How to Zoom In and Out while Screen Recording

Zooming in and out is a great way to describe various steps, allowing viewers to understand a process in-depth.
With Bandicam, you can easily make tutorial videos that zoom in or out of the screen.

Use Magnifier on Windows for zooming in and out

Method 1: Full Screen + Windows Magnifier

After selecting the "Fullscreen" mode in Bandicam, you can zoom in and out by using the Windows Magnifier together with Bandicam.

1. Start Bandicam and select the "Fullscreen" recording mode.
   
   • You can use the real-time drawing tool in the "Fullscreen" recording mode.
   
   
   • When using the Windows Magnifier, the 'Show mouse cursor' option must be unchecked in Bandicam.
2. Run Windows Magnifier and minimize, then press the shortcut key to zoom in or out.
   
   
   
   • You can enlarge or reduce the computer screen by using the Windows key and the plus/minus (+/-) keys.
3. Click the Start / Stop recording button.
   
   
   
   • Press the recording start/stop shortcut key (F12) or click the '● REC' button ( Hotkey can be changed to another hotkey).

Method 2: Around Mouse: Fullscreen + Windows Magnifier

After selecting the “Around Mouse: Fullscreen" mode in Bandicam, you can zoom in and out by using the Windows Magnifier.

1. Start Bandicam and select the "Around Mouse: Fullscreen" recording mode.
   
   • If you select "Around mouse - fullscreen," you can record the full screen while hiding the recording status bar.
   • If you add the Bandicam icon to the taskbar, you can check the recording status while using the full screen recording mode.
   
   
2. Run Windows Magnifier and minimize, then press the shortcut key to zoom in or out.
   
   
   
   • You can enlarge or reduce the computer screen by using the Windows key and the plus/minus (+/-) keys.
   • When using the Windows Magnifier, the 'Show mouse cursor ' option must be unchecked in Bandicam.
3. Click the Start / Stop recording button.
   • Press the recording start/stop shortcut key (F12) or click the '● REC' button.

Method 3: Rectangle window + Size preset

If you use the rectangle recording window and the size preset option, you can zoom in or out of your computer screen while recording.

1. Start Bandicam and select the "Rectangle on a screen" recording mode.
   
   • You can use the real-time drawing tool in the "Rectangle on a screen" recording mode.
   
   
2. Set the default recording area and add a preset
   
   
   
   • Shift + Right mouse click on the rectangle window and choose the size preset to go back to the default recording area.
3. Start recording and enlarge/reduce the size of the rectangle window to zoom into or out of a specific part of your screen.
   
   
   • You can move the recording window or enlarge/reduce the rectangle window while recording.
   • You can go back to the default recording area by using the size preset function.
   • You need to turn off the 'Use enhanced capture method' option when moving/resizing the rectangle window.
   
   

Last Updated on April 26, 2022, 10:00:00 AM