JAWS – Face in view

JAWS – Face in view


Problem

A JAWS customer wishes to use the new Face In View camera support. 


Applies to

  1. JAWS
  2. Fusion


Resolution

JAWS has a feature introduced in 2024 called Face in View, information about it can be found below.


What does Face In does

Face In View attempts to address the difficulties faced by those JAWS uses who are unable to monitor the image from their camera streaming to participants in video meeting apps.  It does this by providing hints to allow you to position yourself, address lighting issues etc that may adversely affect the display from your camera.


Trying out Face in View

Use the Windows Camera app to get an idea how Face in View works.

  1. Open the Camera application from the Windows Start menu.
  2. Start Face in View via INS+SPACEBAR, F, O.
  3. Face in View will open in the background and start announcing instructions on how to centre your face and the brightness information.
  4. To stop the announcement, you need to switch to the opened Face in View Window and close it.


Settings to try

  1. Go to Settings Center and switch to default settings.
  2. TAB to the tree view of settings and scroll down to “Face in View”.
  3. Expand “Face in View”.


You will find:    
  1. The checkbox “Auto start Seamless Experience when the camera feed is detected” allows Face in View to start automatically when JAWS detects that you turned your camera on. 
  2. The checkbox for ‘Start Seamless Experience minimized’ allows you to customize if Face in View should launch in the foreground or be minimized when your camera is on.



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