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Several months into lockdown, and I'm amazed at how many prominent politicians, who know that they're going to be on Zoom calls *a lot*, still haven't worked to improve their home set-ups.
Nick Thomas-Symonds positively gloomy in his home this morning.
Nick Thomas-Symonds positively gloomy in his home this morning.
1. Get a nice light. A cheap softbox or two would do. Suspect Thomas-Symonds was dark because it's a gloomy day. Lighting sorts that out.
2. Get a better camera. Yes - webcams have been in short supply, but they're more available now and are better than your laptop's one.
2. Get a better camera. Yes - webcams have been in short supply, but they're more available now and are better than your laptop's one.
3. Even better, get an HDMI capture dongle - there are some really cheap ones on Amazon and eBay - and then use a decent DSLR or something like a Sony RX100 and use the HDMI out. It's plug and play. Pop the camera on a tripod and you're close to broadcast quality.
4. And use a better microphone than your laptop or iPad's built-in one. Lapel/lavalier mics are inexpensive and if you get a halfway decent one from someone like Rode or Sennheiser you'll sound so much better.
With an RX100 Mk III all in that'd be ~£700. A lot. But I bet many would politicians spend than on a suit to look smart in public.
