Figure A: The Video tab of the Zoom settings menu, where you can find camera options to get rid of third-party filters. Clicking on that will open Zoom settings (Figure A). To check your camera settings in Zoom, open the main Zoom app and look for the gear symbol in the upper right corner of the app. Let’s assume we want the most basic, plain camera settings in Zoom imaginable: The basic Zoom camera without any filters turned on. There are a couple ways you can apply a filter to a Zoom call: A third-party camera app like Snap Camera, or with Zoom’s built-in filters. How to check for filters before a Zoom meeting starts Luckily, being sure there’s no filter on your camera when starting a Zoom call, or disabling one when you’re already in a meeting, isn’t too difficult. So it turns out the blame in this particular instance can be placed on old software on an old computer, but that doesn’t mean the same thing can’t happen in 2021. Other Dell owners had the same problem, the BBC found, with one Twitter user saying the cat filter was the default setting on their Dell laptop webcam back in 2013. Hiring kit: Android developer (TechRepublic Premium)Īccording to the BBC, the particular kitten filter that Ponton was stuck behind was part of a program called Live Cam Avatar that used to come standard on Dell laptops a decade ago. Mobility must-readsīest unified communications platform providers Lawyer Rod Ponton was using his assistant’s computer that, according to his comments to TMZ, was a 10-year old Dell laptop, and it’s probably that laptop itself that was the cause of the problem. There’s also a chance that video triggered a minor panic attack: What if you found yourself in that exact same situation?
If you spend any time on the internet there’s a good chance you’ve seen the recent viral video of a Texas lawyer whose camera had a cat filter on it during a Zoom virtual hearing. Video conferencing filters can completely change your appearance, whether intended or not. Lessons to learn from the viral video of a lawyer who couldn't turn off a cat filter during a virtual court proceeding.
Zoom, cat filters and lawyers: How not to embarrass yourself on a video conference
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