Disable your camera for a webinar | Help Center | WebinarNinja (2024)

FAQs

How do I turn off my webinar camera? ›

From your My Webinars page, you can enter the studio by clicking the Enter Studio button of the webinar you have created. When entering the studio, a window will pop up that allows you to check your devices. You'll see a toggle for your camera.

If you are doing a presentation for a major project or graded assessment, you may want to consider turning on your webcam to introduce yourself and your project on video, but then you can turn your webcam off and present the rest of your presentation with the talk button.

Webinars are designed so that the host and any designated panelists can share their video, audio and screen. The host can also unmute attendees. Webinars allow view-only attendees, who have the ability to interact via Q&A, Chat, and answering polling questions.

A webinar is a view-only platform where the attendees cannot see each other and the host cannot see, but can manage, the attendees. A webinar has registration, reporting and in-meeting chat for attendees.

Start or join a meeting. Select Video Settings. Zoom will display your camera's video and settings. If you don't see your camera's video, under Camera, click the dropdown menu and select another camera.

The main webinar presenter is usually the one that will be seen or heard. The main webinar presenter can share their screen, mic, and even video if they want.

How do I control my camera settings during a Zoom meeting? If your Zoom meeting has begun, you can turn your camera on or off by clicking the video icon in the bottom-left corner of your meeting window.

Rest assured, your camera and microphone will be off during the webinar. Can people hear and see me through my mobile device? No, the host/author is the only person being seen/heard by the participants. Your camera and microphone are off.

Participants cannot use webcams or microphones during Zoom webinars. Participants can send questions in the Q&A tool, Chatroom, and can use the Raise Hand feature.

Meetings are more interactive and provide different ways for participants to engage. Webinars provide the host the opportunity to have full control over presenting to a very large group with full permissions to manage the webinar, panelists, and attendees.

Do you have to speak during a webinar? ›

By default, attendees cannot speak during a webinar; however, the host can give them the ability to speak during the webinar. The host can also rename or remove the attendee if necessary. If the host wants to allow an attendee to speak during a webinar.

More specifically, a webinar is a real-time presentation with audio, video, and/or multimedia components.

How do I control my camera settings during a Zoom meeting? If your Zoom meeting has begun, you can turn your camera on or off by clicking the video icon in the bottom-left corner of your meeting window. You can expand the video menu to select your video device.

Launch the Zoom app. Go to the Settings menu. Go to the Video tab. Check the option with "always turn off" / "turn off my video".

When you join the meeting, your microphone will be muted and your video camera will be off. You will only be able to speak if the meeting host grants access (in which case a microphone icon will appear on your toolbar at the bottom left of your screen).