AVer CAM520 Pro3 vs Poly Studio X50 Comparison

AVer CAM520 Pro3

The Sony 8 MP sensor outputs 1080p at up to 60 fps through a lens with an f/1.6 to f/2.8 aperture. AVer applies WDR and noise reduction on board. The bright lens helps in dim rooms and lecture halls, keeping faces clean when the lights are lowered for slides. At 60 fps, presenters who walk and gesture look smooth on the remote screen.

Poly Studio X50

The X50 uses a single-lens 4K camera that captures at 3840 x 2160. Poly lists a 121° diagonal and 110° horizontal field of view with 5x digital zoom. People video runs at 4K30 or 1080p60, and a secondary camera can be added over USB or HDMI. That 110° horizontal view is wider than the Poly Studio X52's 95°, so in a wide, shallow room the X50 keeps the end seats in frame without a second camera.

AVer CAM520 Pro3

Optical zoom is 12x, with 36x total and 24x lossless using sensor cropping. The focal length runs from 3.9 to 46.8 mm. That reach lets a teacher at the back wall fill the frame, or a camera mounted at the rear capture a whiteboard at the front. Optical zoom keeps the text crisp enough for remote students to read.

Poly Studio X50

Poly DirectorAI runs the framing. HP lists speaker framing, people framing, group framing, presenter tracking and DirectorAI perimeter, which keeps the camera from reacting to people outside a set boundary. Those modes cover most medium-room meetings: group framing for open discussion, speaker framing when people take turns around the table, and presenter tracking when someone stands at the screen.

Poly Studio X50

The X50 has five microphones, three MEMS and two second-order, in a beamforming array. Poly rates pickup at up to 7.62 m, the longest of the Poly bars on this site, and a line input takes the optional Studio Extension Microphone. Stereo speakers are rated at 20 W RMS and 40 W maximum with 86.1 dB sensitivity.

AVer CAM520 Pro3

The camera is Zoom certified and works with Teams, Meet and other platforms as a standard UVC device. AVer's PTZ Management software and the CAMConnect app handle control and updates. A people-counting API reports room occupancy to building systems, which helps facilities teams plan space and spot rooms that are booked but empty.

Poly Studio X50

The X50 runs Poly VideoOS with native Microsoft Teams, Zoom Rooms and Google Meet apps. Poly Video mode adds H.323 and SIP calling at up to 6 Mbps, and USB device mode turns the bar into a camera, microphone and speaker for a guest laptop. HP's datasheet lists Teams, Zoom and Google Meet certification.

AVer CAM520 Pro3

Outputs include USB 3.1 Type-B, HDMI, RS-232 and LAN with RTSP and RTMP streaming in H.264. Power comes from PoE+ (802.3at) or a 12 V 2 A adapter. That range means one camera can feed a room PC, a lecture capture system and a livestream at the same time. AV teams can also drive it from Crestron or Extron controllers over RS-232 or IP.

Poly Studio X50

The connections cover a two-screen room: one HDMI 1.4 input with audio, two HDMI 1.4 outputs, one USB-C and two USB-A ports at 5 Gbps, gigabit Ethernet, 3.5 mm audio in and out, and Wi-Fi 802.11ac with Bluetooth 5.0 on radio versions. A wall mount kit and privacy cover come in the box, with a VESA kit and table stand as options.