What you need to know
- Microsoft Teams now supports content cameras.
- Content cameras help share whiteboards in meetings, including making a presenter translucent.
- To use these features, you need to use one of three supported webcams.
A Microsoft Docs page includes a detailed guide on how to set up a camera to work with Microsoft Teams. It also has a video that shows off the ability to make a presenter translucent. When Microsoft Teams works with a content camera, the system records everything that's written on a whiteboard and makes content visible at all times. As soon as a presenter moves out the way, content is saved and then remains on the screen even when the presenter blocks the view of the whiteboard.
Randy Chapman is the Head of Consulting Focusing on Microsoft Teams and shared a video of the feature in action. He also breaks down how it works and how to set it up in a post on UC Status.
Really quick video demo of the #MicrosoftTeams Room Content Camera in action.
As soon as you select Content Camera, it finds the whiteboard in the room, frames it, zooms in. When you step in front, you're translucent. Then it builds out drawn content as it sees it. Really cool! pic.twitter.com/lrNHf6XH1iReally quick video demo of the #MicrosoftTeams Room Content Camera in action.
As soon as you select Content Camera, it finds the whiteboard in the room, frames it, zooms in. When you step in front, you're translucent. Then it builds out drawn content as it sees it. Really cool! pic.twitter.com/lrNHf6XH1i— Randy Chapman (@randychapman) September 6, 2019September 6, 2019
Only three webcams can be used as content cameras with Microsoft Teams Rooms at this time, the Crestron Huddly IQ, the Logitech BRIO, and the Logitech 930e.
This 4K webcam can be used as a content camera in Microsoft Teams Rooms to make a presenter translucent so you can always see the whiteboard.
