A method of displaying streaming video at a mobile device, the method comprising executing operations with hardware components at the mobile device, the operations including: accessing a selected high-definition video stream at the mobile device, the high-definition video stream providing high-definition video of a scene captured in a direction of view away from the mobile device and towards an area of interest of the scene; capturing a digital image of the area of interest from the perspective of a first side of the mobile device, using a camera located on the first side of the mobile device; processing the digital image of the area of interest captured with the camera; detecting a marker in the digital image of the area of interest; correlating the marker in the area of interest to an orientation of a particular portion of the video of the scene; correlating the orientation of the mobile device relative to the area of interest with the particular portion of the high-definition video of the scene; determining the perspective of the first side of the mobile device relative to an orientation of the high-definition video of the scene, wherein the first side of the mobile device is opposite a second side of the mobile device, and wherein a display screen is located on the second side of the mobile device; generating digital video output for the display screen of the mobile device, wherein the output of the digital video includes a particular zoomed portion of the high-definition video of the scene that is zoomed and panned to resemble the perspective of the mobile device, by panning the high-definition video of the scene to the particular portion of the high-definition video, the panning performed using the orientation of the mobile device relative to the area of interest, and zooming the high-definition video of the scene to generate the particular zoomed portion of the high-definition video, the zooming performed using the orientation of the mobile device relative to the area of interest; the method further comprising displaying the particular zoomed portion of the high-definition video of the scene on the display of the mobile device. accessing a selected high-definition video stream at the mobile device, the high-definition video stream providing high-definition video of a scene captured in a direction of view away from the mobile device and towards an area of interest of the scene; capturing a digital image of the area of interest from the perspective of a first side of the mobile device, using a camera located on the first side of the mobile device; processing the digital image of the area of interest captured with the camera; detecting a marker in the digital image of the area of interest; correlating the marker in the area of interest to an orientation of a particular portion of the video of the scene; correlating the orientation of the mobile device relative to the area of interest with the particular portion of the high-definition video of the scene; determining the perspective of the first side of the mobile device relative to an orientation of the high-definition video of the scene, wherein the first side of the mobile device is opposite a second side of the mobile device, and wherein a display screen is located on the second side of the mobile device; generating digital video output for the display screen of the mobile device, wherein the output of the digital video includes a particular zoomed portion of the high-definition video of the scene that is zoomed and panned to resemble the perspective of the mobile device, by panning the high-definition video of the scene to the particular portion of the high-definition video, the panning performed using the orientation of the mobile device relative to the area of interest, and zooming the high-definition video of the scene to generate the particular zoomed portion of the high-definition video, the zooming performed using the orientation of the mobile device relative to the area of interest; the method further comprising displaying the particular zoomed portion of the high-definition video of the scene on the display of the mobile device.