Camera settings in Teams vs Skype?

[PrivottN]

In  Skype, under the OPTIONS wheel, there’s Video Device settings. Under that setting, you can click CAMERA SETTING, and that brings up a box with 2 tabs at the top. The one for Camera Controls allows zooming of the camera.

Under Teams, there are no options to allow you to change the camera setting for zooming or any other camera options. Any ideas?

[#2 · Accepted solution]

Hi @PrivottN

No ability to change this currently. There is multiple uservoices open for this currently

https://microsoftteams.uservoice.com/forums/555103-public/suggestions/38411560-no-possibility-for-ca...

https://microsoftteams.uservoice.com/forums/555103-public/suggestions/32559460-camera-adjustments-in...

Would recommend you vote on them to push up the agenda. The team is continuing to work on improvements for voice and devices and I would hope to see this in the future. I have voted on these too

Hope that answers your question!

Best, Chris

[#3]

@Christopher Hoard, I found when changing the zoom setting in skype for business (camera control), the change is reflected in Teams. 

[#4]

@MBOTT613  Thank you SO much for this tip!! It totally worked for me. :)

[#5]

That's awesome all that there is a workaround, however SfB is ending in less than a year so we need to see this functionality natively within the Zoom clients.

Let's get more to push on the uservoice and get Microsoft to get it in there

Best, Chris

[#6]

@MBOTT613 this works but after joining the session it resets the zoom for my logitech c925e :<

any help?

[#7]

There appears to be a workaround for people who have Skype. I have seen some workarounds proposed for using the camera app to change settings while Teams is open, but as far as I'm concerned this is a myth - firstly you cannot have the camera being accessed by two apps at once, and secondly it juts doesn't work. My camera app looks completely different to my Teams camera feed.
Teams desperately needs camera settings, this is really basic functionality.

[#8]

@gertjanslot did you find a solution to this? I have the same issue with my C925e

[#9]

@JHarris-FIT - our org is now fully on Teams and skype is decommissioned. I noticed that camera settings are now accessible in Teams (O365), including zoom, brightness, contrast etc. I can now change my settings directly in Teams. Click the three dots, Settings, Devices, scroll down, click Open camera settings. I use a Logitech C930e. Good luck!

[#10]

@PrivottN 

The ability to zoom on the video still doesn, but there´s already a way to change a few settings of your webcam on teams, such as brightness, saturation, white balance, etc.
To do so, open the teams app> ... (3 dots right next to your picture on the top right corner)>settings>devices (on the left panel)>scroll down all the way to camera>"open camera settings"

But unfortunately the option "zoom" is greyed out over here

I hope this solution helps! ;)

[#11]

@bryantrovati, The Teams camera control settings showed up in the last couple of months. I think this thread can be closed. Greyed out setting may be camera model dependent. MS?