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September 26, 2022
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Hi there,

I'm running Zoom 5.11.11 on macOS Monterey 12.5, and have an Apple Studio Display. I've noticed the Center Stage feature is on when I'm in Zoom meetings (the camera tracks you as you move around), however I can't find any setting to turn it off. It seems that this setting does exist on iOS/iPad OS, but not on macOS. Is there a way to turn this off on Zoom on the Mac?

Thank you!

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I searched and searched for the answer to "How to turn off Center Stage on a Mac". Eventually I figured it out. I’m on an iMac (not a Studio Display). Since we can’t upload a screen capture here, I’ll describe turning off the Center Stage feature in detail.

With Zoom open, at the very top of the Mac screen (in the area Apple calls the "Menu Bar")… For me, the date & time is the furthest to the right. To the left of the date & time, is an icon for Control Center, icon for Spotlight search, icon for WiFi, icon for Bluetooth (your icons may vary depending on your System Settings). Then, the Zoom icon (a little blue circle with ZM in the center). To the left of THAT is an icon that represents a camera — it has a green background and a graphic that's supposed to look like the side-view of an old-fashioned movie camera facing to the right… a white square with a small white triangle on the right side. THAT is the green camera “button” people have been referring to here. When I click on it, a drop-down menu appears. At the top is the Zoom logo with zoom.us next to it. Below that is a thumbnail of whatever your camera is viewing (probably your face). Below that are the words "iMac Camera". And below that are menu choices with icons:

Center Stage

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If you click on the icon to the right of the words “Center Stage”, it turns off (and on) the Center Stage feature. I hope these details help someone.

Ray_Harwood

Community Super Champion | Customer

Center Stage is an Apple feature, not something controlled by Zoom.

Check this out:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212315

Bort

Employee

@amalchandaria is correct that this can be controlled directly from the Zoom app on iOS, but unfortunately that control is not yet supported directly from the macOS desktop client. For now, you will have to disable Center Stage on macOS directly, as @Ray_Harwood provided.

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UKLondonPR

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Cant seem to find this Green logo of a camera anywhere on my new macbook pro (Sequoia). It's driving me and my clients nuts the Centre Stage. Since for me 1. the privacy of my background is very important but I don't want to blur background because I want my clients to see what I want behind me and 2. when I move to the side to show a client the board the camera moves with me. Is there going to be a fix for this soon?

I went to the link Ray Harwood suggested but I still don't understand. I do not use and never have used Facetime (there are personal reasons for that). I do not understand how to disable this new Stage Centre thing at all via that link. Is there a video demonstration? Even the Apple Mac store can't help me!

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jcway

Newcomer

Same here. In older versions I turned it off but the zoom suggestions dont seem to work with Mac Studio Display right now. Please fix this!

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chris52

Newcomer

Same here. The Turn On Center Stage does not come as an option in Zoom, and although I deactivate it in the FaceTime configuration, it persists on Zoom.

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eearle

Newcomer

This just worked for me, using zoom. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOYBEbewyRc

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CallieDN

Newcomer

Thank you - so easy when you know how! Just click on the green camera button next to Zoom (when you're live in Zoom) on the top right of your Studio Display 👏

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SM03

Newcomer

Thank you this was very easy to follow!!

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mikehalloran

Newcomer

What green button at the top right?

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ShazoomAnswer

Newcomer

I searched and searched for the answer to "How to turn off Center Stage on a Mac". Eventually I figured it out. I’m on an iMac (not a Studio Display). Since we can’t upload a screen capture here, I’ll describe turning off the Center Stage feature in detail.

With Zoom open, at the very top of the Mac screen (in the area Apple calls the "Menu Bar")… For me, the date & time is the furthest to the right. To the left of the date & time, is an icon for Control Center, icon for Spotlight search, icon for WiFi, icon for Bluetooth (your icons may vary depending on your System Settings). Then, the Zoom icon (a little blue circle with ZM in the center). To the left of THAT is an icon that represents a camera — it has a green background and a graphic that's supposed to look like the side-view of an old-fashioned movie camera facing to the right… a white square with a small white triangle on the right side. THAT is the green camera “button” people have been referring to here. When I click on it, a drop-down menu appears. At the top is the Zoom logo with zoom.us next to it. Below that is a thumbnail of whatever your camera is viewing (probably your face). Below that are the words "iMac Camera". And below that are menu choices with icons:

Center Stage

Portrait

Studio Light

Reactions

Background

Desk View…

If you click on the icon to the right of the words “Center Stage”, it turns off (and on) the Center Stage feature. I hope these details help someone.

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SuZen

Newcomer

OMG Thank you so much. I just spent nearly the past hour trying to turn this off. None of the other options were available to me on my MacBook Pro. For anyone who wants the easiest solution this is it - top right see green camera (further left icon) click and turn off center stage. How annoying to not find it in any other video setting. Thank you Thank you! I was losing my mind!!!

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mikehalloran

Newcomer

Nevermind, I found it — closer to the center of my screen. Click on it and the option to turn Center Stage On/Off appears. I spent over 45 minutes searching this site and with the chatbot not finding this simple answer. The ones I kept receiving were for iOS and iPadOS — they were wrong. I would post a screenshot if I could.

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nzgoldie

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When using any video app, including Zoom, a green camera icon will appear in the menu bar at the top of the screen. The icon is on the right end of the menu bar. Clicking that icon will give you a menu of options including turning Center Stage on/off.

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mikehalloran

Newcomer

i know that now thanks to an earlier post.

Unfortunately, Zoom Support didn't know this. They kept sending me to the instructions for the iPhone and iPad and those do not apply to the Mac.

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jeric

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@amalchandaria wrote:
Hi there,

I'm running Zoom 5.11.11 on macOS Monterey 12.5, and have an Apple Studio Display. I've noticed the Center Stage feature is on when I'm in Zoom meetings (the camera tracks you as you move around), however I can't find any setting to turn it off. It seems that this setting does exist on iOS/iPad OS, but not on macOS. Is there a way to turn this off on Zoom on the Mac?

Thank you!

Turn off Center Stage in System Settings > Displays > Camera Options.

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mikehalloran

Newcomer

@jeric wrote:
@amalchandaria wrote:
Hi there,

I'm running Zoom 5.11.11 on macOS Monterey 12.5, and have an Apple Studio Display. I've noticed the Center Stage feature is on when I'm in Zoom meetings (the camera tracks you as you move around), however I can't find any setting to turn it off. It seems that this setting does exist on iOS/iPad OS, but not on macOS. Is there a way to turn this off on Zoom on the Mac?

Thank you!
Turn off Center Stage in System Settings > Displays > Camera Options.

Not on any Mac that I own.

@jeric wrote:
@amalchandaria wrote:
Hi there,

I'm running Zoom 5.11.11 on macOS Monterey 12.5, and have an Apple Studio Display. I've noticed the Center Stage feature is on when I'm in Zoom meetings (the camera tracks you as you move around), however I can't find any setting to turn it off. It seems that this setting does exist on iOS/iPad OS, but not on macOS. Is there a way to turn this off on Zoom on the Mac?

Thank you!
Turn off Center Stage in System Settings > Displays > Camera Options.

a green camera icon will appear in the menu bar at the top of the screen

That is where you turn off/on Center Stage

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UKLondonPR

Newcomer

I suggest watching this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOYBEbewyRc but warning you have to have a zoom meeting OPEN. Now I am concerned and still have a question: I finally after hours wasted, found the green video button but NB you have to have a zoom meeting open to do it. I opened a fake zoom meeting and the camera popped up BUT what I am concerned about is: will that setting with STAGE CENTRE OFF be set now by default? Or do I have to reset it for each meeting I open (ie 7 per day!)? Pls someone tell me if there is a way to block the CENTRE STAGE "feature" (I'm tempted to swear now ;)) Thank you for this post

Ray_Harwood

Community Super Champion | Customer

Welcome to the Zoom Community, @UKLondonPR.

Just a reminder that Center Stage is a MacOS feature, not a Zoom feature. See this.

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mikehalloran

Newcomer

Yes, turning it on or off will remain set for the next time.

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UKLondonPR

Newcomer

It didn't but then I must have done something wrong. I also have to reset Original Sound every time I log into a new Zoom meeting. I need original sound on with most of my meetings, so I've always found this is enough to think about when I log in

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