The capabilities of many phones allow them to be used as a webcam. This will require the installation of a special application, which is selected depending on the operating system that controls the cell phone.
Instructions
Step 1
For Android cell phones, there is a program called USB Webcam for Android. It is distributed free of charge, so it can be downloaded freely from the official site https://www.placaware.com. Launch a web browser, go to this address, select the required version and download it to your computer hard drive. Install the program to use your Android phone for Skype, Windows Live Messenger and other services as a webcam. Sound is only transferred to applications such as VirtualDub and VLC Media Player. Use the USB interface to connect.
Step 2
To use your iPhone as a webcam, use a program called PocketCam. There are versions of the application for Windows and Mac OS X operating systems. After installing PocketCam, the webcam will be automatically detected in all programs designed for video communication, except for iChat. Data transmission is carried out using Wi-Fi, which provides complete freedom of movement, the disadvantage is the video delay of 1 second. Microphone operation is supported. App official website:
Step 3
For BlackBerry devices, as well as phones running Windows Mobile, Symbian S60, UIQ 3.0, there is the Mobiola Web Camera program. Data transfer is carried out using USB or Wi-Fi. This application allows you to change the brightness of the image, expand it, save videos and photos. Microphone operation is not supported. Official website:
Step 4
Another program for Windows Mobile phones is Webcamera Plus. Data transmission is carried out using USB, Wi-Fi, GPRS / 3G, Bluetooth - at the user's choice. Supported settings for frame rate, image quality, etc. There is support for a microphone. To view the application, follow the link to the developers site:
Step 5
For cell phones working with java applications, there is a FoxCam program. For its work requires support of the phone jsr-82 and mmapi. Data transfer is carried out using USB or Bluetooth.
