Amazon has given its Echo Studio speaker a major makeover as part of a broader smart‑speaker refresh. The new Echo Studio with Home Camera adds a built‑in camera that can capture everything in front of it while preserving the powerful Dolby Atmos audio and Alexa+ capabilities that defined the original model.
The camera expands the speaker’s usefulness. Through the Alexa app’s Live View feature, users can stream video to check on a pet, verify that lights are off, or simply see what’s happening in a room. Alexa+ also remains active, allowing the device to handle everyday requests such as reordering cereal or explaining the rules of a board game. In addition, the Echo Studio with Home Camera can function as a webcam for personal or professional video calls. During a demonstration in New York City, Amazon’s head of devices, Panos Panay, used the speaker to call his father, while Engadget’s Cherlynn Low confirmed the video was working by waving energetically in the background. The camera captured the waving, and a connected Fire TV displayed Panay’s parents on the screen.
While Amazon also offers lower‑priced Home Camera devices like the Echo Show 5, the company stressed that the Studio version’s primary advantage remains its sound quality. It retains the high‑excursion woofer for deep, immersive bass, three full‑range drivers for detailed mids and highs, and Dolby Atmos for spatial audio. New audio features include Advanced Room Adaptation, which continuously adjusts sound to match a room’s acoustics, and Adaptive Volume, which keeps music and podcasts at a consistent level as listeners move around.
The Echo Studio with Camera is priced at $250, $30 more than the standard Echo Studio. The 2025‑model Echo Studio without a camera continues to sell for $220 for those who prioritize high‑fidelity audio without the visual component.