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Tale
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December 4, 2023
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Wide angle on iPad for music lesson

  • December 4, 2023
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Hello,

i want to use the wide angle camera on my iPad air. Clearly Zoom has access to it since center stage works fine, but how can i use it without center stage?

I need it for my online music lesson as my whole instrument should be visible.

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    ExpertswhoJohn
    Community Super Champion | Customer
    December 4, 2023

    The centre stage is being given to Zoom as the video device.

    You can turn off the centre stage and switch between front-facing and self-view camera, but the aspect ratio of the screen will just give you a standard window view, you can not see the "whole stage", I believe this is a limitation of the way apple has set up their cameras.
    So, for your use case, I suggest moving the iPad further away and turning off the centre stage. The button is on the top-left of the screen.

    Please mark this reply if it solves your question.

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      TaleAuthor
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      December 4, 2023

      thank you for your response. so basically its not possible to use a wide angle in zoom at all? the wide angle camera works fine outside of the zoom app.

      unfortunately moving the ipad away isnt optimal since i need to be able to read the displayed sheet music as well

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      Charizard
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      December 23, 2025

      I found the solution!

       

      The zoom app does not allow it, but the zoom web app does. Join the call from the web page:

       

      https://app.zoom.us/wc/join

      And under the camera selection after you start, you can choose “Front Ultra Wide Camera”. 

      Hope this helps! (iPad Air M3)

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