How-tos

Taking a few simple steps to improve the quality of your calls, most of which can be done for free, lifts you above everyone else’s expectations.

So, you‘re thinking about using your phone or tablet as a webcam. You‘ve probably got a cable, and we hope you‘ve got Camo - now you need a mount or a stand. In this guide, I‘ll introduce you to the best options I've found, and then show you how you can make them even better.

Many of us feel some amount of apprehension about creating online videos of ourselves, particularly when they’re live. We don’t want to be confronted with our own image: it doesn’t feel professional enough, it creates Zoom fatigue, and makes us scrutinise our own flaws. But curated online video can also give us control, perhaps more control than we have ever had, over the way we present ourselves to others.

Unless you’re working in a recording studio or alone in a remote, undisclosed location, chances are good that the air around you is a confusion of soundwaves that degrades the quality of the sound you capture in your online meetings, streams and content. In this guide, we'll examine the historical limitations of most built-in microphones, offer practical tips for improving the acoustic quality of your workspace, and then recommend some microphones that will help you deliver the best sound for your specific environment and needs.

Want to get better lighting on your content or Zoom calls, but aren't sure where to start? We take a look at a some of the most popular lights and offer tips for capturing well-lit, pro-level video.

Thinking about upgrading your webcam, but not sure where to start? We put four pro camera options to the test.

Making the step up from a webcam to a full-featured camera can be daunting. Let’s run through the steps you'll need to take to begin streaming or recording amazing video using your mirrorless or DSLR camera.

You need to join a video call, but you don’t have a webcam, your webcam’s broken, or Amazon’s out of stock. What to do? This guide will take you through a number of different ways to improvise a home-made DIY webcam using things you might already have.