<![CDATA[I'm not saying that the meeting camera in my office isn't calibrated for black skin, but I look like I'm about to snitch on the mafia and it's protecting my identity.]]>I'm not saying that the meeting camera in my office isn't calibrated for black skin, but I look like I'm about to snitch on the mafia and it's protecting my identity.

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/197ccf1e-4f31-430b-afac-77c489169f18/i-m-not-saying-that-the-meeting-camera-in-my-office-isn-t-calibrated-for-black-skin-but-i-look-like-i-m-about-to-snitch-on-the-mafia-and-it-s-protecting-my-identity.RSS for NodeMon, 06 Apr 2026 13:42:25 GMTThu, 02 Apr 2026 16:40:16 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to I'm not saying that the meeting camera in my office isn't calibrated for black skin, but I look like I'm about to snitch on the mafia and it's protecting my identity. on Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:32:13 GMT]]>@ThreeSigma @davidnjoku

No, that's about color balance. Oh, wait...

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/cmflyer/statuses/116336304699843956https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/cmflyer/statuses/116336304699843956Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:32:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I'm not saying that the meeting camera in my office isn't calibrated for black skin, but I look like I'm about to snitch on the mafia and it's protecting my identity. on Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:24:11 GMT]]>@davidnjoku

now this is just disrespectful of that camera

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sauropods.win/users/futurebird/statuses/116336273089641476https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sauropods.win/users/futurebird/statuses/116336273089641476Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:24:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I'm not saying that the meeting camera in my office isn't calibrated for black skin, but I look like I'm about to snitch on the mafia and it's protecting my identity. on Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:22:44 GMT]]>@davidnjoku That's a great comparison!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.community/users/GinevraCat/statuses/116336267402436145https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.community/users/GinevraCat/statuses/116336267402436145Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:22:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I'm not saying that the meeting camera in my office isn't calibrated for black skin, but I look like I'm about to snitch on the mafia and it's protecting my identity. on Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:15:57 GMT]]>@davidnjoku also white walls are bad! If it's any consolation, I think there might be manual exposure in the camera settings that you can bump up. But if the exposure looks bad (it will likely overexpose the white wall), using a mid or darker background may help, like a bookshelf with books or something. Sometimes it can also help to throw shadow against the wall or by reorienting the camera so the rear wall is farther from foreground light. Basic cameras without HDR have a hard time in general.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/990000/statuses/116336240723807004https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/990000/statuses/116336240723807004Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:15:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I'm not saying that the meeting camera in my office isn't calibrated for black skin, but I look like I'm about to snitch on the mafia and it's protecting my identity. on Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:12:32 GMT]]>@davidnjoku
It's absolutely an issue of "white balance".

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/ThreeSigma/statuses/116336227315849538https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/ThreeSigma/statuses/116336227315849538Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:12:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I'm not saying that the meeting camera in my office isn't calibrated for black skin, but I look like I'm about to snitch on the mafia and it's protecting my identity. on Thu, 02 Apr 2026 16:50:04 GMT]]>@davidnjoku The camera / lighting / room colours combination certainly isn't working out great...

My wife is a theatre designer, primarily in lighting - so via her observations I tend to think of the lighting part of that combination first, set colour scheme second.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.sdf.org/users/dragonfrog/statuses/116336138929573313https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.sdf.org/users/dragonfrog/statuses/116336138929573313Thu, 02 Apr 2026 16:50:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I'm not saying that the meeting camera in my office isn't calibrated for black skin, but I look like I'm about to snitch on the mafia and it's protecting my identity. on Thu, 02 Apr 2026 16:45:52 GMT]]>@davidnjoku Not saying this isnโ€™t a massive systemic issue, because it is, but in this particular case youโ€™re being underexposed because youโ€™re against a very white background. The auto-exposure is looking at the whole frame and trying to expose it all equally well, which is why the white is coming out blue/grey. If the background was closer to your skin tone itโ€™d probably be absolutely fine. Try sitting in front of a wooden door or a dark curtain. (I spent a few years teaching photography and this is a common error!)

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.coop/users/pete/statuses/116336122459401714https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.coop/users/pete/statuses/116336122459401714Thu, 02 Apr 2026 16:45:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I'm not saying that the meeting camera in my office isn't calibrated for black skin, but I look like I'm about to snitch on the mafia and it's protecting my identity. on Thu, 02 Apr 2026 16:45:50 GMT]]>@davidnjoku

๐Ÿ˜†

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://thecanadian.social/ap/users/116269119144394202/statuses/116336122308567984https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://thecanadian.social/ap/users/116269119144394202/statuses/116336122308567984Thu, 02 Apr 2026 16:45:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I'm not saying that the meeting camera in my office isn't calibrated for black skin, but I look like I'm about to snitch on the mafia and it's protecting my identity. on Thu, 02 Apr 2026 16:42:48 GMT]]>@davidnjoku If it's any consolation, my web cam tend to make my face pale as a white A4 paper sheet, and that is just as bad... I promise.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodonsweden.se/users/meraord/statuses/116336110396829688https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodonsweden.se/users/meraord/statuses/116336110396829688Thu, 02 Apr 2026 16:42:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I'm not saying that the meeting camera in my office isn't calibrated for black skin, but I look like I'm about to snitch on the mafia and it's protecting my identity. on Thu, 02 Apr 2026 16:41:29 GMT]]>@davidnjoku haha, aww!! That is not a good camera, no.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodonsweden.se/users/meraord/statuses/116336105206132102https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodonsweden.se/users/meraord/statuses/116336105206132102Thu, 02 Apr 2026 16:41:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I'm not saying that the meeting camera in my office isn't calibrated for black skin, but I look like I'm about to snitch on the mafia and it's protecting my identity. on Thu, 02 Apr 2026 16:41:11 GMT]]>@davidnjoku ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿค”

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/davep/statuses/116336104000015876https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/davep/statuses/116336104000015876Thu, 02 Apr 2026 16:41:11 GMT