Windows 11 Zoom Camera
Gaetane Eary
I'm using a Windows (Win11) laptop with a builtin camera in video conferences (Google Meet, Zoom, ...). In front of my laptop there is a keyboard and my distance to the camera lens is about 60cm (23 inch).
I tried zoom's background blur feature but this is app specific. It would be better to have this as a builtin features of the Microsoft Windows operating system. Or did I miss something and it's already available?
Your best bet without sacrificing quality (webcams are already bad enough!) is to use a laptop stand. It will typically raise the webcam to eye level. This has another nice side effect: It will improve ergonomics of your setup. You will not be able to use the laptop keyboard anymore though.
For more advanced settings I found this link helpful. Allows you to adjust zoom, pan and tilt settings if the device supports it. -tips/access-advanced-settings-for-the-integrated-webcam-on-windows-10/
Consider purchase of clip-on lenses for your webcam. (Example.) They still fulfill your requirement of using your current webcam and they come in front of your existing webcam helping you to achieve desired effect using standard optical way. They were designed for laptop users with requirements similar to yours.
Using some third-party software, you can resize your webcam image by zooming in or out. For example, OBS Studio helps you easily resize your webcam video for your recording, online conference, or live streaming. And this program is fully compatible with Windows 10 and Windows 11. Here is how to use it to zoom in and zoom out the camera on a PC.
Logitech Camera Settings app is no longer available with this name. Now it is replaced by the Logical Capture app. This program helps you easily set up your Logitech camera for meeting, recording, or chatting. On the left, after selecting a camera source, you will have the option to adjust the field of view and the zoom settings. Notice that Logitech Capture is only available for Logitech cameras.
Windows computer is built in a basic Camera app for you to record videos and capture snapshots. This camera app provides you with the feature to zoom in and zoom out the webcam for a nice look. The screen shows you how to zoom in/out the camera using Windows Camera App.
Most online conference apps, like Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams, allowing you to control your camera while video calling on Windows 10 and 11. However, with Google Meet, you cannot zoom in on any participants individually. The camera automatically zooms in when all members are in a room.
Google Meet camera automatically zooms in when all of the meeting members are in a room. You cannot zoom in your camera on any of the members separately. But it offers a way to zoom out the webcam on Windows computers.
Webcam settings are essential for the best video streaming experience. While video streaming on Windows 10 or Windows 11, you may need to zoom in and out of the webcam to keep yourself in focus. Moreover, if your screen gets stuck on zoom, the items on your screen appear larger. You will have to zoom out on the webcam whenever this problem occurs. Additionally, this is an excellent Zoom feature that lets you have a face-to-face chat on a webcam on your Windows computer.
Yeah, it is a valid camera id as stated in the original message and it is NOT the default camera device id, is another camera that I have attached to the system. Also, I am customizing the name, so it is definitely NOT the same name as the main device.
I managed to make it work by enabling the camera with a different id (from the default camera device) and a custom name before I join a zoom session. The actual problem is that once I am into the session, I can no longer disable it.
While using teams during a call the other day (Android teams app -> Desktop App) the user on the other end was zoomed in (I basically could see his forehead in detail). He reported that on his screen the image displayed was the full camera view.
I tested this out on another call - I made the call from my iOS teams app to someone on a desktop app and they noticed the same issue. I could see what the camera was seeing in corner - and it was fine. But on their screen I was zoomed in to the upper portion of my camera. There is no obvious settings that change this that I can see. Unsure what is causing it either. Any ideas out there?
For what it's worth, I recently figured out that turning your phone horizontal fixes this issue. The landscape version shows a more true-to-life picture than the crazy zoom of portrait mode. Would still like to have control over the vertical video, but landscape worked great!
@Russell Moir We are seeing this same issue with all of our phones using the Teams mobile app. It appears to be zooming in FAR too much. In comparison, the regular camera on the phone (ours are iPhones) do not exhibit this issue.
Just want to point out that I am experiencing this issue as well in Teams meetings with folks who are joining on their android phones. I can 'pinch' them into proper zoom when I'm conferencing on my ipad, but within seconds usually Teams snaps them back to ultra zoom closeup!
This is happening in my organisation as well! So annoying, especially as the caller's video snapshot looks normal to them. Hopefully microsoft sort this ASAP as I much prefer to do these from my phone then laptop.
I'm having the same issue - has any fix been identified yet? Its really starting to bother me now as I'm having to use Teams for interviews and unless someone tells me, all they can see is my forehead when I can see my full face on screen. It doesn't seem to be affecting anyone else I know though so I really don't know why...
@Russell Moir We've got exactly the same issue, and using the phone horizontally didn't properly solve it either (Samsung S7 Android). Trust it's solved quickly as we use Microsoft Teams Live for webinar demonstrations.
This is the solution. The person on the PC has to click the right mouse button on the screen of the meeting and select fit to frame and this solves the problem. So the people with the mobile Teams app doesn't have to do anything to make that clear.
I need to zoom into a view keeping the same relationship between camera and target. If I zoom window the view angle changes and so does the zoom dynamic depending on where I place the mouse on the object.
Is there a command to basically have a larger version of the object without changing its perspective ?
Just want to know how to zoom the built-in camera on my new HP Laptop 17-ca0 series. It's running Windows 10. I only find the Camera program to control the camera and I don't see how to zoom in that program. I can switch from camera to video. I can start and stop video Those are the only controls that I see. Pinching doesn't seem to work. Any suggestions?
Your machine should have CyberLink Youcam software. Please open software and Select the Zoom button (a) if you want to zoom in on the webcam video image. In the Face Detection & Zoom window you can do the following:
Using a webcam cover is a great way to protect your privacy while using your webcam. Webcam covers are small plastic or metal pieces that can be placed over the lens of your webcam to prevent it from capturing any images. Some webcam covers can be easily removed when you want to use your webcam, while others are designed to stay in place.
Zooming out your webcam on Windows 10 is a simple process that requires just a few clicks. You can also use third-party software to further adjust the settings of your webcam, or you can use a webcam cover to protect your privacy. Be sure to read the instructions carefully before attempting to adjust the settings or install a webcam cover.
Zoom Out on a Webcam is a feature that allows users to adjust the field of view of the camera. This can be useful if you need to see more of the room or if you want to capture a wider shot for a video. With Zoom Out, the image the webcam sees is stretched out and the user can see a much wider area.
Zoom Out on a Webcam is generally considered to be a safe feature to use. However, keep in mind that zooming out will stretch the image, which may result in a lower quality image. Additionally, if the webcam is in a public place, zooming out may result in other people being able to see what the camera is filming.
The main advantage of Zoom Out on a Webcam is that it allows users to capture a much wider field of view. This can be useful for capturing a large group of people or a wide area in a video. Additionally, it can be useful for security purposes, as it allows users to see a much larger area with a single camera.
I found the menu to export the LB background and I attached the picture. It is the picture that has been processed with the correction I believe. Additionally the image is mirrored. I attached several pictures in case it could help. One is the image with the 8MP resolution using SmartCamera (I wrote YouCam but it was another App in fact)
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The resolution of this camera can be configured (see pic attached). I tried different resolutions to compare with the LB background with the thought that it could be a resolution issue (even if the calibration window is showing the correct resolution) however the LB camera panel showing the raw image as a correct FOV in line with the full resolution of the camera. Its hard to see details obviously but the FOV is similar to the SmartCamera App.
I meant changing the available resolution of the camera in LightBurn. This would allow you sto see how various input resolutions would affect the results. It would be a more directly comparable result.
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