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I bought a 'Microsoft Modern Webcam' based upon some positive online reviews. This webcam has the bizarre stipulation that it is only certified for Teams if the
by joosters 4y ago
I bought a 'Microsoft Modern Webcam' based upon some positive online reviews. This webcam has the bizarre stipulation that it is only certified for Teams if the microphone is turned off!
To make matters worse, this means that the camera defaults to the microphone being disabled, and you need to download their proprietary software to enable it. Which is Windows-only. I've got a mac. So I ended up having to install Windows in a VM just to let me enable the microphone on my webcam. (Fortunately the setting is persistent and you only need the VM once)
I think the auto light settings on the camera need the Windows software too, it's a remarkably bad camera. Avoid!
- Wowfunhappy 4y ago> I think the auto light settings on the camera need the Windows software too Ew! That also means the light is software controlled rather than inherently tied to the camera being powered on. You want those on the same circuit so it's physically impossible for some malicious software to turn on the camera without the light!
- joosters 4y agoSorry, I mean the brightness levels. The on/off light works fine on the Mac (and it has a physical shutter too)