Sector Guide Logitech introduces MX Brio


LOGITECH has unveiled MX Brio/MX Brio 705 for Business, a high-end webcam for end-users and enterprises, designed to meet the needs of advanced users. MX Brio is Logitech’s most advanced webcam yet and joins the Master Series ecosystem alongside MX keyboards and mice to deliver outstanding performance and streaming experiences, while fostering quality collaboration. The Ultra HD 4K webcam helps creative professionals and developers elevate their virtual presence and efficiently share results and ideas. “We know that MX users collaborate and communicate from many different environments, and need a versatile webcam offering the best video and sound quality,” said Anatoliy Polyanker, general manager of the MX Business at Logitech. “MX Brio is our highest quality webcam, featuring customisation and the ability to show themselves or their work in the best possible way.” MX Brio’s Ultra HD 4K resolution and advanced webcam sensor demonstrates Logitech’s continuous innovation with 70% larger pixels than the Brio 4K, the previous flagship webcam, offering an ultra-sharp image. AI-enhanced image quality takes auto light correction further with face-based image enhancement that provides a more natural image, and video with 2x better face visibility and 2x finer image details in difficult lighting conditions compared to Brio 4K, as tested by DXOMARK lab.


Advanced customisation options allow users to fine- tune their appearance by manually adjusting exposure, tint,


vibrance, field of view and more using Logi Options+, Logi Tune, and G HUB software. Show Mode makes it easy for users to share sketches or other physical objects on their desks by simply tilting the webcam. MX Brio also has two beamforming mics to reduce background noise so you can be heard clearly and an integrated privacy shutter. RightSight autoframing feature, which detects and centres on the speaker even as they move around, can be enabled through Logi Tune for enterprise customers with MX Brio 705. For IT teams outfitting employee workstations and home


offices, MX Brio 705 for Business, the plug-and-play enterprise model, is compatible with most video conferencing platforms, and is certified for Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, and Zoom, and works with Chromebook. Additionally, IT admins can update firmware and troubleshoot problems for their hybrid teams securely via web-based device management platform Logitech Sync.


MX Brio 705 for Business out of the box


IN TODAY’S ERA OF SUSTAINABILITY, the FSC- certified packaging, carbon neutral certification and the declaration that the webcam is 82% recycled plastic is an essential bonus. The webcam itself feels nice and solid and clearly not cheap. The privacy shutter clicks neatly open and closed. Picture quality is noticeably better than cheaper models, and the automatic reverse image when you tilt it down to look at the desk is excellent. It comes with a USB-C cable, but it works perfectly even with a USB-A to C adapter. Testing in variable light conditions was impressive, though I wouldn’t want to push it to extremes. Something previous webcams I’ve tried struggle with, is bright natural light on one side and a darker room on the other, but this webcam’s adaptability proves to be up to the job. There are only two questionable aspects that I could fin. In its default setting it still has the dreaded flicker in artificial


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light, but the settings have an easy switch to 50hz that eliminates the problem.


The other is the monitor mount. It’s designed to be as flexible as possible – no easy feat given that the webcam is a little on the heavier side. It’s far better quality than any laptop camera of course, but it’s quite precarious and not easy to situate on the laptop – in fact I would say it doesn’t suit a nomadic existence at all and needs a permanent home.


I put it on an old HP monitor which was never designed to have anything mounted on it and I’ve often resorted to duct tape. This webcam has the best device mount so far in this context – no duct tape needed. And, although it’s not the most stable, it doesn’t seem to be in any danger of falling off anytime soon, even when manipulating the camera around.


All in all, a nice high-end webcam for the professional. www.pcr-online.biz


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