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Re:Webcam, Lights, and Audio for Remote Work, Podcasting, Vi... by ghaff on Friday February 07, 2020 @09:04AM (#22266003)
It mostly seems unnecessary even if I'm doing calls from my office, as opposed to when I'm traveling or otherwise not at home. I have a dedicated office with decent lighting (and not backlit) and a good Logitech webcam. That's more than a lot of people I work with have. Anything more would really be overkill and probably not even noticeable on a typical video call.
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Re:Webcam, Lights, and Audio for Remote Work, Podcasting, Vi... by pc86 on Friday February 07, 2020 @11:27AM (#22267567)
Hell, I've been trying to get coworkers to just get webcams and it is an uphill battle. There is so much non-verbal communication that you lose working remote, it's harder still when you can't even see the person.
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Re:Webcam, Lights, and Audio for Remote Work, Podcasting, Vi... by ghaff on Friday February 07, 2020 @11:35AM (#22267672)
A number of teams I work with have fairly strict "Cameras on unless there's some reason you can't (e.g. you're driving)" rules. In general, I think it's a good idea. I know not everyone likes video but it's one of those things you should really do IMO if everyone isn't co-located.
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