Cisco Room Kit EQ CS-KIT-EQ-K9-- – Quad Camera First Light, Custom

Product Overview

Rooms where the camera should disappear into the front-of-room treatment take the Quad Camera bundle, and CS-KIT-EQ-K9-- is that configuration in First Light finish, supplied as a customized model. Four CMOS sensors of up to 20 MP each switch between an 83-degree wide lens and three 50-degree tele-lenses with no moving parts, and the same bar carries the room loudspeaker system and the eight-element microphone array used for speaker tracking. Behind it, the Codec EQ drives three HDMI outputs at up to 3840 x 2160 at 60 fps with four 802.3bt PoE++ ports sharing a 90W budget. Room Kit EQ is a current Cisco product.

Product Description

The practical argument for the Quad Camera over a motorised PTZ is service life and behaviour. There is nothing to pan or tilt, so framing changes are instant and silent, and the machine-intelligent switching between the wide and tele lenses produces a single 1080p stream. Cisco publishes 7x zoom for the camera in this bundle, a pixel resolution of 5056 x 3888, a 1/1.7 CMOS sensor size, auto focus, brightness and white balance, and focus from 1 m to infinity.

Audio is the second reason this option is chosen. The Quad Camera carries a loudspeaker system with a single full-range driver and dual low-frequency drivers, a 100 Hz to 20 kHz frequency response, a maximum output of 90 dB SPL and an RCA subwoofer output, so a room can be completed without a separate loudspeaker system. Voice pickup is separate: the eight-element array drives speaker tracking, and Cisco recommends the furthest participant be within less than nine meters for optimal tracking, so table or ceiling microphones still carry the far-end audio.

Where a room is deeper or wider than that, the platform extends rather than being replaced. Extended Speaker view reaches beyond nine meters by adding a Cisco pan-tilt-zoom camera and Cisco IP microphones, and Cross-view adds two further sidewall cameras for AI-directed views of conversations across the table. Meeting zones restrict framing to defined perimeters, which keeps doorways and adjacent divisible-room space out of shot. Additional camera hardware can be added later without changing the codec.

The bundle ships as Cisco Codec EQ, a Cisco Quad Camera, the Quad Camera wall mount (BRKT-QCAM2-WMK-), the Quad Camera power adapter (PSU-12VDC-70W-GR+), a region-specific power cord and a selection of one Cisco Room Navigator touch controller in table-stand or wall-mount form. The Quad Camera measures 37.4 x 4.7 x 4.0 in. and weighs 10.6 lb, mounting above or underneath the screen or on a wall, and Cisco publishes 18W in an active meeting for the bundle. Cisco publishes no seat count or square-footage figure for Room Kit EQ, naming only room types - large conference rooms, boardrooms, training rooms and auditoriums - so size the room from sightlines and microphone coverage rather than from a published capacity number. See meeting room bundles for comparable systems.

Key Features

• Multi-lens Quad Camera with intelligent switching — Four CMOS sensors of up to 20 MP each switch between an 83-degree wide lens and three 50-degree tele-lenses, giving 7x zoom with no moving parts to service.
• First Light finish — The Quad Camera is supplied in Cisco's First Light colour, one of the two finishes Cisco publishes for this camera, to match a light front-of-room treatment.
• Integrated room loudspeaker — A full-range driver with dual low-frequency drivers covers 100 Hz to 20 kHz at up to 90 dB SPL with an RCA subwoofer output, so the bar carries room audio output as well as the camera.
• Speaker tracking to nine meters — An eight-element built-in microphone array drives dynamic speaker tracking, with Cisco recommending the furthest participant sit within less than nine meters for optimal results.
• Extended Speaker view and Cross-view — Adding Cisco PTZ cameras and IP microphones extends camera reach beyond nine meters and enables cinematic cross-view of conversations across a table.
• Meeting zones — Framing can be restricted to defined perimeters, which keeps corridors, doorways and adjacent divisible-room space out of shot.
• Three 4K60 display outputs — Three HDMI outputs at up to 3840 x 2160 at 60 fps drive dual-display video plus a dedicated content screen.
• 90W PoE++ across four ports — The 802.3bt ports power camera control, the Room Navigator and AV-over-IP peripherals from the codec itself.
• Customized-model ordering — The -- designation marks a customized model, the route used when a deployment differs from the standard catalogue configuration.

Typical Applications

• Boardroom — a fixed multi-lens bar with an integrated loudspeaker suits an executive room where the camera should stay visually discreet.
• Large conference room — speaker tracking with meeting zones frames participants around a long table without motorised movement.
• Conference room — three 4K60 outputs and integrated room audio complete a standard meeting space with fewer separate components.
• Training room — Frames camera mode gives remote attendees an equitable view of individuals rather than one wide shot.
• Multi-purpose room — meeting zones keep adjacent divisible-room space out of frame when a partition is open.

Technical Specifications

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between the Quad Camera and the PTZ options?

The Quad Camera uses four CMOS sensors of up to 20 MP with machine-intelligent switching, an 83-degree wide field of view and 7x zoom, and it carries the room loudspeaker system and the speaker-tracking microphone array. The PTZ 4K and Room Vision PTZ options are motorised cameras with greater optical reach but no published loudspeaker system.

Does the Quad Camera pick up room audio for the far end?

No. Cisco documents the eight-element array as the camera's speaker-tracking input. Far-end voice pickup uses up to eight Cisco IP microphones over the PoE++ ports, or the three analog mini-jack inputs on the codec.

What call control platforms does Room Kit EQ register to?

Cisco lists native registration on Cisco Unified Communications Manager v12.5 or later, native registration with Cisco Expressway, Webex, and third-party H.323 gatekeepers and standards-based SIP proxies. The system also runs Microsoft Teams Rooms on Android, with native Webex meetings available when registered in Control Hub.

How many displays does the system drive?

Three HDMI outputs, each supporting formats up to 3840 x 2160 at 60 fps, with CEC 2.0. An interactive touch screen connects using an HDMI output plus USB-A.

Does the kit power its own peripherals?

Four PoE++ (802.3bt) 10/100/1000 ports share a total power budget of up to 90W, which Cisco allocates to camera control, the Room Navigator touch controller and AV-over-IP room peripherals.

What is the power consumption?

Cisco publishes 18W in an active meeting, 18W idle and 15W in display-off standby for the Room Kit EQ bundle. Input is 100 to 240 VAC at 50/60 Hz.

What size room is Room Kit EQ intended for?

Cisco names large conference rooms, boardrooms, training rooms and auditoriums but publishes no seat count or square-footage figure for Room Kit EQ, so room sizing should be driven by camera framing distance and microphone coverage rather than a capacity number.