(If you're using Zoom, here are 20 top Zoom tips, including how to change your Zoom background.) If the webcams you've been eyeing are still out of stock or you just don't want to buy a new one, you can easily use your phone's camera and create one for yourself.Īs long as the phone you use isn't more than a few years old, image quality should be better than your laptop's default camera, more functional and easier to position so you're not filming your double chin or straight up your nose. That means you're probably still spending a lot of time talking with colleagues, family and friends through video-chat and conferencing apps such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams and FaceTime. Though coronavirus vaccines are still rolling out, the spread of the delta variant means it may still be a while before we all return to our offices and social gatherings in the same way we used to.
Your phone can easily become a webcam for video meetings.