How to do MultiCam in Zoom Meetings

Trying to use two cameras in Zoom? This is a super-easy way to up your zoom meetings and do a MultiCamera setup. Using the tools built into Zoom.

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[alanm.]

Although I have watched my fair share of YouTube 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 YouTube. 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.

[sdepountis]

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.

[maggieherroncake]

Thank you so much!!!! I have been looking a way how to do this 2 camera angles in Zoom!

[robynmclaughlin]

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!

[DaveLopezMixing]

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!

[louwoodsugarflowers]

looked for this easy explanation for ages, thanks! Simple. I'll be watching again.

[daveriley]

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!

[JAHFILMEDIT]

My kind of instructional video, on the first search thanks bud.

[jeffsamaha]

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.

[caseyonlocation]

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.

[henrihelvetica]

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.

[nuggetstudios]

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?

[jimg]

Well done - to the point. I don't feel the need to do any more research! Thank you!

[tvdavis]

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!

[NicolayLeganger]

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!

[rossanaleblanc]

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!!!

[knittingdiva]

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!

[mariesettemoralesordanza]

Short but very essential video for teachers like me. Thanks!!😊

[ryanshanks]

This was very helpful for my online classes! Thank you for being so concise.

[CarlSagan]

needed this info quick and you delivered my man