Troubleshoot video call/meeting cam, speaker, microphone
Change webcam, mic, speakers in video call
- If people indicate you sound far away or faint we've seen switching the microphone fix this. If you have a laptop & dock/corded-webcam you have two microphones: realtek is usually the one built-into the laptop, the other one is usually the brand of the corded webcam
Microsoft Teams
Method 1: before joining meeting
Click gear/cogwheel or sliders (by Custom Setup). Adjust speaker, microphone, or camera:
Method 2: While in active meeting
Click arrow next to Mic button to make sound changes. Arrow next to Camera to change webcam:
Alternatively click More/3-dots in top-right, Video or Audio settings:
More info here: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/using-video-in-microsoft-teams-3647fc29-7b92-4c26-8c2d-8a596904cdae ~ https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/my-microphone-isn-t-working-in-microsoft-teams-666d1123-9dd0-4a31-ad2e-a758b204f33a
Zoom
Click arrow next to Mute button to make sound changes. Arrow next to Stop Video to change webcam:
Webcam black/blank causes
- Verify the correct camera is selected in the app with steps above
- If you don't have a webcam with a cord you'll need to use the webcam built into laptop above the screen which means laptop lid can't be closed
- Verify the webcam privacy shutter is not red. At top-middle of laptop screen is a little grove that controls sliding a cover over the webcam, red means its blocking the webcam:
- We've seen where a stick-on (white/Nexus) privacy cover was added causing there to be two seperate covers, please remove the second cover
Top of screen: 
- From top/above: 
Webcam advanced controls: auto-focus, auto-brightness, & more. Not all cameras allow these changes
Disable auto-focus in Camera app (you may have Logitech or other software to also do this)
Camera app, Settings gear top-left, expand Camera, enable 'show advanced controls...', back arrow top-left, focus button move slider up from Auto to whatever focus works best
VLC advanced webcam settings
Open VLC, media, open capture device, video device name drop-down change to your webcam, advanced options, check Device properties, OK, Play. Properties window(s) pop-up allow you to make changes, after you hit OK you are shown webcam with your settings. If you need to adjust settings again simply re-follow the steps
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