diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/mediasend/CameraXVideoCaptureHelper.java b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/mediasend/CameraXVideoCaptureHelper.java
index 9f6663b97c..77d50bbd1c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/mediasend/CameraXVideoCaptureHelper.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/mediasend/CameraXVideoCaptureHelper.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.mediasend.camerax.CameraXModePolicy;
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.permissions.Permissions;
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.util.ContextUtil;
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.util.Debouncer;
+import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.util.FeatureFlags;
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.util.MemoryFileDescriptor;
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.video.VideoUtil;
 
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 @RequiresApi(26)
 class CameraXVideoCaptureHelper implements CameraButtonView.VideoCaptureListener {
 
-  private static final String TAG               = CameraXVideoCaptureHelper.class.getName();
+  private static final String TAG               = Log.tag(CameraXVideoCaptureHelper.class);
   private static final String VIDEO_DEBUG_LABEL = "video-capture";
   private static final long   VIDEO_SIZE        = 10 * 1024 * 1024;
 
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ class CameraXVideoCaptureHelper implements CameraButtonView.VideoCaptureListener
         } else {
           try {
             debouncer.clear();
-            cameraController.setZoomRatio(Objects.requireNonNull(cameraController.getZoomState().getValue()).getMinZoomRatio());
+            cameraController.setZoomRatio(getDefaultVideoZoomRatio());
             memoryFileDescriptor.seek(0);
             callback.onVideoSaved(memoryFileDescriptor.getFileDescriptor());
           } catch (IOException e) {
@@ -142,7 +143,7 @@ class CameraXVideoCaptureHelper implements CameraButtonView.VideoCaptureListener
   @SuppressLint("RestrictedApi")
   private void beginCameraRecording() {
     cameraXModePolicy.setToVideo(cameraController);
-    this.cameraController.setZoomRatio(Objects.requireNonNull(this.cameraController.getZoomState().getValue()).getMinZoomRatio());
+    this.cameraController.setZoomRatio(getDefaultVideoZoomRatio());
     callback.onVideoRecordStarted();
     shrinkCaptureArea();
 
@@ -232,8 +233,8 @@ class CameraXVideoCaptureHelper implements CameraButtonView.VideoCaptureListener
   @Override
   public void onZoomIncremented(float increment) {
     ZoomState zoomState = Objects.requireNonNull(cameraController.getZoomState().getValue());
-    float range = zoomState.getMaxZoomRatio() - zoomState.getMinZoomRatio();
-    cameraController.setZoomRatio((range * increment) + zoomState.getMinZoomRatio());
+    float range = zoomState.getMaxZoomRatio() - getDefaultVideoZoomRatio();
+    cameraController.setZoomRatio((range * increment) + getDefaultVideoZoomRatio());
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -254,6 +255,14 @@ class CameraXVideoCaptureHelper implements CameraButtonView.VideoCaptureListener
     );
   }
 
+  public float getDefaultVideoZoomRatio() {
+    if (FeatureFlags.startVideoRecordAt1x()) {
+      return 1f;
+    } else {
+      return Objects.requireNonNull(cameraController.getZoomState().getValue()).getMinZoomRatio();
+    }
+  }
+
   interface Callback {
     void onVideoRecordStarted();
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/util/FeatureFlags.java b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/util/FeatureFlags.java
index 733b1a5bed..5e3c356738 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/util/FeatureFlags.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/util/FeatureFlags.java
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ public final class FeatureFlags {
   private static final String USE_ACTIVE_CALL_MANAGER           = "android.calling.useActiveCallManager.4";
   private static final String GIF_SEARCH                        = "global.gifSearch";
   private static final String AUDIO_REMUXING                    = "android.media.audioRemux";
+  private static final String VIDEO_RECORD_1X_ZOOM              = "android.media.videoCaptureDefaultZoom";
 
   /**
    * We will only store remote values for flags in this set. If you want a flag to be controllable
@@ -192,7 +193,8 @@ public final class FeatureFlags {
       PHONE_NUMBER_PRIVACY,
       USE_ACTIVE_CALL_MANAGER,
       GIF_SEARCH,
-      AUDIO_REMUXING
+      AUDIO_REMUXING,
+      VIDEO_RECORD_1X_ZOOM
   );
 
   @VisibleForTesting
@@ -262,7 +264,8 @@ public final class FeatureFlags {
       CALLING_REACTIONS,
       NOTIFICATION_THUMBNAIL_BLOCKLIST,
       CALLING_RAISE_HAND,
-      PHONE_NUMBER_PRIVACY
+      PHONE_NUMBER_PRIVACY,
+      VIDEO_RECORD_1X_ZOOM
   );
 
   /**
@@ -690,6 +693,11 @@ public final class FeatureFlags {
     return getBoolean(AUDIO_REMUXING, false);
   }
 
+  /** Get the default video zoom, expressed as 10x the actual Float value due to the service limiting us to whole numbers. */
+  public static boolean startVideoRecordAt1x() {
+    return getBoolean(VIDEO_RECORD_1X_ZOOM, false);
+  }
+
   /** Only for rendering debug info. */
   public static synchronized @NonNull Map<String, Object> getMemoryValues() {
     return new TreeMap<>(REMOTE_VALUES);