Should video always be on during Zoom meetings?

I&#x27;ve never understood why people have such trouble with having their camera on during video meetings. Is it just some people being conscious of the always true fact that everybody else in the meeting can see you zoning out of the meeting?<p>As far as I can tell the rule is simple: If you are not expected to speak in the meeting, your camera should be off; otherwise your camera should be on the entire meeting.

I prefer to keep video off and I think everyone should do whatever please them. If I’m taking notes, I’m not watching others videos at all.

No matter which turn on or off, the most important thing is visual line, I think. People naturaly eager to watch his eyes in talking a critical story, because eyes tell braveness and honest.I mean turning on is preferable if the meeting were big deal, but it is not nessesary in case of oridinary ones.

I work for two companies as a contractor. One company likes us all to have our cameras on. Because I&#x27;ve been there so long, I can usually have my camera off in most meetings and nobody cares, except if it&#x27;s with upper-level management.<p>The other company is strictly no cameras. I love it. I don&#x27;t think I&#x27;ve had one meeting where anyone had their cameras on.