Room Lightning and Blinds Automation

Room Lightning and Blinds Automation


Video conferencing has the unique ability to instantly connect teams face to face even when they’re located thousands of miles apart.
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Room Lightning and Blinds Automation


Video conferencing has the unique ability to instantly connect teams face to face even when they’re located thousands of miles apart. Whether you’re catching up with business partners or customers, meeting a new client (or potential client) for the first time, or conducting a job interview, a properly lit meeting space can help you present your absolute best self and get the most out of every call. This article details helpful lighting tips to achieving the best lighting for video conferencing.

Why Lighting Matters for Video


Just like our eyes, cameras need light to render a good image. When there’s not enough light, too much light or a light is pointed in the wrong direction, it can cause cameras to render a lower quality image. It’s important to know how to set up and use proper lighting in order to optimize your video calls.
Illuminate Facial Expressions

First and foremost, it is important that the lighting in your conference room allows the camera to clearly see the people in the room. Proper lighting eliminates unwanted shadows.

Minimize Distraction

Harsh shadows, glares and reflections direct attention away from conference call attendees. Lighting that clearly illuminates faces minimizes distractions and keeps everyone focused on the speaker and the meeting at hand.

Render Realistic Colors

Colors can be impacted by lighting sources that are too warm or too cool in color temperature. Even with the sophisticated auto white balance features in modern conference room camera systems, unrealistic color values can present frustrating challenges for industries that rely heavily on visual designs. Proper lighting reveals the true colors of objects in the camera.

Achieve the Highest Quality Video

High quality images rely on more than just the camera’s resolution. Adequate lighting eliminates any potential noise or “grain” and other undesirable artifacts associated with underexposed digital images.

How to Improve the Lighting in Board Room, Conference Room, Meeting Room


Below listed are the different ways to improve the Lightning.
Use Soft Directional Light

Avoid using bare bulbs in your video conference room lighting. A lampshade or a diffuser will reduce harsh shadows and soften the lighting in the room. Contrary to popular belief, the closer a source is to a subject, the softer the shadows will play on that subject. So if a lamp is too harsh, bring it closer to you. This may help boost the camera’s exposure on your face as well. Balance natural lighting with properly placed soft white lamps to create a pleasing ambience in the room.

Sit Facing a Light Source

Sitting with your back to a window or bright light source can negatively impact the quality of the video call by giving you a harsh silhouette effect. Whenever possible, sit facing the window, desk lamp, or other light source to ensure your face is well illuminated and clearly visible.