Stop camera position movement when zooming in and only allow on directionals

Does anyone know if there is a way to only allow your camera (pan cam v.3) to only move when you are using the “pan control/directionals” and not from the video viewing area?

Reason I ask is when I pinch to zoom in, now more than ever, it seems that I end up moving the camera position as well as zoom in.

Clearly me doing something wrong while zooming but didn’t know if anyone knew of a setting or a feature request out there already? Couldn’t find either. Thanks!

I’m not quite sure what you’re asking or what you’re trying to accomplish. What additional detail could you provide, or how could you ask the question in a different way?

My best guess so far is that maybe you’re doing a spread/unpinch/anti-pinch gesture on the view pane of the Live Stream screen to zoom in but also inadvertently moving the camera at the same time, like perhaps you’re activating the swipe-to-pan feature. In addition to using the directional pad with the chevrons to reposition the camera’s view, you can also use a finger on the view pane to drag the camera’s view around (both panning and tilting), and I wonder if you’re doing that by mistake while just trying to change the zoom.

Incidentally, you can double-tap the view pane to zoom in and then swipe-to-scroll around this zoomed-in view without causing the camera to pan or tilt, so maybe that’s one option for you?

Welcome to the Forum, @payers40! :wave:

Hello!

Yes, that is what I am saying. At times when I would go to zoom in, I would inadvertently also move/pan the camera too. I would have to then zoom out, move the camera back, zoom back in, etc.

The ask was to see if there was a way to not allow/lock the viewing section to not move/pan the cam so you could only zoom in there and only move the camera with the directionals.

However, the double tap to zoom that you suggested might be perfect for what I need and help me. Thank you so much!

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You’re welcome, and thanks for taking the time to write back and clarify your request! I don’t recall seeing anyone else make that kind of request (wanting to disable the swipe-to-pan/tilt feature or have the ability to toggle it off), but it’s possible that it exists somewhere in the Wishlist category. The closest thing I can find quickly is this:

If you’re interested, you can visit that topic, hit the Vote button above the initial post, and share your ideas/use cases in the comments. You’re also welcome to search or poke around to see if another existing Wishlist topic is requesting the same thing you’re seeking or even create your own topic with that specific request, though I’d recommend reading How to Use the Wishlist before doing that.

Great, thanks again!

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