The P5 is a fairly simple webcam. It’s small and white, with a tapered barrel shape permanently mounted on a hinged monitor clip. A three-foot cable runs from the underside of the camera, behind the clip, and ends in a USB-A plug. A small, fin-like LED sits on top of the camera and glows red when powered and the lens is covered, white when it’s powered and the lens is open, and green when actively capturing video. A small door on the back of the camera comes off and exposes a USB-A port, so you can plug in wireless dongles for headsets without using two USB ports on your computer (a very nice touch for laptop users with limited USB ports).
The Poly Studio P5 is a simple monitor-mounted webcam that’s easy to set up and use, and it’s far less expensive than Poly’s larger, enterprise-minded cameras. It doesn’t offer the sharpest picture we’ve seen, but it’s much better than most built-in laptop webcams and has far better low light-performance. It also offers some of the best sound quality we’ve heard in this segment, making it a good choice for video calls where audio clarity is of utmost importance.
Poly Studio P5 is a 1080p 30fps webcam with a 80° Display Field of View (DFOV). It has a f2.0 lens that has autofocus and does 4x digital zoom.