Digital zoom based on remote user instructions of live video

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

capturing, by a head-mounted computing device, a first electronic image via a sensor with a first resolution;

compressing, by the head-mounted computing device, the first electronic image to create a copy of the first electronic image with a second resolution less than the first resolution;

communicating, by the head-mounted computing device, the copy of a first electronic image to a remote device over a communication session established with the remote device via a network;

receiving, by the head-mounted computing device, a selected portion of the communicated copy from the remote device, wherein the selected portion corresponds to a user-selected area of the communicated copy;

based on the selected portion, generating, by the head-mounted computing device, an instruction to capture a second electronic image utilizing a portion of the sensor that corresponds to the user-selected area;

causing, by the head-mounted computing device, the portion of the sensor to capture the second electronic image with the first resolution in response to the generated instruction;

compressing, by the head-mounted computing device, the second electronic image to create a copy of the second electronic image with the second resolution;

providing for display, by the head-mounted computing device, the copy of the second electronic image to the remote device over the established communication session.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user-selected area is off-center.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the selection is communicated to the sensor via a wearable device.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising enabling a user of the remote device to activate a laser pointer of a wearable device.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the laser pointer is visible to a user of the wearable device via a display of the wearable device.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising detecting low light for the portion of the sensor.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising generating a binning instruction to perform variable pixel binning for the portion of the sensor.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the variable pixel binning for the portion of the sensor is performed independently from pixel binning of the sensor as a whole.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising detecting distortion at a border of the second electronic image.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising generating a correction instruction to apply image correction to the border of the second electronic image.

11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising providing for display, to the remote device, the second electronic image with image correction.

12. The method of claim 1 , further comprising compressing only a video frame corresponding to the portion of the sensor to create the second electronic image at the second resolution.

13. The method of claim 1 wherein the second electronic image is captured without suspending a video mode and activating a camera mode of the sensor.

14. At least one computer storage media, having instructions thereon that, when executed by at least one processor of a computing system, cause the computing system to:

capture, by a head-mounted computing device, a first electronic image via a sensor with a first resolution;

compress, by the head-mounted computing device, the first electronic image to create a copy of the first electronic image with a second resolution less than the first resolution;

communicate, by the head-mounted computing device, the copy of a first electronic image to a remote device over a communication session established with the remote device via a network;

generate, by the head-mounted computing device, an instruction to capture a second electronic image utilizing a portion of the sensor that corresponds to a user selected area;

cause, by the head-mounted computing device, the sensor to capture the second electronic image with the first resolution in response to the generated instruction;

compressing, by the head-mounted computing device, the second electronic image to create a copy of the second electronic image with the second resolution; and

provide for display, by the head-mounted computing device to the remote device, the copy of the second electronic image to the remote device.

15. The computer storage media of claim 14 , further comprising:

detecting low light for the portion of the sensor;

generating a binning instruction to perform variable pixel binning for the portion of the sensor; and

performing variable pixel binning for the portion of the sensor, wherein the variable pixel binning for the portion of the sensor is performed independently from pixel binning of the sensor as a whole.

16. The computer storage media of claim 14 , further comprising:

detecting distortion at a border of the second electronic image;

generating a correction instruction to apply image correction to the border of the second electronic image; and

providing for display, to the remote device, the second electronic image with image correction.

17. The computer storage media of claim 14 , further comprising enabling a user of the remote device to activate a laser pointer of a head-mounted display (HMD), wherein the laser pointer is visible to a HMD user via the HMD.

18. A computerized system comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one computer storage media storing computer-useable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to:

capture, by a head-mounted computing device, a first electronic image via a sensor with a first resolution;

compress, by the head-mounted computing device, the first electronic image to create a copy of the first electronic image with a second resolution less than the first resolution;

communicate, by the head-mounted computing device, the copy of a first electronic image to a remote device over a communication session established with the remote device by the head-mounted communication device;

receive, by the head-mounted computing device, a selected portion of the communicated copy from the remote device, wherein the selected portion corresponds to a user-selected area of the communicated copy;

based on the selected portion, generate, by the head-mounted computing device, an instruction to capture a second electronic image utilizing a portion of the sensor that corresponds to the user-selected area;

cause, by the head-mounted computing device, the portion of the sensor to capture the second electronic image with the first resolution in response to the generated instruction;

compress, by the head-mounted computing device, the second electronic image to create a copy of the second electronic image with the second resolution; and

provide for display, by the head-mounted computing device, the copy of the second electronic image to the remote device over the established communication session.

19. The computerized system of claim 18 , further comprising compressing only a video frame corresponding to the portion of the sensor to create the second electronic image at the second resolution.

20. The computerized system of claim 18 , wherein the second electronic image is captured without suspending a video mode and activating a camera mode of the sensor.