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Webcam's field of view

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TraceyJ69
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Newcomer

‎2024-06-18 10:20 AM

Hi,

Is there any way of changing the field of view whilst on a call so that I can zoom in on myself/cut out the background.  I know how to change the background which is not what I want. I just need to shorten the field of view.

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bstrelko
Community Champion | Customer
Community Champion | Customer

‎2024-06-18 10:26 AM

This is not something Zoom can do natively - you can remove the 'HD' option in Settings->Video to crop from a 16:9 to a 4:3 ratio, but this is detrimental to image quality.

 

If your webcam's manufacturer provides a utility, you may be able to change FOV there (Logitech does this on certain models, for instance).

 

I'd also recommend putting in a feature request (I already have, but numbers help) for "Near-End Camera Control" - this would allow you to zoom in on just the area you wish to show via native controls baked into Zoom. Right now, Zoom only allows far-end camera control - very odd that you can't control your own camera but others can control it for you.

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bstrelko
Community Champion | Customer
Community Champion | Customer

‎2024-06-18 10:26 AM

This is not something Zoom can do natively - you can remove the 'HD' option in Settings->Video to crop from a 16:9 to a 4:3 ratio, but this is detrimental to image quality.

 

If your webcam's manufacturer provides a utility, you may be able to change FOV there (Logitech does this on certain models, for instance).

 

I'd also recommend putting in a feature request (I already have, but numbers help) for "Near-End Camera Control" - this would allow you to zoom in on just the area you wish to show via native controls baked into Zoom. Right now, Zoom only allows far-end camera control - very odd that you can't control your own camera but others can control it for you.