Webcam?

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Alison Chen

January 31, 2021 00:41

I just participated in the 30 minute trial run (3 hours and 3 proctors later, due to technical difficulties)

My second proctor told me my webcam had a wide angle lens which didn't allow him to see my ID properly. My guess is that my webcam isn't up to par. My third proctor then told me that I was allowed to use the internal camera on my laptop, which conflicts with the information I have found. At this point I am still not certain if my webcam meets the requirements for remote testing.

Before I go out and buy another better quality Webcam, I just want to verify: am I allowed to use my internal laptop webcam?

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  Courtney Sawyer January 31, 2021 16:49

  I wouldn’t rely on the proctor’s information, as there has been conflicting advice between NCARB and ProProctor. I would follow the webcam requirements in the NCARB guidelines, p. 13.

  https://www.ncarb.org/sites/default/files/ARE-5-Guidelines.pdf

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  Tiffany Nahinu February 05, 2021 19:41

  The guides we recieved arent thorough enough. I also just completed the test run 2 days ago and purchased my webcam based on it needing to be removable and having a high resolution. It didnt mention anything about autofocus or manual focus for checking ID's. Both prometric and ncarb dropped the ball.

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  Courtney Sawyer February 05, 2021 19:57

  @Tiffany, it sounds like you found what you needed, but just in case, NCARB tells you both of these specific webcam requirements in the handbook, p. 13–see my previous comment. Good luck!

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