PanaCast 50 vs Studio E70 Comparison

Compare PanaCast 50 vs Studio E70 side by side: specs, ratings, pros and cons, and which one fits your room best.

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Jabra PanaCast 50
PanaCast 50
Poly Studio E70 product image
Studio E70

At a Glance

PanaCast 50

The Jabra PanaCast 50 uses three 13 MP cameras stitched into a 180° panoramic-4K view. That lets you push the table up to the wall and still see everyone.

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Best For
Medium rooms
Res.
—
Zoom
Up to 6x lossless digital
View
180°
Framing
—
Camera
3 x 13 MP camera array, panoramic 4K
Connect
—
Teams Rooms
USB: Microsoft Teams, Zoom and others; Teams Rooms and Zoom Rooms
Studio E70

The Poly Studio E70 is a dual-lens 4K smart camera with two 20 MP sensors, wide and telephoto views and DirectorAI framing, designed for medium and large rooms built on Poly or Microsoft Teams Rooms systems.

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Best For
Large Teams or Zoom rooms on Poly
Res.
4K
Zoom
—
View
120°
Framing
Yes (DirectorAI group framing)
Camera
—
Connect
USB-C
Teams Rooms
—

Review Scores Compared

Expert Score

  • PanaCast 508.9/10
  • Studio E708.9/10

Optics & Room Coverage

  • PanaCast 508.3/10
  • Studio E709.2/10 Leads

AI Speaker Tracking & Framing

  • PanaCast 509.2/10 Leads
  • Studio E709.0/10

Room Audio Pickup & Output

  • PanaCast 509.8/10
  • Studio E70—

OS Platform & Ecosystem

  • PanaCast 508.8/10
  • Studio E7010.0/10 Leads

Deployment & I/O

  • PanaCast 508.5/10 Leads
  • Studio E706.0/10

Why PanaCast 50 Beats Studio E70 (and Vice Versa)

Why PanaCast 50 beats Studio E70

  • Better deployment & i/o: 8.5 vs 6.0 out of 10
  • Field of View: 180° vs 120°
  • Horizontal FOV: 180° vs 120° (wide) / 70° (telephoto)

Why Studio E70 beats PanaCast 50

  • Better os platform & ecosystem: 10.0 vs 8.8 out of 10
  • Better optics & room coverage: 9.2 vs 8.3 out of 10
  • Ideal Room Size: Medium to large vs Up to 4.5 x 6 m (15 x 20 ft), Microsoft "medium room"
  • Megapixels: 20 MP vs 13 MP
  • Remote Management: Yes (Poly Lens) vs Jabra Direct, Jabra Xpress, Jabra Sound+

Review-score leads of 0.5+ points out of 10 first, then specs where only one comes out ahead.

Full Specifications

General

PanaCast 50Studio E70
Best ForMedium roomsLarge Teams or Zoom rooms on Poly
Ideal Room SizeUp to 4.5 x 6 m (15 x 20 ft), Microsoft "medium room"Medium to large Better
Release Year—2022

Camera

PanaCast 50Studio E70
Max Resolution—4K
Sensor—Dual 20 MP sensors (wide and telephoto)
ZoomUp to 6x lossless digital—
Field of View180° Better120°
Pan / Tilt—Electronic (no motorised head)
Auto Framing—Yes (DirectorAI group framing)
Speaker TrackingYes (Automatic Speaker Detection)Yes (speaker framing)
Megapixels13 MP20 MP Better
Horizontal FOV180° Better120° (wide) / 70° (telephoto)
Vertical FOV54°—
Digital Zoom—Yes (lens switching plus crop)
HDRYes (Vivid HDR)—
Multi-Stream / Gallery—People framing modes
People CountingYes (PeopleCount)—
Camera3 x 13 MP camera array, panoramic 4K—
Camera ResolutionPanoramic-4K 3840 x 1080 @ 30 fps—
Pan and TiltManual PTZ (digital); 180° H x 54° V view—
AI FeaturesVirtual Director, Intelligent Zoom, Dynamic Composition, Intelligent Meeting Space, PeopleCount, Vivid HDR, dual-stream whiteboard—
Max Frame Rate30 fps—
Cameras3—
Whiteboard CameraYes (whiteboard sharing)—

Connectivity

PanaCast 50Studio E70
Connection—USB-C
USBUSB-A, USB-C (USB 2.0/3.0)USB-C
NetworkEthernet (RJ45)RJ45 for management
WirelessBluetooth LE (remote control, Sound+)—
PortsEthernet (RJ45), Aux-out for assistive listening—
EthernetRJ-45—
BluetoothBluetooth LE (remote, Sound+)—

Platforms

PanaCast 50Studio E70
Certifications—Microsoft Teams Rooms, Zoom Rooms
Remote ManagementJabra Direct, Jabra Xpress, Jabra Sound+Yes (Poly Lens) Better
Software—Poly Lens, DirectorAI
OS Compatibility—Poly G7500, Teams Rooms and Zoom Rooms on Windows
Teams RoomsUSB: Microsoft Teams, Zoom and others; Teams Rooms and Zoom Rooms—
CertificationsMicrosoft Teams, Microsoft Teams Rooms, Zoom Rooms, Zoom—
USB / BYOD ModeYes (USB)—
Zoom RoomsCertified—
Firmware UpdatesJabra Direct / Jabra Xpress—
Remote ControlBluetooth LE remote—

Design

PanaCast 50Studio E70
MountingWall mount included; table stand and other mounts availableAbove or below display (mount included)
Weight2.2 kg—
Dimensions650 x 80 x 125 mm—
PowerExternal power supply (included)—
Operating Temperature5 to 35 °C—

In the Box

PanaCast 50Studio E70
Warranty2 years1-year limited
Optional AccessoriesTable stand and other mounts—
In the BoxPanaCast 50, power supply, wall mount, USB-C to USB-A cable 2 m (USB 3.0)—

Identifiers

PanaCast 50Studio E70
Model Number—Studio E70

Audio

PanaCast 50Studio E70
Built-in Mics8—
Speakers4 speakers: 2 x 50 mm woofers, 2 x 20 mm tweeters, 80 Hz-20 kHz—
Audio ProcessingBeamforming, full duplex, echo and static-noise removal—
Mic Array8-mic beamforming array—
Speaker Frequency Range80 Hz - 20 kHz—
Mic Frequency Range100 Hz - 8 kHz—
BeamformingYes—
Audio OutAux-out for assistive listening—

Takeaways

  • It's a tie on our rating (4.5/5) between PanaCast 50 and Studio E70, so choose on the rows that matter most to you.
  • Choose PanaCast 50 for medium rooms.
  • Choose Studio E70 for large Teams or Zoom rooms on Poly.

Pros and Cons

PanaCast 50

PROS

  • 180° panoramic-4K view
  • Eight beamforming mics
  • Four speakers (2 woofers, 2 tweeters)
  • 2-year warranty

CONS

  • Needs a room PC or laptop (USB)
  • 6x zoom is digital

Studio E70

PROS

  • Dual 20 MP 4K sensors
  • DirectorAI group, people and speaker framing
  • Motorised privacy shutter
  • USB-C and RJ45 connectivity

CONS

  • Best inside Poly / Windows room stacks
  • No optical zoom
  • Electronic framing, not mechanical PTZ

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Quick Verdict

  • PanaCast 50 8.9Leads in AI Speaker Tracking & Framing, Deployment & I/O
  • Studio E70 8.9Leads in Optics & Room Coverage, OS Platform & Ecosystem