Is there a way to Remotely Zoom In and Out while recording a video on my Samsung Ultra23?

[AkaShowboat]

I shoot my daughter's competition cheer team.  I have my phone on a tripod and capture the full team for reviewing the footage later. 

 I have to Zoom In and Out several times during the routine to attempt to keep the full team in the frame. THis means pinching in and out.

I was hoping someone knows a way that I can use a remote to do this without touching the screen.   Maybe a Bluetooth remote, maybe a wearable watch, maybe new SPen feature?  

[davehorne]

I'll go first.  You can use the S Pen and depress the side button on the S Pen while making gestures.

It's a bit tedious to find -  Settings / Advanced features / S Pen / Air actions ... and scroll down to Camera.

I tried it using the Video camera and while I could change the zoom feature, I couldn't get it to perform as you probably wanted it do  .... though this is on the right track me thinks.  

I hope this helped a little.

 

[AkaShowboat]

Thanks Dave.  Awesome advise as I learned some things.  Unfortunately, this doesn't help with the ZOOM IN and OUT FEATURE.  

I have found several bluetooth hand held remotes that will snap pictures and even control a power point from your phone, but none control the ZOOM IN or OUT feature.  weird.  

[MontyS23U]

Set it up as described here and don't forget to hold the power button during the gesture. It works for me without a problem.

[MontyS23U]

https://android.gadgethacks.com/how-to/control-your-note-10s-camera-with-s-pens-new-air-gestures-020...

[ArtOnFire]

I'm a little late but having same issue along with another. If I'm filming and want say a slow 8 second zoom in. Is there a setting that will do the zoom for me? So I don't have to pinch the screen or press one of the buttons. Then you could have different zoom speeds and distances 

[Members_CEZq8VA]

I know just what you mean.

I used to be able to do it on my S10 with wired headphones using the volume control.

I can't believe no body has got an answer for this.

I chatted to samsung and they said one of their watches does it but I'm not spending nearly £500 on it

It does prove it is possible surly someone out there has an answer.

[JordanS]

As @davehorne advised, you can use the S Pen for zooming in and out. Head to settings > Advanced Features > S Pen > Air Actions > Camera. You can then configure your air actions for this app. Clockwise and anti-clockwise air actions are the default for zooming in and out. 

@Members_CEZq8VA It is still possible to zoom in and out by using the Volume keys. You can enable this through Camera > Settings Gear icon > Shooting Methods > Press Volume Keys to > Zoom in or out.

[Members_CEZq8VA]

I think we all know this.
What we are looking for is a way to remotely adjust the zoom without touching the camera.
This is especially important when using maximum zoom in my case for astronomy pictures.
The S pen gesture method is no use for fine adjustments.
I'm sure it is not beyond Samsung to create a way of doing this.
I believe one of the Galaxy watches does it but not at almost £500 for me.