Widescreen camera settings

[HBuser]

The built in camera is wide screen which on video calls using Zoom is awful because it is so distant and looks like I am sittings metres away from the camera. Please help me work out how to zoom the camera or switch off the widescreen. The camera app does not have any settings that will adjust this.

[Prométhée · Accepted solution]

Hello
I am not a user of this application
But in general when you use a webcam, you have to go through the parameters of the current program for the settings
If you use the Camera app option, it would have no effect then
in zoom, at least what it seems to me
In short, check what is indicated here:

https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362623-Modifier-les-param%C3%A8tres-dans-le-client-de-b...

Video

View your video feed and change your camera.

Camera

• Camera: Select the camera you want Zoom to use.
• Video ratio: Select Original Ratio (usually a 4:3 aspect ratio) or HD (usually 16:9 aspect ratio) 

My Video

• Mirror my video: Horizontally flip your video. This option is useful if your camera flips your video by default.
• Touch up my appearance: Apply a softening effect to skin to minimize the visibility of imperfections. 
• Adjust for low light: Improves video brightness and quality in low light surroundings. 
• Always display participants name on their video: Display participant's name overlayed on their video.
• Turn off my video when joining a meeting: Automatically disable your video when joining a meeting.
• Always show video preview dialog when joining a video meeting
• Hide non-video participants: Hide participants' thumbnail if they don't have video enabled. Thumbnails for non-video participants display their name.
• See myself as the active speaker while speaking: Place your video as the primary active speaker on your own screen when you speak. 
• Maximum participants displayed per screen in Gallery View: 
  Choose between 25 participants or 49 participants (if supported by your device)
• Advanced: View advanced settings

Webcams on laptops generally have very few settings, no options for zooming or anything else.
If you do not achieve anything the best unfortunately will be to find a better performing webcam in USB

[HBuser]

Thanks for replying. What has helped is switching off the HD option in Zoom, but it's still not great. Perhaps I will buy a USB webcam.  

[Prométhée]

Ok, please close the topic by marking the solution