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Gene Davis (Ga.)

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Hello people. I am looking for some wisdom here. Are any of you familiar with the internet social media thing
called Zoom? Our pastor at church suggested that this might be a good way to have interactions such as church
council meetings and even Sunday School during these times of isolation. My understanding of it is that people can
have 2 way conferences as if they were face to face. Doesn't this require a camera added to the computer for
pictures to be transmitted? Thanks in advance for information. Gene Davis Tennille, Ga.
 
Yes it requires a camera with a computer, but if you have a "smartphone" they should have a camera built in. I don't have a smartphone so I don't know if all of them have cameras.
 
Most portable computers have a camera people can also call in with just voice. It Will take a while to get the hang of it. I am more familiar with Micro Soft Teams. Which I think could work in a church type setting. People need to get the hang of that mute button. I would suggest using mute all in a meeting situation and then let individuals unmute as needed. Singing hymns may not work.Teams works well with multiple presenters and one on one is just like being. The better the internet the better any of the systems will preform. The first time will be a mess don?t give up it gets better as everyone gets the hang of it.
 
You can still use it without a camera the people on the other end won't be able to see you but they can still hear you. You will still be able to see and hear them on the screen. Got slot of experience on this recently with the kids and their school work
 
Gene. Our church does zoom for Sunday school. Works great. Easy from a smart phone. First week was a bit of a mess. But we got the hang of it now. Didn't know you lived in Tennille. We were there about 6 weeks ago. Picked up a couple sickle mowers and a hay wagon.
 
Gene,

You need a web cam... Just ask a sales person at an office supply/computer store.

I think they have a microphone built into them.

Mine just plugs into a USB port on my computer. The brand is LogiTech.

Get the type that you can mount to the top edge of your monitor... that way, it can be pointed slightly downward (so it is not showing a view of inside your nostrils).
 
Forgot to say that Zoom works well, provided that your church has fast enough internet service.

We were experiencing lag-time until our church increased our internet plan's speed. Not sure how much extra that costs us per month.
 
St. Paul UMC in Atlanta....last Sunday afternoon, after our online church service, we had a church Council meeting via Zoom and it worked fine. The only downside is that one of our members had the sniffles and every time she blew her nose or made a noise, Zoom saw her as the one speaking so we saw a lot of her nose action. I've used Skype and the two seem fairly similar in the way they work. Great ways to stay in touch.
 
We've been using it for BSF, it works well.

You need a fairly decent computer and good connection. Mine's 5G, it will work on 2G but fuzzy and the video will blank out. I doubt it would work on dial up. If no built in camera get a web cam, they're cheap.

There are lots of things it will do, like send the host text messages, mute your mike, blank your video.

Pretty simple to get on, the host sends out a link in email, just click the link, wait to be let in, and you're there!
 
Good luck finding a decent webcam in stock without price gouging. With videoconferencing (WFH, home schooling,and family togethers) the demand for them has soared. One of the most webcams is the Logitech C920 and it should retail for around $80 Last week I found one online place that had them available and it was priced at $480. 60 times what the regular price should be. On ebay that model used has been going for over $300.

Zoom Bombing is a new buzz word. But the company says they are working on security.
 
I haven't got a clue how to set it up. My wife does it. She does it on her Apple iPad. It has a built in camera. She had her family all hooked up a week ago. Had 6 pictures of them in the screen, all trying to talk at the same time. I left the room and just listened. She zoomed our daughter last week, unfortunately I missed out I was planting that evening. If you can figure it out go for it, it seems fun.
 
I used zoom last week.
Download zoom app from play store on phone.
Pastor will send you a link to click on.
That simple.
Down load app on laptop too.
Just need a good internet.
I used it to be connected with grandson's 8th Birthday party.
My son uses it to conduct meetings with this security team members.
This could be a game changer for many churches, schools, business and meetings in general. May eliminate the need for an office buildings with more people working at home.

geo.
 
I've used Zoom to visit with the grandkids. My laptop has the camera built-in. I think most laptops have that. It didn't seem to like Firefox for some reason, but worked ok with Chrome. I wasn't able to get the audio to come through the computer, but by putting the phone on speaker I could hear everything. My son believes my router may be old and slow, causing my side to freeze up once in a while. He said his side looked ok. We'll do more of it, but I'm just as happy with the phone. It's the younger kids that seem to have the need to see who they're talking to.
 
My wife and I have been using Zoom with my laptop's built-in camera. You can also use a smartphone. I usually connect the laptop to our TV set using a DisplayPort-to-HDMI cable to get a bigger display.

Video conferencing software has been around for years; Zoom is just the new kid on the block. Webex and Skype are a couple of others.
 
I am on several county boards and we've been using zoom for our meetings. Very easy to use, just click on the link provided by the "host" in an email and you are there. I use a laptop with a built in camera, mic, and speaker which most of them have. I have not hosted a meeting yet so would have to learn how to do that.
 
Zoom - Webex - JoinMe - Skype - Teams - as others have said, all video conferencing software. You'll need speakers to hear others, a microphone for others to hear you, a screen to see others, and a camera for others to see you. What equipment you have dictates what features you have. Example - if you have a screen and speakers, you can watch and listen to a presentation, but you won't be able to talk or have others see you.

Hardware options - most current laptops have a camera, microphone, speakers, and monitor built in. So do smart phones and tablets. Desktops you will likely need to purchase something like a webcam to get the microphone and camera capability. Many times you can also use blue tooth head sets.

For personal use (calling your grand parents / grand kids) - Google Duo, Apple Facetime, and video chatting on Facebook are all free options that are pretty easy to use in the grand scheme of things.

If nothing else, use this time to experiement - maybe you won't find the technology useful now, but a year from now, when you or a loved one breaks a leg and is bed bound - your knowledge of it may help perk up some spirits.
 
Skype is a little different than Zoom. Both offer video conferencing but Skype is more lightweight, limited to 50 users per session -- typically used more for instant messaging. Zoom used more for large groups with video conferencing -- allows many more users to connect.
 
(quoted from post at 18:22:10 04/26/20) I don't have a camera on my laptop or desktop, what would I need to get?
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If you have a laptop made in the last 10 years, it has a camera. If you have anything much older than that, it probably won't work with Zoom anyway.

Take a close look at your laptop. Front and center right above the screen. See the little lens?
 
Visited with my doctor the other day with the laptop. They had a medical app we downloaded to make it work but was like sitting in the office with him.
 
I think zoom was designed for people with slow speed internet too. Free for individuals, charge businesses.
This was second hand info.
 
I don't know much about it except I am on the local land trust board of trustees and we are getting into it for meetings. I'm not up and running yet, have speakers but need a mic and camera. If you have a newer computer you may already have all this. The speakers and mic plug into mine on the back right next to each other and I understand a camera, if you want your picture to appear to those who you talk to, plugs into a USB plug. I was able to join in a Zoom trial meeting with the others by cutting and pasting the Zoom meeting address (?), provided by the one running the Zoom meeting in an e mail, into google. Since I didn't have a mic or camera I couldn't take part but it worked and I could hear and see the others.
 
> I think zoom was designed for people with slow speed internet too.

Could be, George. I know it works pretty well over our 4G connection, which is throttled to 3G speed once we go over our cap (which doesn't take long).
 
Do It ! Fix it where the public can dial in and listen to the Mtg . As County Commissioner here in Southern Ind . We have been zooming our mtgs since last of March . We are functioning , It works . And Our county government continues to meet the needs of our citizens affectively.We also zoom meet with the County Council , Chamber of Commerce , Planning and Zoning , Alternative education , School Board ,solid Waste mtgs, And Farmland preservation . No doubt there are more .. My 7 brothers and sisters Zoom meet for 1 hour at Sunday noon since Palm Sunday. I am happy we can communicate , But it is not the same as a person to person . But It does work well enough to function.. BTW our Church has begun having Mass via Facebook . other churches have been recording their services for shutins for years around here
 
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