How to Enable a Subtle/Light Blur in Zoom (Instead of the Default Blur)

How to get a softer blur in Zoom than the defaultZoom's "blur my background" setting is way over the top, and looks like hot garbage.  There, I said it. 

If you are looking for a soft or lightly blurred background, there is actually a setting for that, but it's tucked away in a different area and called something entirely different.

The trick is to first make sure you have decent light. You don't need anything expensive or fancy-- a basic LED-based ring light or panel light from Amazon is fine, or even just a lamp that evenly lights your face.

Next, look in the "Camera" settings for "Portrait Lighting."  That's the magic setting.

Observe the image below (from Zoom's site, annotated by me):

How to get a softer blur in Zoom than the default

The image on the left has no background settings at all.  The image on the right has "Portrait Lighting" enabled.  The background is softly blurred, and looks attractive and professional.