Webcam Lighting Tutorial - Don’t Replace Your Webcam Just Yet!
July 23, 2008
Webcam Lighting Tip:
Are your frustrated with your current webcam? Do you have an older webcam? Are you having current issues with your webcam in regards to its brightness? Do you have trouble maintaining a decent image in low lighting? Before you throw out your webcam and replace it with a new one, due to desperation for better video images, try the following tip.
For Windows Users
- open a notepad document: start>programs>accessories>notepad
- maximize the window so that it covers your desktop (notice that my desktop is brown which does not
help brighten my image, so we are going to completely cover my desktop with the blank notepad page.
- increase the brightness on your monitor
For Mac Users
- open text editor: go>applications >textedit
- maximize the window so that it covers your desktop
- increase the brightness on your monitor
The white light reflected back onto your face and body will help illuminate those shadows that ruin your video. Hoooray - victory is yours! Now get out there and start streaming with your webcam.
Enjoy!
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Good tip. One thing I do also shine a desk lamp on my face. But sometimes that too bright, so I tape a couple of sheets of paper over the bulb. It works wonders.
very nice idea! and cheap as well!
here some other tips:
-if you stream in daylight, be sure your cam is not pointed towards the sunlight. it will darken the image because of filtering.
-buy some cheap usb lights for the notebook and mount them on your monitor. u can make them point at your face to increase the lighting. in this case u dont need to brighten your screen.
-turn on your room light
-some cams have automatic light adjusting. To get more light and more brightness, here’s a small trick (works on logitech quickcam fusion ,and pro series): turn rightlight2 on, and then place hand in front of the cam. Wait a second or 2, and then move the hand away. Rightlight2 will adjust the image. As soon as it gets very bright and clear, then quickly turn off rightlight, and the image will stay bright and clear.