Poly Studio R30

An affordable option for small rooms with good image quality and smart tracking and framing features

PRICE £549 exc VAT from broadbandbuyer.com

HP's acquisition of Poly in August 2022 gives it a strong presence in the hybrid working market with access to a fine range of VC products. Poly retains its name for now, and the Studio R30 on review aims to offer SMBs an affordable all-in-one solution for small conference spaces.

At first glance, the R30 looks very similar to Poly's P15 video bar (see issue 328, p99), but its chassis is slightly larger, the central 4K UHD camera has a much wider diagonal 120° field of view (FOV) and its digital zoom steps up from 4x to 5x. Internally, things remain the same: it has an 8W internal speaker, while a triple-microphone beamforming array provides speaker tracking and automatic framing.

The Studio R30 employs Poly's NoiseBlockAI and Acoustic Fence technologies to identify and remove annoying background noises such as keyboard heavy hitters. It goes a step further as Poly's new DirectorAl feature ensures no meeting participant feels left out by providing automated group, people and speaker framing, along with presenter tracking.