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Windows 11 Camera Settings: How to Access & Change Them
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Updated onFebruary 25, 2024
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If you are setting up your workstation with your Windows 11 PC and want to change camera settings for a better video calling experience, then you are in the right place.
Unlike previous iterations, with Windows 11, Microsoft has included many settings that you can tweak and change based on your preference to get the best output from your Windows 11 PC. You may change the brightness contrast levels, set the rotation settings, enable or disable HDR for video, Eye contact for webcam settings, etc.
With Windows 11, Microsoft has added a dedicated camera page in the Settings app. Here, you will be able to change the camera settings and troubleshoot andfix problems with your webcam, if any issue exists.
There are some handy settings inside the camera settings page in Windows 11 that you can use to enhance your video calling experience. This is what we will be learning today in this guide. Let us check it out.
How do I change camera settings in Windows 11?
If you have an external webcam or an internal webcam that supportsHDRandEye contactfeatures, then the options will be available to you.
How can I improve the webcam quality in Windows 11?
If video calling is a major part of the work that you do, then having the best possible video camera settings is necessary for you.
You can follow the above steps to adjust the brightness, contrast, video rotation, HDR, or Eye contact features on your webcam.
However, there are a few tips that can improve the overall quality of your video calling experience, some of which also involve adjusting external factors.
➡ Keep your video calling app up to date
If you use Google Meet, Slack, or any other video calling app, then make sure to keep it up to date.
Updated video calling apps not only bring stability and fix multiple bugs present in the app, but they sometimes also bring better features for the webcam.
➡ Adjust surrounding lighting conditions
Light is essential if you are looking for optimal image quality. As better photos and videos are captured in the best lighting conditions, indoors as well, ensure abundant light is coming inside your room for better video calling quality.
There is no need to have an expensive setup to improve the lighting conditions, but having a good light source is very important.
➡ Don’t have a cluttered background
You should avoid using a patterned or cluttered background, as you should be the center of attention, not your background.
Clean out the items in your background and keep it simple. Also, avoid keeping things that would reflect light in your background.
➡ Adjust the screen resolution
If your webcam generates a 720p output resolution, and you see a distorted image of yourself, you can try lowering your screen resolution for better quality.
Open the screen resolution page and lower the quality or match your webcam’s resolution to get the best image quality.
➡ Keep your graphics drivers up to date
You can useOutbyte Driver Updatersoftware to update all the drivers on your Windows 11 PC. It is an excellent and simple tool that will scan for all outdated drivers, show you the result, and prompt you to install all the updates.
Instead of going over to every driver’s website and downloading them, you can use Outbyte Driver Updater to update all drivers on your PC.
These tips apply to the externally connected webcam and the integrated webcam that comes with your laptop. Also, if you regularly attend video calls, learn how todisable auto brightness on the webcam.
The webcam camera software also plays a significant role in getting the best output from your webcam. There aremultiple webcam softwarepackages that you can check out on the Internet.
What can I do to enable the camera in Windows 11?
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Using Settings
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Use Device Manager
While you may be fortunate enough that the webcam is running pretty smoothly, there are many users for whom thewebcam does not work in Windows 11. Also, check how tofix a freezing camera in Windows.
In such a case, you can try giving all permissions, updating the camera driver, or resetting the camera app to fix the problem.
We also have a guide on thebest Rocket League camera settings, so be sure to check it out if you’re a gamer.
Let us know in the comments below if this guide helped you with how to change camera settings in Windows 11 query.
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Loredana Harsana
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Loredana is a passionate writer with a keen interest in PC software and technology. She started off writing about mobile phones back when Samsung Galaxy S II was on top of the world and she fell in love with tech of all sorts.
Whenever she’s not at her work desk, you’ll find her enjoying refreshing tea flavors, spilling stories on paper, and listening to the radio.
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