For switching cameras, one can change the keyboard shortcut to a single character, such as one of the bottom keys on the number pad, for example "NUM 0". This makes it easier to change cameras without having to potentially look down to find the multiple keys that have to be pressed at once.
Brilliant! - I was looking to buy an A/B switch and stumbled on you. Much better solution. (I guess I'm not the first to come to that conclusion.) Thanks for your lucid presentation.
This is great! Also I found a way to switch between cameras with a midi controller. There is a free software called "Midi Key2Key" which can learn midi controls and translate them to keystrokes. I'm afraid it is windows only, but I'm sure there is something similar for mac. This way I can use the Alt+N shortcut by pressing a hardware button, or a pedal if I am teaching an instrument with my hands. And I can keep the "share screen" option for simultaneously presenting notes, music score, whatever I need.
I have 2 webcams and the FaceTime HD camera my laptop comes with it. It’s it posible to disable the FaceTime HD camera when hitting shift common N and just have my other 2 cameras in zoom!?
If you are using your built in webcam on your laptop /computer audio and then your second webcam has a built in mic too how do you not use the audio from the second webcam when you are sharing content from the second camera? Can this be done?
Wow this is great!! I’m gonna try this out. I’m a student, and have a piano summer class starting this monday. Now, I’ll know what I’ll do if I have a question to the professor, and I need to show my keyboard. Since I’m the student, should I do screen sharing or it’s better to just switch back and forth between cameras?
Glad this helps! As a student it probably makes more sense to switch back and forth between cameras. Otherwise your teacher will have to give your permission to share your screen anytime you want to show your keyboard. Have fun!
Hello Ehab Mohammed, I don't think you can automatically switch between cameras through zoom. HOWEVER, I believe there's software out that such as OBS (Open Broadcast Studio) or XSplit that MIGHT give you that capability. I still have to do some research on it myself so I'm not 100% positive. Thank you for asking the question!
I Still want a webcam, but that's not happening! Please discuss how to switch between cameras from two laptops! I have PC laptops, and iPhone for options for cameras. iPhone is easier to position with cheap clamp flexible goose neck thing.. I just ordered a little clip-on wired mike, so hopefully sound quality upgrade. Thanks for your helpful videos
Hi there thanks for your tips on two webcams on Zoom. If I have two cameras on Zoom and I screen share, can one of those cameras have a virtual background on it, whilst the other does not? Kathleen
I have a new webcam and would like to have that pointing onto my keyboard, if I can ever figure out how to get the thing to work. Can I use that in the advanced setting, the notebook camera for my face and then use my iPhone as a Zoom participant getting my keyboard at another angle? I don't want to fumble around with switching cameras in the middle of the lesson. Also, how can I get two microphones to work (piano and for me) without feedback?
Great tutorial! Very much to the point. Friendly, without the usual hyper host and bombastic background music. Here is my dilemma. I have an iPad Air 2019 and a desktop Windows 10 PC workstation without webcam, which will soon have one. I'm assuming that the only way I can use these in combination (since they are different OS) is to sign into Zoom as 2 separate entities (host and guest) and use one for close up drawing demonstrations with mic muted and the other for conducting the art class, thus having two views appearing simultaneously. Any thoughts on whether this would be doable or is there a better solution? Thank you in advance for your help.
I'm an idiot. Could I use a gopro as a second web cam? I need to switch between my face and hands to teach art but don't really want to tie op my cell.
Thank you! Is it possible to display both Webcams at the same time in zoom? (Scenario: One for the face and one for the dingers working on sewing etc?) Thank you!
Hi - great video. Very clear. Can you help? I'm trying to set up a second webcam overhead. The first method you show in the video works fine but the second method (which I would prefer as the student can see both feeds) just doesn't work. The second camera is almost black. This is on a pc. Any ideas what I'm doing wrong, please? Thanks.
I want to use another camera other than the main camera for our podcast zoom meetings to break up the look some...............however I don't want to lose my virtual background on my main camera......how can I do that. thanks, David Clark DND Dynamite 80s Nashville, TN USA
Nice! Is it possible to still see the students at the same time that I use Share screen mode? I want to be able to see my two cameras plus the students on my sceen. Anyone?
Try downloading the logitech software for controlling the camera: www.logitech.com/en-us/product/capture That may give you the ability to zoom in using your webcam. Good luck!
Answered my question right away with ALT N. Thanks no need for a switcher!
Perfect. Exactly what I was looking for. The split screen share is even better!
For switching cameras, one can change the keyboard shortcut to a single character, such as one of the bottom keys on the number pad, for example "NUM 0". This makes it easier to change cameras without having to potentially look down to find the multiple keys that have to be pressed at once.
Good tip! Thank you for sharing.
Thank you for your tutorial! I'm new to zoom and would love to try 2 different angles! Love your tips! Thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
Brilliant! - I was looking to buy an A/B switch and stumbled on you. Much better solution. (I guess I'm not the first to come to that conclusion.) Thanks for your lucid presentation.
Thank you. There is so much to figure out!
Thanks, bruv! Exactly what I was looking for!
This is great! Also I found a way to switch between cameras with a midi controller. There is a free software called "Midi Key2Key" which can learn midi controls and translate them to keystrokes. I'm afraid it is windows only, but I'm sure there is something similar for mac. This way I can use the Alt+N shortcut by pressing a hardware button, or a pedal if I am teaching an instrument with my hands. And I can keep the "share screen" option for simultaneously presenting notes, music score, whatever I need.
Excellent to the point and very informative ! Well done ! Thanks !
can you add more than 1 external camera in zoom?
Thanks sooo much
Very useful. Thankyou
I have 2 webcams and the FaceTime HD camera my laptop comes with it. It’s it posible to disable the FaceTime HD camera when hitting shift common N and just have my other 2 cameras in zoom!?
I'd like to know that, too!
Great video, Max! How did you keep your eyeglasses from reflecting lights, and the computer monitor? Thanks.
Excellent tutorial, many thanks
This doesn't really work for me, but thank you for the help. it worked for the others and I am in a lenovo laptop.
Thanks a lot
If you are using your built in webcam on your laptop /computer audio and then your second webcam has a built in mic too how do you not use the audio from the second webcam when you are sharing content from the second camera? Can this be done?
thank you! Very helpful.
Wow this is great!! I’m gonna try this out. I’m a student, and have a piano summer class starting this monday. Now, I’ll know what I’ll do if I have a question to the professor, and I need to show my keyboard.
Since I’m the student, should I do screen sharing or it’s better to just switch back and forth between cameras?
Glad this helps! As a student it probably makes more sense to switch back and forth between cameras. Otherwise your teacher will have to give your permission to share your screen anytime you want to show your keyboard. Have fun!
hello can i switch between cameras automatically For example, I want to specify a time for each camera to leave and return
Thank u
Hello Ehab Mohammed, I don't think you can automatically switch between cameras through zoom. HOWEVER, I believe there's software out that such as OBS (Open Broadcast Studio) or XSplit that MIGHT give you that capability. I still have to do some research on it myself so I'm not 100% positive. Thank you for asking the question!
Is there a way to switch webcams in a separate stand alone simple webcam viewer software?
Thanks for the tips!!
Great tutorial
I Still want a webcam, but that's not happening! Please discuss how to switch between cameras from two laptops! I have PC laptops, and iPhone for options for cameras. iPhone is easier to position with cheap clamp flexible goose neck thing.. I just ordered a little clip-on wired mike, so hopefully sound quality upgrade. Thanks for your helpful videos
Hi there thanks for your tips on two webcams on Zoom. If I have two cameras on Zoom and I screen share, can one of those cameras have a virtual background on it, whilst the other does not? Kathleen
I have a new webcam and would like to have that pointing onto my keyboard, if I can ever figure out how to get the thing to work. Can I use that in the advanced setting, the notebook camera for my face and then use my iPhone as a Zoom participant getting my keyboard at another angle? I don't want to fumble around with switching cameras in the middle of the lesson. Also, how can I get two microphones to work (piano and for me) without feedback?
Great tutorial! Very much to the point. Friendly, without the usual hyper host and bombastic background music.
Here is my dilemma. I have an iPad Air 2019 and a desktop Windows 10 PC workstation without webcam, which will soon have one. I'm assuming that the only way I can use these in combination (since they are different OS) is to sign into Zoom as 2 separate entities (host and guest) and use one for close up drawing demonstrations with mic muted and the other for conducting the art class, thus having two views appearing simultaneously.
Any thoughts on whether this would be doable or is there a better solution? Thank you in advance for your help.
Thank you!!!!!
You’re welcome!
Hi. Thanks for your presentation. What about if I am using two external webcam? (not the in-build camera), Will that work as well?
I'm an idiot. Could I use a gopro as a second web cam? I need to switch between my face and hands to teach art but don't really want to tie op my cell.
Thank you!
Thank you! Is it possible to display both Webcams at the same time in zoom? (Scenario: One for the face and one for the dingers working on sewing etc?) Thank you!
Hi - great video. Very clear. Can you help? I'm trying to set up a second webcam overhead. The first method you show in the video works fine but the second method (which I would prefer as the student can see both feeds) just doesn't work. The second camera is almost black. This is on a pc. Any ideas what I'm doing wrong, please? Thanks.
how to set up 2nd camera on screen share
I want to use another camera other than the main camera for our podcast zoom meetings to break up the look some...............however I don't want to lose my virtual background on my main camera......how can I do that.
thanks,
David Clark
DND Dynamite 80s
Nashville, TN USA
i loved this! The demon is busted :). Can we do this in Google Duo chat too?
Hi. Please helpe to do the 2 cameras working at the same time in Google Meet
I do not see any delay between these 2 cameras, do you agree?
what if we are not having mac
In order to do this does the 2nd camera have to be wired directly to the computer or can you also use a wireless camera?
Ryan, it'd have to be wired to the computer. Zoom is pulling the video from the USB port where the camera is connected.
Can you do this in QuickTime??
What if I am using iPad
Nice! Is it possible to still see the students at the same time that I use Share screen mode? I want to be able to see my two cameras plus the students on my sceen. Anyone?
The only way you can do this, is adding another user [controled by yourself] using another laptop or with your cellphone
I am using external logitech camera top on my TV, it shows complete room, how to zoom on face in zoom webinar, like zoom a person in camera
Try downloading the logitech software for controlling the camera: www.logitech.com/en-us/product/capture That may give you the ability to zoom in using your webcam. Good luck!
How would you switch 2 web cams on UA-cam streaming? Is there a switcher for web cams?
I would look into a program called OBS. You can do multiple camera views and even overlays/text/ or whatever else that you want.
Thank you!