Setting your video to stay on or off when joining meetings and webinars

Meeting attendees can choose to turn off their video by default when joining a Zoom meeting by enabling Keep my camera off. Once this setting is enabled, their video will be disabled upon joining each meeting. Users will have to manually enable their video if they want to turn their video back on. This setting is useful when the meeting hasn't started yet or for attendees who join a meeting late, preventing disruptions.

Requirements for keeping your camera on or off by default

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How to set your camera to stay on when joining meetings and webinars

Windows | macOS | Linux

Set your camera to stay on by default

To disable Keep my camera off:

  1. Sign in to the Zoom desktop app.
  2. Click your profile picture then click Settings.
  3. In the navigation menu, click Meetings & webinars.
  4. Under Join experience, click the Keep my camera off toggle to disable it.
    Your camera will stay on when joining a meeting or webinar.

Turn on video when joining meetings or webinars

You can enable video before joining a meeting after clicking Join:

  1. Sign in to the Zoom desktop app.
  2. Click the Home tab.
  3. Click Join.
    • Enter the meeting ID or personal link name.
    • Enter your name.
  4. To turn your video on, deselect the Turn off my video checkbox.
  5. Click Join.
    Your camera will stay on when joining a meeting or webinar.
Android | iOS

Set your camera to stay on by default

To enable Turn off my video:

  1. Sign in to the Zoom mobile app.
  2. Tap your profile picture.
  3. Tap Settings settings-button.png.
  4. Tap Meetings .
  5. Under When joining meetings, tap the Turn off my video toggle to disable it.
    Your camera will stay on when joining a meeting or webinar.

Turn on video when joining meetings or webinars

You can turn your video on before joining a meeting after clicking Join:

  1. Sign in to the Zoom mobile app.
  2. At the bottom of the screen, tap Home .
    The app will display the home screen.
  3. At the top of the screen, tap Join.
    • Enter the meeting ID or personal link name.
    • Enter your name.
  4. Under Join options, tap the Turn off my video toggle to disable it.
  5. Tap Join.
    Your camera will stay on when joining a meeting or webinar.

How to keep your camera off when joining a meeting or webinar

Windows | macOS | Linux

Set your camera to stay off by default

To enable Keep my camera off:

  1. Sign in to the Zoom desktop app.
  2. Click your profile picture then click Settings.
  3. Click Meetings & webinars.
  4. Under Join experience, click the Keep my camera off toggle to enable it.
    Your camera will stay off when joining a meeting or webinar.

Turn off video when joining a meetings or webinars

You can disable your video before joining a meeting after clicking Join:

  1. Sign in to the Zoom desktop app.
  2. Click the Home tab.
  3. Click Join.
    • Enter the meeting ID or personal link name.
    • Enter your name.
  4. To turn your video off, select the Turn off my video checkbox.
  5. Click Join.
    Your camera will stay off when joining a meeting or webinar.
Android | iOS

Set your camera to stay off by default

To enable the Turn off my video setting:

  1. Sign in to the Zoom mobile app.
  2. Tap your profile picture.
  3. Tap Settings settings-button.png.
  4. Tap Meetings .
  5. Under When joining meetings, tap the Turn off my video toggle to enable it.
    Your camera will stay off when joining a meeting or webinar.

Turn off video when joining meetings or webinars

You can turn your video off before joining a meeting after clicking Join:

  1. Sign in to the Zoom mobile app.
  2. At the bottom of the screen, tap Home .
    The app will display the home screen.
  3. At the top of the screen, tap Join.
    • Enter the meeting ID or personal link name.
    • Enter your name.
  4. Under Join options, tap the Turn off my video toggle to enable it.
  5. Tap Join.
    Your camera will stay off when joining a meeting or webinar.