My home office setup

A quick overview of how I’ve set up my home office.

This page is a list of the exact steps I followed to create my home office and camera setup:

1. Layout of the room
2. Products used
3. Device settings
4. Quirks and gotchas
5. My next improvements

1. Layout of the room

2.  Products used

Laptop and Cords

• Laptop: TBC
• Multi-Device Adapter: TBC

Automation

• Voice Control: Amazon Echo Dot with Alexa (3rd Generation v2) [Charcoal Fabric]

Desk

• Sit-Stand Desk: TBC
• Desk Pad: Desk Pad
• Desk Drawers: ALEX Drawer Unit
• Cord Organiser Tray: Cord Organiser Tray
• PC Speakers: LOGITECH Z200 MULTIMEDIA 2.0 SPEAKERS

Monitor

• Monitor: Samsung LS27A700NWEXXY 27inch S7 IPS 4k UHD Monitor
• Monitor Arm: TBC

Lighting

• Table Lamp: Verve Design 41cm Timber Maple Lamp Base
• Back Lights: Philips Hue Play Smart Light Bar Double Pack (Black)
• Floor Lamp: RINGSTA / SKAFTET Floor lamp, white/nickel-plated

Sound

• Microphone: TBC

Camera

• DSLR Camera: Sony A6300
• DSLR Dummy Battery: FEELWORLD F5, MA5, F6, ANDYCINE A6 Dummy Battery Spring Cable DC Coupler, Compatible with A7, A7S, A7R, a7 II, a7S II, Sony A6000, A6100, A6300, A6500, and a7R II DSLR Cameras Special Designed
• DSLR to HDMI Adapter: Cam Link 4K
• Teleprompter Monitor: FEELWORLD FW759 7 Inch DSLR Camera Field Monitor 4K HDMI LCD IPS HD Video Assist
• Teleprompter: LENSGO TC7 Teleprompter with Remote Control for Camera / Smartphone

Background Setting

• Fake Plants: FEJKA Artificial potted plant with pot, in/outdoor grass

Printer

• Wireless Printer: Brother Wireless Mono Laser Printer HL-L2305W

3. Device settings

Camera

• Remove the camera’s UI overlay from any HDMI output
• Change to Manual focus
• Adjust the exposure and colour temperature to taste
• Enable slight face blur settings
• Reduce the output resolution

Teleprompter Monitor

• Flip the monitor horizontally and/or vertically to work with the teleprompter
• Enable for monitor to turn on as soon as it receives power

Alexa

• The Alexa responds to the phrase “Alexa, start camera” by turning on: the DSLR Camera, the Teleprompter Monitor, the Front Light, the Back Light, and the Floor Lamp
• The Alexa responds to the phrase “Alexa, stop camera” by turning off: the DSLR Camera, the Teleprompter Monitor, the Front Light, the Back Light, and the Floor Lamp

4. Quirks and gotchas

• The DSLR Camera and CamLink image will freeze and damage your call quality unless you plug it directly into the laptop USB port

5. My next improvements

• Wireless mouse
• More fake plants
• Candle
• Monitor that wakes on power
• Front Light that wakes on power