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hetamas
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Mar 25, 2020

Disable autofocus

Hi, I use Teams video meetings to hold online lectures, and sometimes I want the camera to focus on a piece of paper I am drawing or writing onto. Unfortunately, the camera autofocus is an issue her...
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Roy_OH
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Jul 09, 2021
Though I don't use an iPad I've had a similar issue with the LifeCam Cinema - auto-focus very distracting. Within the MS Teams app if you click the ellipsis on the application banner (beside your name) > go to Settings > Devices > Camera > Open Camera Settings > Select the Camera Control tab > Untick Auto focus > Apply.

This resolved my issue, hopefully it will resolve yours.
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    NIRVE
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    Jun 21, 2022

    this worked for me as well, unticking the "Focus" box

     

     

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      blinkstale
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      Nov 10, 2022

      NIRVE this worked perfectly for me, thank you!

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