Although I have watched my fair share of TH-cam instructional videos, this is the first time I have ever written a review. Hands-down, this is the best instructional presentation I have seen on TH-cam. No wasted time. No talking about himself. No unnecessary filler. No distant shots of what should be up close. Instead, the presenter jumps right into it and then clearly and professionally demonstrates the process. Wham, bam, here's what you need to know. Just awesome.
_Hey Yeah! And don't forget hit that like button, _*_smash_*_ that subscribe button and pound that notification bell and mail a notarized copy of your birth certificate and an IRS Form 5471 to report your controlling interest in a foreign corporation! In the meantime, just watch this three minute generic video intro that adds absolutely no content or context to anything you're here to see!!!_
I appreciated that this appeared to be more/less off the cuff and he spoke at a rate that didn't feel like wasting my time. Most instructional vids on YT get played at 1.25x, 1.5x, sometimes even higher....
Just want to thank you very much for this video! I was diving into Zoom help and got "lost" in zoom rooms. But Lucily I found your video, that made it a breeze to understand. One thing I needed som replays to get, was the "switch camera" button, wich I would suggest could be highlighted, since the area and mouse pointer are so small. But 4 times repeat and I noticed :-) . So thank you, and thank you again. You made my day, I will follow you! Best of luck to you!
This helped so much! Thank you. I managed to install this setup with my mobile phone as a second camera for my son's piano lessons which are now mandatory remote due to Covid-19. Now the teacher has one view of his hands and a full view of him at the same time.
@@rachelstone3079 I don't have an iPhone or Mac (I don't do such mistakes :)). I have an Android phone and use an app called DroidCam. You download the app on the phone and a program in your PC. This connects both devices via USB or wireless and it essentially creates a second webcam on your PC (second device) which you can switch from and to in zoom. There should be similar apps for iPhone I guess though.
Hi, thanks for the tutorial. I use my main camera with the hdmi capture. For the other cameras, I use iphones and have them join the meeting. Now I can switch between cameras by pinning which is an extra step. But the extra step is better than having the switch dip to black every time you switch cameras. So if you are doing an interview with numerous iphones or people, the cuts are clean. Just a thought.
I've been looking for an easier way to switch between cameras. My initial thought was to buy a USB switcher, but that would only solve switching between two external cameras, and not my internal cam. Thanks for the tip!
Huge thank you for making this! Whiteboard interviews are so difficult when going from conversation to time at a whiteboard, back to conversation, and setting up a cam on a whiteboard then using the MacBook and having the same audio line (headset, lav, whatever) makes this totally seamless. Life saver!
Thanks for the easy explanation! This really works well! In my case, although I do already have the Elgato 4K CamLink, I don't need it because I'm using the free Canon Webcam Utility Beta app and my Canon 90D DSLR camera (or my Canon M50 camera) as my primary camera and the Logitech 4K BRIO webcam as the second camera. Yes the share screen and switch camera button in Zoom works well. In my case, I have multiple other cameras in my Zoom menu, so when I press the switch camera button, the Zoom app toggles through several different camera choices in the menu, so that's not practical for me to use that switch camera button because it cycles through camera choices that I don't want. So for me, I just click on the arrow manually to switch back and forth for the 2 camera views that I do want.
Thankyou3403 How do you disable the laptop camera built in? I’m using Mac book pro... I have three cameras but I only want to use the two better cameras and not the one on the laptop
Thanks for this! I love that you got right to the point. I need to set up a ZOOM meeting with my boss where I'm demonstrating something on a table in front of me, and this is exactly the information I needed!
Fantastic! I am expanding my knitting lessons to include Zoom lessons. This will allow me to situate a second camera to teach different stitches and techniques. Thank you!
I want to do two cameras at the same time. This is for teaching piano. I want the zoom screen split horizontally because a piano keyboard is long and narrow. And the other screen with my face in it to make the human contact while talking. I've seen it done by others on zoom, so I know it's possible, but I don't know how.
Thank you so much for this video!!! I do online tarot card readings for people and this is super helpful for people to see me and the cards. Sending you love, light and good karma!
Great feature. As was also mentioned by someone else in these comments, if you have multiple platforms used (like OBS, mmhmm etc...), they all show up as cameras in the pull down/if you cycle through, which isn't ideal if you're going to be in a live presentation. This is something I hope to see addressed by Zoom at some point. But it's a nice feature. Cheers.
Hi there, thanks for your video introducing the duo cam function. However, I wonder if it’s possible to put up two cams sharing a similar space on the same screen, say half and half?
you could do that by spotlighting the two cameras for everyone -- this will give only those two views when a viewer sets their view to "Speaker View" I use this all the time for small group discussion inside larger meetings.
really good video. I have a few questions... 1. Can I disable a camera ? I can see my computer camera which I do not want to use 2. can I use 2 webcam cameras ? or even 3? 3. can I also add an iphone?
Hello, absolutely great, clear, excellent presentation, thank you! Is it possible to do this same thing but using my iPhone 6S as the second camera with Zoom?
Thank you. Our HS Tutoring program will like this a great deal. I already do a live streaming event weekly; so I have all the equipment I need for this. Nice and Easy.
This is awesome! I looked everywhere on the zoom website and this simple trick did not exist - Can you use the same thing for 3 cameras? Or 4? is there a limit?
thanks for a great to-the-point video. I'm not seeing the same options available to me, although I can easily switch between both of my usb cams, I can't stream both of them into the meeting. I was wondering if that may be because I am only using the free version of Zoom?
hey thank you for the video, how do i change which camera is my shared camera? i was attempting to use OBS but it's too complicated, i just want to share my webcam on my mac and my external webcam
Hi-thanks so much for this! Two questions: Will the audio feed only come in via the main camera (the webcam in your video) so that there is no funky echo/feedback? Also, is it possible to use a mobile phone as the other camera?
Hi, Thanks for letting the community know that we could use 2 DSLR cameras for high quality video presentation. May I ask, how about I still want to share my powerpoint presentation, will this work as well?
thank you for the video! can you tell me what happens with the recording of the meeting? does it capture all cameras or only one of them? is it a seperate video recording for each camera? and also- is there a way for the participant to choose on which camera to look into or is it only under the host control? thanks again
Very helpful thank you - one more question! Is there a gadget that would allow me to switch between the computer and the iphone camera without touching the keyboard? I am teaching movement classes and cannot go back and forth to the computer ! Also, would this work using an iPad and iPhone as well as laptop and iPhone?
Awesome tutorial. Just wondering if you have a tutorial on how to use a capture card. I have a Fujifilm X-M1 mirrorless and I think it has a mini HDMI port. Can it double-up as a 2nd webcam? Thanks!
Great Video. Question: I want to make the 2nd camera my iphone, but that doesn't seem work here. I have used the link with cable and AirPlay but it shows me that info on the top and bottom.
For me it doesn't say the Cam Link 4k, I'm on a lenovo laptop and I don't really think this will work, but I know it works for the others. Thank you for helping even though it didn't really work out for me.
Is it possible to have two cameras active at the same time? I'm trying to figure out if I can do a set up for piano lessons, with one camera overhead to show the hands, and a wide shot that captures the player in more or less a profile view, such that you can see the whole person, head, hands and feet.
I've had the same question, Allan. I see that that only one camera at a time can be used per person signed in. So in order to have a split screen, with both cameras showing at the same time, you'd have to sign in as a new participant on the other camera, for instance on your phone as a new participant, and then you will be seen in 'Gallery View' side by side, or on top of each other, depending on how wide your screen is. Both of them are you, but coming in from different log-ins at the same time. Hope that helps!
Also, I just found this guy who shows an easy way to share multiple windows (though not with multiple cameras): th-cam.com/video/UEABW3ddZkc/w-d-xo.html
Hi, what camera did you us above you and did you just hang it from a hook or something? Looking to give some kids some directions to play a game, so need to know those details. Great video! Thank you so much!
HI bro thanks for bring us this sort of tec videos . i have one question for you. that is how can I let my attendees seoo my content and my self on two side their screen, on one half m me talking them to live and on other side presentation
Thank you so much for this. I'm new to Zoom and this has helped me more than you could ever believe. Really well presented in a concise and direct way. Big thanks to you.
Good information. What's your audio setup though? It sounds like you're using a good-quality external mic, but the says you're using PC audio. I can see how this setup might not work the best for switching between two cameras with talking head shots, since the audio from the on-board mic will be noticeably out of sync with the second camera's video. The whole HDMI lag issue makes audio sync a big problem.
How can I still see the other participants on the call? Will they show up as small screens on the overhead camera screen? And can I switch between speaker and all participants?
Is there a way to set things up so that both cameras are showing in the call (zoom or some other software) and the other person in the meeting can pick which camera to maximize/minimize at each point? I would like to do a multi-camera stream of some tabletop wargaming, and it would be helpful if the person watching can pick which of the various cameras i have setup they want to focus on (as i will be stood up, moving stuff around on screen, rather than be sat at the computer all the time).
You have a new subscriber!!! thanks, exactly what I was looking for 😀. Just 1 question, can I use 2 webcams, or has to be 1 webcam and another type of camera?
OK, good point. But is this possible to have 2 cam when you are simple participant ??? without sharing your screen (which make your 2st cam in full screen for others participants..), juste to have 2 cam the same size than the others participants. Thanks !
How do you actually trigger the switch to the other screen? Is it discrete with a key or do you have to drag the mouse to another page and click on an icon?
Thank you for that. I cannot cut from one camera to another as I am not seated as teaching Taichi and constantly moving about. Is there any remote switch that one can wear/use while moving to allow to cut from my front view camera to my back view camera? I am not seated and I need a camera in front and a camera behind me? If possible can you list the equipment requirement please. Thanking you in advance.
Is there a shortcut on the keyboard press the switch camera button? Can the camera auto switch between talking heads depending who is speaking without manually pressing the switch camera button?
Great vid! I'm going to try in a conference room tomorrow. The question I have is will this work if all the gadgets are hooked up to a Crestron and feed into the PC, not directly connected like you have here.
Although I have watched my fair share of TH-cam instructional videos, this is the first time I have ever written a review. Hands-down, this is the best instructional presentation I have seen on TH-cam. No wasted time. No talking about himself. No unnecessary filler. No distant shots of what should be up close. Instead, the presenter jumps right into it and then clearly and professionally demonstrates the process. Wham, bam, here's what you need to know. Just awesome.
_Hey Yeah! And don't forget hit that like button, _*_smash_*_ that subscribe button and pound that notification bell and mail a notarized copy of your birth certificate and an IRS Form 5471 to report your controlling interest in a foreign corporation! In the meantime, just watch this three minute generic video intro that adds absolutely no content or context to anything you're here to see!!!_
I appreciated that this appeared to be more/less off the cuff and he spoke at a rate that didn't feel like wasting my time. Most instructional vids on YT get played at 1.25x, 1.5x, sometimes even higher....
Just want to thank you very much for this video! I was diving into Zoom help and got "lost" in zoom rooms. But Lucily I found your video, that made it a breeze to understand. One thing I needed som replays to get, was the "switch camera" button, wich I would suggest could be highlighted, since the area and mouse pointer are so small. But 4 times repeat and I noticed :-) . So thank you, and thank you again. You made my day, I will follow you! Best of luck to you!
This helped so much! Thank you. I managed to install this setup with my mobile phone as a second camera for my son's piano lessons which are now mandatory remote due to Covid-19. Now the teacher has one view of his hands and a full view of him at the same time.
I was going to ask... how did you set up the iPhone as the second camera with Zoom?
@@rachelstone3079 I don't have an iPhone or Mac (I don't do such mistakes :)). I have an Android phone and use an app called DroidCam. You download the app on the phone and a program in your PC. This connects both devices via USB or wireless and it essentially creates a second webcam on your PC (second device) which you can switch from and to in zoom. There should be similar apps for iPhone I guess though.
Hi, thanks for the tutorial. I use my main camera with the hdmi capture. For the other cameras, I use iphones and have them join the meeting. Now I can switch between cameras by pinning which is an extra step. But the extra step is better than having the switch dip to black every time you switch cameras. So if you are doing an interview with numerous iphones or people, the cuts are clean. Just a thought.
I've been looking for an easier way to switch between cameras. My initial thought was to buy a USB switcher, but that would only solve switching between two external cameras, and not my internal cam. Thanks for the tip!
I did a DJ set on zoom tonight and this was EXACTLY what I was looking for to set up a 2-camera shot - THANK YOU!
Huge thank you for making this! Whiteboard interviews are so difficult when going from conversation to time at a whiteboard, back to conversation, and setting up a cam on a whiteboard then using the MacBook and having the same audio line (headset, lav, whatever) makes this totally seamless. Life saver!
Thanks for the easy explanation! This really works well! In my case, although I do already have the Elgato 4K CamLink, I don't need it because I'm using the free Canon Webcam Utility Beta app and my Canon 90D DSLR camera (or my Canon M50 camera) as my primary camera and the Logitech 4K BRIO webcam as the second camera. Yes the share screen and switch camera button in Zoom works well. In my case, I have multiple other cameras in my Zoom menu, so when I press the switch camera button, the Zoom app toggles through several different camera choices in the menu, so that's not practical for me to use that switch camera button because it cycles through camera choices that I don't want. So for me, I just click on the arrow manually to switch back and forth for the 2 camera views that I do want.
Thankyou3403 How do you disable the laptop camera built in? I’m using Mac book pro... I have three cameras but I only want to use the two better cameras and not the one on the laptop
Thanks for this! I love that you got right to the point. I need to set up a ZOOM meeting with my boss where I'm demonstrating something on a table in front of me, and this is exactly the information I needed!
Thank you so much!!!! I have been looking a way how to do this 2 camera angles in Zoom!
Fantastic! I am expanding my knitting lessons to include Zoom lessons. This will allow me to situate a second camera to teach different stitches and techniques. Thank you!
I watched several videos and yours was by far the clearest, finally, I think I may be able to do it! I want to teach with two cameras. Thanks!!!
Clearly I have hope to present a professional quality session now,I can't wait- thanks to you,,keep up the good wrk. & thanks zoom,too : )
Thank you so much! I looked everywhere in Zoom and could not figure it out...I knew it had to be there. Thanks for the quick video. Problem solved!
Yes! Thank you so much!
I want to do two cameras at the same time. This is for teaching piano. I want the zoom screen split horizontally because a piano keyboard is long and narrow. And the other screen with my face in it to make the human contact while talking. I've seen it done by others on zoom, so I know it's possible, but I don't know how.
looked for this easy explanation for ages, thanks! Simple. I'll be watching again.
great stuff, man ! very concise !
Thank you so much for this video!!! I do online tarot card readings for people and this is super helpful for people to see me and the cards. Sending you love, light and good karma!
My kind of instructional video, on the first search thanks bud.
Sharing means caring!!! Thanks!
Great feature. As was also mentioned by someone else in these comments, if you have multiple platforms used (like OBS, mmhmm etc...), they all show up as cameras in the pull down/if you cycle through, which isn't ideal if you're going to be in a live presentation. This is something I hope to see addressed by Zoom at some point. But it's a nice feature. Cheers.
Hi there, thanks for your video introducing the duo cam function. However, I wonder if it’s possible to put up two cams sharing a similar space on the same screen, say half and half?
you could do that by spotlighting the two cameras for everyone -- this will give only those two views when a viewer sets their view to "Speaker View" I use this all the time for small group discussion inside larger meetings.
Well done - to the point. I don't feel the need to do any more research! Thank you!
really good video. I have a few questions...
1. Can I disable a camera ? I can see my computer camera which I do not want to use
2. can I use 2 webcam cameras ? or even 3?
3. can I also add an iphone?
This was very helpful for my online classes! Thank you for being so concise.
Thanks for this. Is there any way to use a remote control to switch the cameras?
There is keyboard shortcut in Zoom. I believe the default is Alt + N
I writing from Brazil, but I thank you a lot for your explanation. It helped me much. B/R
Hello, absolutely great, clear, excellent presentation, thank you! Is it possible to do this same thing but using my iPhone 6S as the second camera with Zoom?
Short, simple, accurate. Perfect.
Thank you for all your advice! I will give it a go. Your video was very concise and helpful.
Thank you. Our HS Tutoring program will like this a great deal. I already do a live streaming event weekly; so I have all the equipment I need for this. Nice and Easy.
needed this info quick and you delivered my man
Brilliant simple and straight-forward
This is awesome! I looked everywhere on the zoom website and this simple trick did not exist -
Can you use the same thing for 3 cameras? Or 4? is there a limit?
thanks for a great to-the-point video. I'm not seeing the same options available to me, although I can easily switch between both of my usb cams, I can't stream both of them into the meeting. I was wondering if that may be because I am only using the free version of Zoom?
hey thank you for the video, how do i change which camera is my shared camera? i was attempting to use OBS but it's too complicated, i just want to share my webcam on my mac and my external webcam
Would be great to see how the overhead camera is anchored, please and thank you!
What if you want both cameras at once (one on teacher one on in-person students) and want to share your screen for slides? Need two computers?
what if I'm co-teaching with another artist and we each have our two cameras and we need to be able to toggle them in the zoom session?
Could you please do a video with this same information of using a document camera and my computer camera PLUS the slides I'm showing my students..
Hi-thanks so much for this! Two questions:
Will the audio feed only come in via the main camera (the webcam in your video) so that there is no funky echo/feedback?
Also, is it possible to use a mobile phone as the other camera?
In the audio settings, you ban choose the audio source3=from the Webcam mic or the built-in computer mic, or an external mic if you add one.
Thanks for the clear explanation.
Can I use a laptop instead of a Mac?
Thanks
Hi, Thanks for letting the community know that we could use 2 DSLR cameras for high quality video presentation. May I ask, how about I still want to share my powerpoint presentation, will this work as well?
hy, same question, have you tried share powerpoint presentation while use share content from 2nd cam? thx
Wow this was super awesome and easy!!!! Blessing for you!
Short but very essential video for teachers like me. Thanks!!😊
Thanks for the clear, concise and helpful tips!
This is exactly what I've been searching for. Thanks! Cheers
thank you for the video! can you tell me what happens with the recording of the meeting? does it capture all cameras or only one of them? is it a seperate video recording for each camera? and also- is there a way for the participant to choose on which camera to look into or is it only under the host control? thanks again
Very clear presentation
Great and very useful video - thanks for that.
Very helpful thank you - one more question! Is there a gadget that would allow me to switch between the computer and the iphone camera without touching the keyboard? I am teaching movement classes and cannot go back and forth to the computer !
Also, would this work using an iPad and iPhone as well as laptop and iPhone?
Great tip! I didn’t know about this zoom option. Thank you man!
Good vid. The assumption is that one already knows how to set up the overhead camera and which type to use.
Awesome tutorial. Just wondering if you have a tutorial on how to use a capture card. I have a Fujifilm X-M1 mirrorless and I think it has a mini HDMI port. Can it double-up as a 2nd webcam? Thanks!
Any tips on overcoming leggy view on the shared screen on the viewers end?
Great Video. Question: I want to make the 2nd camera my iphone, but that doesn't seem work here. I have used the link with cable and AirPlay but it shows me that info on the top and bottom.
Yep. I'm going to use this to run a "battle cam" in my upcoming Zoom D&D games.
Booooom! All hail Talos!
Dungeon master!
For me it doesn't say the Cam Link 4k, I'm on a lenovo laptop and I don't really think this will work, but I know it works for the others. Thank you for helping even though it didn't really work out for me.
Is it possible to have two cameras active at the same time? I'm trying to figure out if I can do a set up for piano lessons, with one camera overhead to show the hands, and a wide shot that captures the player in more or less a profile view, such that you can see the whole person, head, hands and feet.
its not what he just show?
I've had the same question, Allan. I see that that only one camera at a time can be used per person signed in. So in order to have a split screen, with both cameras showing at the same time, you'd have to sign in as a new participant on the other camera, for instance on your phone as a new participant, and then you will be seen in 'Gallery View' side by side, or on top of each other, depending on how wide your screen is. Both of them are you, but coming in from different log-ins at the same time. Hope that helps!
Also, I just found this guy who shows an easy way to share multiple windows (though not with multiple cameras): th-cam.com/video/UEABW3ddZkc/w-d-xo.html
Hi, what camera did you us above you and did you just hang it from a hook or something? Looking to give some kids some directions to play a game, so need to know those details. Great video! Thank you so much!
Hi, very interesting! Is there a way to view both cameras during a meeting? Thanks!
Informative and mercifully short. Thank you for just getting into the subject :)
Can you use iPhone or iPad as a camera also? For me best would be using iPhone as a head camera (from above) and iPad for Face
Thank you for this video. Quick, easily explained without a lot of words, and personally applied.
Is there a way to combine the views together from two different angles? Like for a gym court.
HI bro thanks for bring us this sort of tec videos . i have one question for you. that is how can I let my attendees seoo my content and my self on two side their screen, on one half m me talking them to live and on other side presentation
Excellent explanation, thanks
Thank you SO much for this video! I'm so intimidated by tech! My students will love you for it :)
Well explained, easy and direct to the point
Thanks so much! So quick and easy!
Great work.Please tell me can I use my smart phoned camera.
Thanks a lot! Make my afternoon. Wis you all the best!
Quick and to the point. Thanks!
Thank you for this. Can this work on Ipad?
Very useful tutorial. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks. But: How can I place two camera images of the same size next to each other on the zoom screen?
Thank you, really! Wonderful quick and easy to understand video! :))) you're really helping out people here! :) thanks again!
So rad thanks, going to use this for my wedding coming up next month.
got this, do u know how to rename the multi cameras? thanks man
Thank you so much for this. I'm new to Zoom and this has helped me more than you could ever believe. Really well presented in a concise and direct way. Big thanks to you.
You can also under (zoom) settings, cam switch under keyboard shortcut Alt N
Good information. What's your audio setup though? It sounds like you're using a good-quality external mic, but the says you're using PC audio. I can see how this setup might not work the best for switching between two cameras with talking head shots, since the audio from the on-board mic will be noticeably out of sync with the second camera's video. The whole HDMI lag issue makes audio sync a big problem.
Does it work the same way with three cameras?
This has saved me so so much time!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!
This is an excellent tutorial! Thank you, for sharing!
How can I still see the other participants on the call? Will they show up as small screens on the overhead camera screen? And can I switch between speaker and all participants?
Is there a way to set things up so that both cameras are showing in the call (zoom or some other software) and the other person in the meeting can pick which camera to maximize/minimize at each point?
I would like to do a multi-camera stream of some tabletop wargaming, and it would be helpful if the person watching can pick which of the various cameras i have setup they want to focus on (as i will be stood up, moving stuff around on screen, rather than be sat at the computer all the time).
Nice! Can you use an iPhone as the second camera?
Thanks so much. Very clear and super helpful! - now I can do it!!
Helpful video! I thought this was only possible with an Egato stream deck or something. So I can use my DSLR as one of the external cameras and Zoom?
You have a new subscriber!!! thanks, exactly what I was looking for 😀. Just 1 question, can I use 2 webcams, or has to be 1 webcam and another type of camera?
Great video. Simple and to the point. Thank you,
OK, good point. But is this possible to have 2 cam when you are simple participant ??? without sharing your screen (which make your 2st cam in full screen for others participants..), juste to have 2 cam the same size than the others participants. Thanks !
Very helpful and Easy explanation.
Thanks
Thanks! Helpful, clear. Right to the point. AWESOME.
How do you actually trigger the switch to the other screen? Is it discrete with a key or do you have to drag the mouse to another page and click on an icon?
Can i do the over head shot with an iPhone camera? That would be helpful
Thank you for that. I cannot cut from one camera to another as I am not seated as teaching Taichi and constantly moving about. Is there any remote switch that one can wear/use while moving to allow to cut from my front view camera to my back view camera? I am not seated and I need a camera in front and a camera behind me? If possible can you list the equipment requirement please. Thanking you in advance.
Is there a shortcut on the keyboard press the switch camera button? Can the camera auto switch between talking heads depending who is speaking without manually pressing the switch camera button?
Great vid! I'm going to try in a conference room tomorrow. The question I have is will this work if all the gadgets are hooked up to a Crestron and feed into the PC, not directly connected like you have here.