Open Zoom and experiment with different backgrounds and filters to see how they look under your current lighting conditions. Record a short video to assess how everything appears on camera.

The six backgrounds selected for the study were categorized as: home (living room), blurred home, bookcase, plants, blank wall and novelty – in this case a walrus in front of an iceberg.

As for sizing, Zoom backgrounds display in 16:9 and you’ll want to find images that fit those dimensions perfectly—otherwise Zoom adds black bars around the image.

The six backgrounds selected for the study were categorized as: home (living room), blurred home, bookcase, plants, blank wall and novelty – in this case a walrus in front of an iceberg.