The video displayed by the cv2 library is being cut off a quarter of the frame

Question

import cv2


#read camera
webcam = cv2.VideoCapture(1)

#vizualize camera
while True:
    ret, frame = webcam.read()
    frame = cv2.resize(frame, (1280, 720))
    cv2.imshow('frame', frame)
    if cv2.waitKey(40) & 0xFF == ord('q'):
        break

webcam.release()
cv2.destroyAllWindows()

The original on Camera app:

The one displayed by cv2:

The video displayed by the cv2 library is not the same as the original in the Camera app. It appears that almost a quarter of the frame is being cut off. I have try resize it but there is no help. what is the problem and how can i fix it. thank you.

Answer 1

I just discovered that I can resolve this issue by simply setting the desired resolution using these two commands:

cap.set(cv2.CAP_PROP_FRAME_WIDTH, width)
cap.set(cv2.CAP_PROP_FRAME_HEIGHT, height)