Bad lighting can make your business call look like a hostage video, with you silhouetted in the foreground. Get your lighting rightįinally, the most common mistake people make on Zoom calls is poor lighting. If your camera has face or eye detection, it’s a good idea to switch that on too, so that the camera automatically refocuses when you (inevitably) move your head. This should - if focused properly - keep your face nice and sharp, but your background in soft focus. If you are, put your camera in aperture priority mode and choose the widest aperture (or lowest ‘f number’) possible. To blur your background using Zoom, either press Ctrl+Shift+P (in Windows) during a call or press the ellipses icon and choose Blur My Background.īy far the most effective and natural-looking way to do this is if you’re using a proper camera as a webcam. That’s fine for family quizzes, it’s not a good look on a work conference call. This will also prevent any embarrassing family photos or additions to your bookshelves (you’ve still kept the Dan Brown? Really?) appearing in view.ĭon’t mess around with Zoom’s Virtual Backgrounds, making it look like you’re a guest on the Letterman Show, either. Unless you’ve got a view of Niagra Falls behind you, it’s probably best to blur your background and keep the focus on you. ![]() Make sure your Zoom settings are correct Barry Collins Blur your background
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