Logitech has launched its flexible, “show-and-tell” Reach camera, intending to address the challenge of sharing non-digital content in meetings.

The Logitech Reach, which Logitech describes as “a versatile, articulating camera experience”, allows users to stay focused on their work while sharing non-digital content during in-person presentations, conference calls, livestreams and classes.

The vendor explained that Reach was inspired by customer research in which people experienced difficulty sharing non-digital content. Traditionally, users had to make the most of limited existing setups, piece together separate products without fluent integration, or adapt to complex production processes and tools.

Logitech’s announcement wrote:

Logitech Reach addresses those challenges to enable an engaging, interactive “show and tell” experience so that users can lay out the content to show first, then position the camera with control and ease along multiple axes to tell their story.”

There is currently no concrete release date for the Logitech Reach. Still, Logitech is currently offering early access to Logitech Reach and a discounted price to gain valuable insights into the use cases for Logitech Reach in diverse environments.

The Logitech Reach’s Feature Set

The Reach boasts crisp video picture by building on the Logitech Streamcam’s premium 1080p and 60fps video quality, improved with glass optics and intelligent autofocus to create a more immersive experience.

The camera utilises expansive lateral movement, allowing users to grip the camera ring and shift the camera along the horizontal plane with one movement for capturing non-digital content. This allows content to be viewed easily, while guidance indicators ensure the image stays upright during the process.

The camera showcases independent vertical movement to capture the non-digital content further. By pushing one analogue button, users can enable 4.3x lossless zoom with autofocus to illustrate to audiences the closest details of presentations or conference calls.

Users can also complement the horizontal and vertical movement functionalities by leveraging the pivoting camera head to create new vantage points. The camera can be moved to precisely where it’s needed.

Logitech Reach provides a plug-and-play experience via USB and can be utilised with most computers and conferencing or streaming platforms, making it accessible for most users.

It is also highly adaptable. Users can operate in full desktop mode by positioning the Reach on a table. They can also switch it into a compact “stowed” mode and pair it with the edge clamp.

The holistic nature of the Reach means that whether users are hosting virtual meetings, tutoring online, or collaborating, the camera enables customers to produce an immersive and intuitive “show and tell” experience.

Logitech’s Significant Summer

Logitech has had a busy summer, with seismic news breaking and major solutions and partnerships being launched.

Logitech CEO of 10 years Bracken Darrell resigned in June to “pursue another opportunity”.

Darrell’s resignation from his positions as president, CEO, and member of the board of directors was effective immediately. However, he initially remained with the company for the following month to ensure a smooth transition. Fulfilling Logitech’s established succession planning process, the board of directors appointed Guy Gecht, a current board member, as the interim CEO.

At the end of May, Logitech launched a new hot desking solution and video bar, Logi Dock Flex and Rally Bar Huddle.

Logi Dock Flex is a hardware and software offering that provides employees with a personalised hot desking experience, coming with management benefits. The Logi Dock Flex empowers businesses to address the problem, illustrated by Logitech, of motivating employees to work on-premises while gaining data and insights to garner an informed idea of space configuration and their investments.

The Rally Bar Huddle complements Logitech’s Rally product line with an all-in-one video bar for huddles and small rooms, delivering equitable meetings and collaborative experiences. Logitech described the Rally Bar Huddle as quick and easy to set up and manage and simple to integrate with Tap IP via CollabOS.

ScanSource partnered with Logitech in July to deliver innovative video conferencing, collaboration and modern workplace solutions.

The partnership enhanced the portfolio of ScanSource — a hybrid distributor connecting devices to the cloud — which constituted modern workplace solutions to cover video conferencing cameras, Microsoft Teams and Zoom Room solutions, and a variety of Logitech products, such as docks, webcams, headsets, keyboards, and other accessories.

Furthermore, Logitech partners can now access ScanSource’s expertise and support to enable business growth, as well as ScanSource’s thorough education and training programmes.



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