Zoom allows you to share the video from an external/2nd camera connected to your computer. For example, if you use a document camera for annotations instead of a tablet/iPad. This guide will walk through the steps of sharing from an external camera and detail some potential classroom strategies.

Set Up and Use:

1. In order to share an external camera you will first want to make sure your external camera is connected to your computer and up to date (check your camera’s application or manufacture site for driver updates). You can always confirm it is connected in Zoom by checking your video options (see below).

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2. Once connected, start sharing the 2nd or external camera by clicking the Screen Share / Share button.

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3. In your Share window, navigate to the top and choose Advanced options.

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From Advanced > choose Content from 2nd Camera and this will begin sharing the video from the external camera to the participants in your meeting.

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While sharing from the external camera you can switch to your default camera by clicking the Switch Camera button in the top right.

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You can switch back and forth between sharing your external and integrated camera using this button. Participants will always see your integrated video while you share.

Strategy Ideas:

Position your camera to view a document you can then directly write on.
Set your external camera to view a whiteboard/blackboard - use this to get up from your computer and actually “go to the board” to demonstrate content and bring some physicality into the digital classroom.