Poly Studio P5 Professional Webcam (Plantronics) - 1080p HD Laptop Camera for Video Conference & Distance Learning - Monitor & Tripod Mount - Privacy Shutter-Works w/Teams (Certified), Zoom(Certified)

I have purchased a number of web cams over the years and I must say this is a tremendous web cam. It is autofocus and self framing and makes a great image. Don't let the cheap price fool you. This is a great camera and is great for a laptop or on top of almost any monitor.

I recently purchased a M4 Mac Mini and needed a webcam for my desk. I don't do video conferencing often on my personal Mac, but do need to on occasion. I picked this up and it works great. I did need to use a USB A to C adapter which I had onhand. If you don't have one they are inexpensive and available on Amazon. I installed the Mac version of the Poly software and updated the camera to the latest firmware. It works great for web conferencing, photo booth, etc. The Microphone seems to do a good job based on reports from others I have chatted with. The camera itself is prety compact and is stable sitting on top of my monitor. It looks better than a generic webcam and even reminds me a little of the old Apple Eyesight cameras.

The video is super clear and sharp, even in low light, and the audio picks up really well without needing an extra mic. The privacy shutter is a nice touch, and I love that it works seamlessly with Zoom and Teams. Easy to mount on my monitor and tripod. Perfect for meetings and online classes!

Having used dozens of Poly and Plantronics products, including the Poly EagleEye Enterprise cameras & Poly Studio speakers, I had high hopes for this Studio P5 camera. Video worked without any hiccups out of the bag (it did not come in a box). There was no need to install any drivers, both my Mac and Windows computers recognized the camera right away; including the Zoom, Webex and Team apps. However, the microphone was a bust, not a "pro". No matter how loud I spoke, no audio was picked up by the microphone. Tapping on the microphone seemed to prompt the mic to detect a signal but no voice was detected. Even after updating the P5 to the latest firmware version 2.0 and restarting the camera, the microphone still did not work. Returned it.

Great webcam for a great price. Sharp image.

PROs 1. Image tracking works ... ish. 2. Audio fencing is very good. CONs 1. Software is poorly organized 2. Software is buggy: For instance, reports no network connectivity when every other app on my machine has no such problem 3. Software is Intel only; uses Rosetta on Apple Silicon, which is odd for an app that is graphics intensive 4. Software is not energy efficient, burning through 30-45% of a CPU even when not doing anything 5. Only doc icon that does not respond to background color events ... sometimes the icon just disappears if the background is light 6. Does not honor system color settings, for instance, for sliders and buttons. Feels like a Windows app that was quickly and poorly ported to Mac.

update #1 The more I use it, the more I like it. The image was much clearer then my other webcams on zoom. I like the fact that I can shut off the cam lens and on zoom still leaves the live background on. Plug in at first to my desktop all the led lights on, updated to the latest software, the led night went off and never turned on. Did I kill it on my first try? turn the camera lens, no video.... after going thru 3 different PCs, nothing. It all listed the Camera is still, but just no video? Then saw the picture, have to turn the ring all the way... OMG. OK my bad. It's a really expensive webcam vs the ones I got 1/3 the cost. The video really doesn't justify the price IMO. Only thing that it redeems itself is the low light. And the build in microphone was just terrible.

Works perfectly as described and expected. Mic is not good, but as expected.

Don’t Forget to open completly the camera.

I bought this hoping that I would be able to have one device that could work both as a webcam and microphone, but the microphone was so bad I sent the P5 back. I don't know if I was doing something wrong, but I tried the P5 on two laptops with the same result; no audio pick up and when it did it was unintelligible. Plantronics have clearly tried to up date their marketing so they aren't seen as a supplier of low end products, and that it what convinced me to buy the P5, but the product was still low end quality. Avoid the Poly P5.

Die Poly Studio P5 Professional PC-Webcam kommt in einem schicken Design mit einer matten weißen Oberfläche mit einigen Sprenkeln. Mir persönlich gefällt das ganz gut, passt aber ggf. nicht zu den meist schwarzen Monitoren. Nach dem Anschluss der Webcam per USB (Kabel ist gut 1,2m lang) klemmt man die Webcam auf den Monitor. Die Neigung kann man nun über die Klemme einstellen, was gut funktioniert, bei dickeren Monitoren aber etwas wacklig werden könnte. Positiv ist, dass man die Webcam um 360° drehen kann. Ein weiteres Plus ist die Aktivierung. Im „Normalzustand“ ist die Linse bedeckt. Dreht man den vorderen Ring, wird die Linse sichtbar und die Kamera ist aktiv (inkl. grünem Lämpchen). Für mich ein großes Plus in Sachen Handling und Design. Weiter geht’s mit dem Bild. Die 1080p-Auflösing mit 4fach Zoom und automatischem Lichtausgleich ermöglicht ein gutes und stabiles Bild auch bei weniger guten Lichtverhältnissen. Der Autofokus arbeitet schnell und präzise. Der Ton könnte besser sein und ist meiner Ansicht etwas blechern. Da ich die Webcam aber ausschließlich mit Headset nutze, habe ich dies nur kurz angetestet. Alles in allem eine solide Webcam, welche bei mir im HomeOffice tadellos funktioniert. Mit ca. 100 € liegt die Webcam innerhalb vergleichbarer Marken-Webcams.

Review after 3 months of usage. Very good product working as expected. Tiny one and easy to carry.

Installation facile : on branche et ça marche (sur pc et sur Mac) pas besoin d’etre admin pour l’installer. Aucun logiciel à installer. Vidéo top et prise de son également ( utilisation avec teams, FaceTime et zoom)