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How to stop the blurred backgrounds on front camera display

I do not like the new blurred backgrounds forced on the front facing camera when using Zoom or other video calls. Is there a way to cancel that?


iMac running Big Sur.

iPad Pro running OS X 15

iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Nov 19, 2021 1:21 PM

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Posted on Nov 19, 2021 2:32 PM

You confused me there for a moment with the "front camera" as an iMac only has a front camera.


Give this a try: boot into Safe Mode according to How to use safe mode on your Mac and test to see if the problem persists. Reboot normally and test again.


NOTE: Safe Mode boot can take up to 3 - 5 minutes as it's doing the following; 

• Verifies your startup disk and attempts to repair directory issues, if needed

• Loads only required kernel extensions (prevents 3rd party kernel/extensions from loading)

• Prevents Startup Items and Login Items from opening automatically

• Disables user-installed fonts 

• Deletes font caches, kernel cache, and other system cache files


Don't know about the iPad, maybe a hard reboot.

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Nov 19, 2021 2:32 PM in response to zmermaid

You confused me there for a moment with the "front camera" as an iMac only has a front camera.


Give this a try: boot into Safe Mode according to How to use safe mode on your Mac and test to see if the problem persists. Reboot normally and test again.


NOTE: Safe Mode boot can take up to 3 - 5 minutes as it's doing the following; 

• Verifies your startup disk and attempts to repair directory issues, if needed

• Loads only required kernel extensions (prevents 3rd party kernel/extensions from loading)

• Prevents Startup Items and Login Items from opening automatically

• Disables user-installed fonts 

• Deletes font caches, kernel cache, and other system cache files


Don't know about the iPad, maybe a hard reboot.

How to stop the blurred backgrounds on front camera display

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