Method and System for Performing Client-Side Zooming of a Remote Video Feed

An electronic device, comprising:

• a display;
• one or more processors;
• and
• memory storing one or more programs to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs comprising instructions for:
• receiving a first video feed from a camera located remotely from a client device, the first video feed having a first field of view;
• displaying, on the display, the first video feed with the first field of view;
• detecting a first user input to zoom in on a particular portion of the first video feed, the particular portion based on the first user input;
• in response to detecting the first user input, performing a software zoom function at the electronic device to display a second field of view at a first resolution, the second field of view corresponding to the particular portion;
• sending a camera crop command to the camera to generate a cropped version of the first video feed at the camera, the cropped version of the first video feed corresponding to the second field of view;
• in response to sending the camera crop command, receiving a second video feed from the camera, the second video feed corresponding to the cropped version of the first video feed and having a second resolution that is higher than the first resolution;
• and
• displaying, on the display, the second video feed at the second resolution.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which, when executed by an electronic device with a display and one or more processors, cause the electronic device to perform operations comprising:

• receiving a first video feed from a camera located remotely from a client device, the first video feed having a first field of view;
• displaying, on the display, the first video feed with the first field of view;
• detecting a first user input to zoom in on a particular portion of the first video feed, the particular portion based on the first user input;
• in response to detecting the first user input, performing a software zoom function at the electronic device to display a second field of view at a first resolution, the second field of view corresponding to the particular portion;
• sending a camera crop command to the camera to generate a cropped version of the first video feed at the camera, the cropped version of the first video feed corresponding to the second field of view;
• in response to sending the camera crop command, receiving a second video feed from the camera, the second video feed corresponding to the cropped version of the first video feed and having a second resolution that is higher than the first resolution;
• and
• displaying, on the display, the second video feed at the second resolution.