microsoft / microsoft/PowerToys
ZoomIt Squishes Camera Overlay During Recording for All Non-Rectangle Cutouts
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Description
### Microsoft PowerToys version
0.100.0
### Installation method
WinGet
### Area(s) with issue?
ZoomIt
### Steps to reproduce
Turn on "Show webcam overlay" option in "Record" section of ZoomIt settings
Select any of the two non-rectangle shapes i.e. Circle or Rounded Square
Press Ctrl + 5 to start recording or press Ctrl + Shift + 5 to start recording
### ✔️ Expected Behavior
The camera overlay should simply crop out surrounding area in Circle or Rounded Squrae
### ❌ Actual Behavior
The camera overlay squishes the camera feed in Circle or Rounded Square making us look like chipmunk
### Upload Bug Report ZIP-file
[PowerToysReport_2026-06-12-13-31-08.zip](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/28871800/PowerToysReport_2026-06-12-13-31-08.zip)
### Additional Information
OS version: Microsoft Windows 11 Pro 10.0.26200 (Build 26200) 64-bit
.Net version: SDK 8.0.421; Runtimes 9.0.17, 8.0.28, 6.0.36; .NET Framework 4.8.1
System Language: en-US
User or System Installation: System
Running as admin: yes
### Other Software
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Contributor guide
Research direction
Start in ZoomIt's recording flow, using the reported settings and shortcuts to reproduce the camera overlay behavior with Circle and Rounded Square cutouts. Trace how the webcam feed is cropped or scaled for non-rectangle shapes; done means the overlay preserves its proportions while cropping the surrounding area during recording.
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Assessment
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 55/100