Kandao Meeting Ultra vs Yealink UVC86 Comparison

Kandao Meeting Ultra

Two 4K HDR sensors capture a 360° view at up to 3840 x 2160. The panorama is stitched in the device and fed to the meeting app with speaker and group views. In a room with windows, HDR keeps faces visible against bright backgrounds, which is a common weakness of centre-table cameras.

Yealink UVC86

Both cameras use 8 MP Sony sensors, and the system outputs 4K at 30 fps. The PTZ camera autofocuses from about 1 m to infinity. In rooms with bright windows behind participants, exposure is decent but not as forgiving as the WDR on the Logitech Rally Camera. Blinds or careful seating help.

Kandao Meeting Ultra

Zoom is digital, using crops from the 360° image for speaker close-ups. There is no optical zoom, as with every centre-table 360° camera. This works because people sit within a few metres of the camera. Close-ups of the person speaking are sharp enough for video calls, and the camera switches smoothly between speakers.

Yealink UVC86

The PTZ camera has 12x optical zoom, extended to 20.4x HD zoom with 1.7x digital. Nine presets store favourite positions. Optical zoom means close-ups keep full detail, so a presenter at a whiteboard 8 metres away can fill the frame cleanly. That reach is the main reason to choose the UVC86 over a video bar, where digital zoom softens the image quickly once you go past two or three times.

Kandao Meeting Ultra

The Meeting Ultra uses 8 omnidirectional, 5.5 m pickup. It is specified for Medium rooms; 12 to 18 people with daisy chain.

Kandao Meeting Ultra

Kandao's Algorithm 4.0 handles speaker tracking, auto framing and layout modes. The touchscreens control meetings directly without a separate controller. Standalone app support removes the need to manage a room PC. Firmware updates arrive over the network, and the interface is simple enough for walk-in meetings.

Yealink UVC86

The camera is UVC compliant and works with Teams, Zoom and other platforms over USB. Yealink's camera control plug-in and device management handle settings and firmware. Yealink targets the UVC86 at Teams Rooms and Zoom Rooms deployments, often bundled into MVC room kits with a mini PC and touch console.

Kandao Meeting Ultra

The device runs Android with an 8-core CPU and 6 TOPS NPU, so Zoom, Teams and other apps run locally. It can also connect to a laptop over USB as a camera and speakerphone. At 4.19 kg it is built to stay put, which suits dedicated rooms rather than shared kits that move between spaces.

Yealink UVC86

Connections include USB 3.0 Type-B, USB 2.0 Type-A, a Yealink VCH port for audio devices, a 3.5 mm line-in and HDMI out for compatible Yealink systems. A 7 m USB cable, a wall bracket and a remote are in the box. Mounting options include a table, on top of a TV, a wall, a ceiling or a tripod.