Poly - Wide Angle Lens

The Poly - Wide Angle Lens is a purpose-built enhancement for Poly video conferencing cameras, designed to dramatically expand your room’s capture area without compromising image quality. Perfect for small to medium meeting spaces, huddle rooms, and hybrid work environments, this lens delivers a broader, more natural field of view so remote participants feel closer and more engaged. Engineered for seamless integration, the Wide Angle Lens preserves the signature color accuracy, brightness, and depth that make Poly cameras a trusted choice for professional meetings. It’s a simple upgrade that can transform your video meetings by including more teammates, whiteboards, and presentation materials in each frame, reducing the need for constant camera repositioning and giving you a cleaner, more collaborative look on screen. The lens combines durable construction with easy, tool-free mounting, making it an ideal plug-and-play accessory for teams that demand high-quality visuals with minimal setup.

• Extends the field of view: Capture more participants and room activity in a single frame, making brainstorming sessions and collaborative discussions more inclusive and engaging. Ideal for roundtable formats, training demos, and client reviews where every detail matters.
• Preserves image integrity: Designed to maintain accurate color reproduction, contrast, and brightness across a wider scene. The Poly - Wide Angle Lens minimizes distortion and keeps skin tones and white balance consistent, so remote attendees perceive the same natural look as in person.
• Integrated for Poly ecosystems: Engineered to work seamlessly with Poly video conferencing cameras and software, delivering reliable performance in standard meeting environments. No complex calibration required—just mount, power on, and start conferencing as usual.
• Rugged and lightweight: Built for everyday office use, with a durable housing that resists wear in high-traffic environments while remaining easy to handle during installation and adjustments.
• Simple installation and maintenance: A straightforward mounting process and minimal maintenance mean your teams can upgrade quickly, with less downtime and fewer support calls. Designed for quick swaps in dynamic office setups or shared conference spaces.

Technical Details of Poly - Wide Angle Lens

• Compatibility: Designed for Poly video conferencing cameras and systems
• Lens type: Wide angle lens intended to expand room capture without sacrificing core image quality
• Construction: Durable housing suitable for standard office environments
• Weight and dimensions: SKU-dependent; lightweight for easy handling
• Included components: Lens assembly with mounting hardware for quick installation

How to Install Poly - Wide Angle Lens

• Power down the Poly camera and disconnect from any power source to ensure a safe installation.
• Remove or prepare the existing lens if your setup requires substitution, following your camera model’s guidelines.
• Align the Wide Angle Lens with the camera’s mounting interface, ensuring proper orientation for intended framing.
• Secure the lens using the provided mounting hardware, tightening screws or fasteners evenly to avoid misalignment or optical tilt.
• Power on the camera and verify the field of view, brightness, and color consistency. Adjust camera position if needed to optimize framing of participants and whiteboards, then save settings if your system allows.

Frequently Asked Questions

• Q: What does the Poly - Wide Angle Lens improve for video meetings?
  A: It expands the visible area in the camera frame, allowing more people and in-room elements like whiteboards to be captured without moving the camera, resulting in a fuller, more inclusive meeting experience.
• Q: Is installation tool-free?
  A: The lens is designed for straightforward installation with standard mounting hardware. Some setups may require basic tools to secure the mount, but the process is intended to be quick and simple for most IT teams.
• Q: Will this lens affect color accuracy or image quality?
  A: No; the Wide Angle Lens is engineered to preserve color fidelity, brightness, and contrast in a wider field of view, minimizing distortion and maintaining consistent image quality with Poly cameras.
• Q: Is the lens compatible with all Poly camera models?
  A: It’s designed to work within Poly’s official ecosystem and is compatible with Poly video conferencing cameras and systems. For model-specific compatibility, please refer to your product documentation or supplier catalogs.
• Q: Can the lens be used in larger conference rooms?
  A: The lens is optimized for small to medium rooms and huddle spaces where a broader frame is beneficial. For very large rooms, you may still need camera placement optimization to ensure all participants are in frame.