From the course: Running a Professional Webinar
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Using your built-in camera
From the course: Running a Professional Webinar
Using your built-in camera
- Whether you're using a desktop computer or a laptop computer, most these days come with a built-in webcam. Now, this is useful for things like video chat, or a Skype call, or FaceTime, but it's not necessarily the best solution. But it might be the only solution you have, so let me give you a few tips on how to make it better. Now, one of the challenges here you might notice is that the camera tends to auto-focus. And it may not keep you perfectly in focus. It also tends to be a bit low. In this case, if I was giving the webinar with the laptop normally on my desk, it's kind of looking up my chin and my nose, not the most flattering shot, but you do get a very nice view of our ceiling. So what can you do about this? Well, first up, try to change the camera's position. Now, you could take a look at things, this is a apple box, which is a standard production industry thing, but you can also take advantage of things like just a cardboard box, or something else to get the computer a bit…
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