a type c to a type a cable and many of the new laptops actually might not have a type a so you will have to use an adapter and this adapter is not supplied in the box so luckily i had this that's why i was able to use it with the macbook air but i feel at this price point they should have simply provided two cables one with usb type a and what do you say another type c2 type c but yeah this is with the built-in webcam of uh the windows laptop samsung and supposed to be a 1080p high quality webcam now let's switch to the spanner cast and see if it makes any difference guys now i'm using the jabra pancast and immediately you can know that if i just move around it should actually reframe me so let me just put it in the same position where we i had the laptop earlier so this is the video recording quality with the jabra panacaster2 and again this auto zooming and all those things using the software you can disable it if you want by default but it is enabled and you don't have to even install any software for it i just installed the software on the macbook air to just update the firmware guys but yeah if you want to manually control it you can do it but this uh video recording is on a windows laptop that samsung won with the panel cast do let me know what you feel about the video quality guys recording this uh sample uh with this jabra planet cast 20 and it's attached to my imac pro and again as you can see the big thing is the video quality that you're getting from this webcam and trust me i've now used this for about eight or nine what do you say web sessions like my teams and zoom meetings that i generally have with the what do you say company executives and stuff brands and all this thing and trust me after all the meeting and blah blah whatever happened everyone asked me what is the camera that you're using for these video conferencing the quality is that good and the thing is that if i move around as you can see it auto frame me uh in the middle automatically this is done automatic you don't even have to install a software to do that so you are always in centered or something if you even move around this is done automatically with this one you don't have to install any software yes you can disable it uh and let me give you an idea this is decent lighting uh but let me just switch off one of the light dull lighting and see how it handles alexa switch off tube light so this is sort of dull lighting and here also i feel it's actually doing a pretty good job but if you just improve the lighting a little bit alexa switch on tube light and this is the same lighting that i use when i'm shooting my videos with the dslr if you know i sit over that corner this corner so yeah that's how i use so the quality is certainly very very good but you are paying a price also for this one and i don't think so this is even for normal consumers because i was even checking amazon website and i simply could not locate this model i think so these are uh java is directly selling these two businesses in fact i i uh on amazon india i got pancast 50 that was about 80 85 000 or something like that so i don't think so these are like consumer oriented products this is specifically for business users or that one percent of the users if you are a director of a company or a vice president or something and you still do a lot of video calls and stuff then you can have a look at it uh yes quality is amazing i would say but again the price as you know this price is very very expensive so i thought i will not review this uh considering the price point but you guys know as i can see the quality maybe that one percent of the audience that target audience might like it but certainly for regular users it's very very expensive the box pricing is almost 29 000 or something like that you can get a full-fledged chrome book or even a budget windows laptop for this price of just a webcam so this is the jabra panacast what do you guys feel about the same do let me know in the comment section below and do let me know uh what do you feel about this video this is like off be kind of a video very different kind of a video i'm trying to actually uh test out some very different niche kind of products in fact i've also got this uh what do you say the rode ndh microphone uh this i will be reviewing again it's niche product but again for a certain segment of the users if you're a creator or something makes sense but anyways guys that's it for now for this video what do you guys feel about the same still this part of the video is being recorded by the pentecost 20.\n"