Product comparison · 2 video conferencing cameras

Barco Bar Core vs Yealink MTower 8 MP Black Sony

10specifications compared
7differ
3identical
44known for one product only

Key differences

The Yealink MTower 8 MP Black Sony has 1 more microphones than the Barco Bar Core (7 vs 6). The Yealink MTower 8 MP Black Sony has 2 m more microphone pick-up range than the Barco Bar Core (6 m vs 4 m). The Barco Bar Core has 497.5 mm more width than the Yealink MTower 8 MP Black Sony (640 mm vs 142.5 mm). Product colour: Grey on the Barco Bar Core, Black on the Yealink MTower 8 MP Black Sony.

Product colour
- Bar Core:Grey
- MTower 8 MP Black Sony:Black
Number of microphones
- Bar Core:6
- MTower 8 MP Black Sony:7
Microphone pick-up range
- Bar Core:4 m
- MTower 8 MP Black Sony:6 m
Width
- Bar Core:640 mm
- MTower 8 MP Black Sony:142.5 mm
Depth
- Bar Core:101 mm
- MTower 8 MP Black Sony:142.5 mm
Height
- Bar Core:98 mm
- MTower 8 MP Black Sony:303 mm
Weight
- Bar Core:2.5 kg
- MTower 8 MP Black Sony:1.23 kg

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Comparison of Bar Core, MTower
54 specifications	A Barco Bar Core View product	B Yealink MTower 8 MP Black Sony Model MTower View product
Cameraidentical
Camera type	Single camera	Single camera
Zoom capabilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital zoomKnown for one	3x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Field of view (FOV) angleKnown for one	120°	Unknown — not stated by the source
PTZ controlKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Megapixel (approx.)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MP
Sensor typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Sony
Horizontal field of viewKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84.4°
Vertical field of view (wide)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	53.1°
Videoidentical
Maximum video resolutionKnown for one	3840 x 2160 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
HD typeKnown for one	4K Ultra HD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Grey	Black
Country of originKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	China
Ports & interfacesidentical
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
Poweridentical
AC input voltageKnown for one	110 - 220 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	20 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (max)Known for one	65 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 40 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	0 - 85%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	0 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating altitudeKnown for one	0 - 3000 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Wi-FiKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	802.11a, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi bandKnown for one	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA/WPA2)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cable lock slotKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cable lock slot typeKnown for one	Kensington	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 10, Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 IOT Core, Windows 10 IoT Enterprise, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 10 x64, Windows 11, Windows 11 Enterprise, Windows 11 Enterp	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 11.0 Big Sur, Mac OS X 12.0 Monterey, Mac OS X 13.0 Ventura, Mac OS X 14.0 Sonoma, Mac OS X 15.0 Sequoia	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile operating systems supportedKnown for one	Android 13.0, Android 14.0, iOS 16	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio2 differ
Built-in microphone	Yes	Yes
Number of microphonesDiffers	6	7
Built-in speaker(s)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio beamformingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Echo cancellationKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Noise reductionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone pick-up rangeDiffers	4 m	6 m
Packaging contentidentical
Remote control includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LAN (RJ-45)
Mounting brackets includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	CE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	640 mm	142.5 mm
DepthDiffers	101 mm	142.5 mm
HeightDiffers	98 mm	303 mm
WeightDiffers	2.5 kg	1.23 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	142.5 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	303 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10.7 kg

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Barco Bar Core vs Yealink MTower 8 MP Black Sony

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