AVer CAM570 vs Cisco Room Bar Comparison

AVer CAM570

Both lenses capture 4K, with the PTZ lens handling the main shot and the AI lens analysing the room. Output reaches 4K for platforms that support it. Image quality is sharp and natural in well-lit rooms, with faces clear at the far end of a boardroom. Like most PTZ cameras, it benefits from even lighting rather than strong windows behind people.

Cisco Room Bar

A 12 MP 1/2.3-inch sensor sends 1080p at 30 fps through a 120° lens with 5x digital zoom. Frames mode and People Focus are where it earns its keep, splitting a room into individual tiles so remote viewers see faces rather than a table. However, on my own five-seat huddle run, Frames mode settled on the speaker in a moment and didn't hunt between people.

AVer CAM570

The PTZ lens offers 12x optical and 3x digital zoom, for 36x total. That is ample reach for medium and large rooms. Optical zoom keeps speakers at the back of a room sharp, rather than cropping a wide image. Moves between speakers are smooth because the AI lens has already located them.

Cisco Room Bar

The Room Bar has speaker tracking. Auto framing is included (Frames camera mode; People Focus in Webex). Official AI features include Auto framing, Frames mode, People focus (Webex), speaker tracking, AI noise removal. Multi-stream or gallery options are listed as Frames mode, People Focus (Webex). Zoom is listed as 5x digital.

Cisco Room Bar

Four beamforming mics plus front-facing tracking mics cover about 3 m. Cisco is honest that bigger rooms need an extra table or ceiling mic, and there's an analog input plus a PoE port for one Cisco IP mic. In my estimate, the people at the back of a six-seat table start to sound thinner at the far seats.

AVer CAM570

The CAM570 works with Teams, Zoom and Google Meet. AVer PTZ Management and AVer EZManager handle settings, presets and firmware updates. The software covers tracking modes, gallery options and image tuning, though the interface feels less refined than Poly Lens or Logitech Sync. For larger deployments, AVer's management tools support remote updates across rooms, and AVer offers long warranty coverage compared with many rivals.

Cisco Room Bar

It runs Webex natively on RoomOS, joins Teams, Zoom and Google Meet calls through interop, and can run Microsoft Teams Rooms on Android. A USB-C BYOD mode lets someone bring their own laptop. If your company standardised on Teams, decide upfront between Webex mode with interop and Teams Rooms mode.

AVer CAM570

The camera connects to a room PC over USB and supports HDMI for direct display or capture. Mounting options include shelf and wall placement. As a USB camera, it works with any UVC meeting app. Setup takes longer than a video bar because you need separate speakers and microphones for the call audio.

Cisco Room Bar

Management runs through Cisco Control Hub, with the Room Navigator controller powered from the bar's PoE port. Cisco includes a privacy cover, an 8 m Ethernet cable and a mounting kit, and a Device Subscription licence is sold separately. Out of the box, I'd allow a short while to mount, cable, and activate one room in Control Hub.