“Would this laptop be useful for Zoom meetings and film streaming? I like the portability of a laptop.”
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I have used this laptop with Zoom, but there was a deep hidden setting locking the camera off, not part of the regular camera or privacy controls. I had to use audio only. It took me about an hour or more of serious poking around to unlock the camera, and sorry, I don't remember where I found the unlock. But I'm finally ready for the next time.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.This Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15 Laptop, model number 81X800KLUS, ships with an HD (720p) webcam with Privacy Shutter and Dual Array Microphones, built in. This IdeaPad 3 15 also ships with Windows 11 S-Mode, 64-bit Operating System installed. Windows 11 S-Mode provides added security by only allowing APPs available ( and therefore certified by Microsoft) at the Microsoft Store. If you don't need the added security or you need to install APPs not available at the Microsoft Store, you can switch to standard Windows 11 Home 64-bit Operating System, at no additional cost. Whether this IdeaPad 3 15 is compatible with a specific video conferencing APP will depend on the requirements and compatibility of that specific APP. We recommend you check with the specific APPs software publisher's web site, of the video conferencing APP you want to use, for their compatibility with Windows 11 S-Mode 64-bit operating system and the minimum/recommended hardware requirements (Is a Graphics card required, the processor speed and the minimum required system RAM and the minimum available hard drive space) to run their program, then compare those requirements to this system's configuration. If you choose to switch out of S-Mode for Windows 11 Home: Here is a link to instructions for switching from Windows 11 S-Mode to Windows 11 Home: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4456067/windows-10-switch-out-of-s-mode
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