Use your android mobile as webcam

Tue, 09 Oct 2012 09:59:32 +0100

Use You Android Mobile As Webcam Via Wi-fi ,USB & Bluetooth

After reading this article, you’ll be able to use your Android phone as a webcam for Skype, Google Talk, Facebook,yahoo or any other program on your computer that can use a webcam. I was frustrated that Skype didn’t allow video chat for my phone when they recently updated their app to allow this, and decided to figure out a way to do this using the existing video camera on my phone. Why buy a separate webcam if you can use the one in your pocket?

Your phone should already support video and have either wi-fi, USBor bluetooth.

How to do this....

IP Webcam

IP Webcam workson wi-fi & you can also use it with USB tethering. so you need your phone to be connected that way to use this app. The setup is pretty easy but there are a few things you needed to configure in Skype correctly to use it. I could not get it to work in Gmail chat (Google Talk) so that is a big disadvantage. Also, it support audio also adding a advantage to it. It works on Ip based network.You can connect it to your computer with USB tether or with Wi-Fi.

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Settings for IP Webcam

Go here in your web browser: http://your.ip.address.here:8080/ (replace your.ip.address.here with the IP address that appears in the app on your phone). You will see instructions and a link to the video feed.
Download and install this program: http://webcamxp.com/home.aspx (only video, & Use as it your mic)
In Skype Options > Video settings, select “IP Webcam MJPG” as the source.
Click on the Webcam settings button under Skype Video Settings; use the raw URL option at the top and enter your video feed address – for examplehttp://192.168.1.1/videofeed (replace 192.168.1.1 with your IP address from the app on the phone).

Droid Cam

DroidCam is a bit easier to install and work with compared to IP Webcam. But it seems like there are more options available in IP Webcam; with DroidCam the free version doesn’t allow you to change the video format or resolution. Droidcam works with Gmail chat and Skype. You can use it with Wi-Fi & Bluetooth. Audio function also available.

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Settings -

Get the Desktop version for droid cam from Here. Install It to your computer.
Open the app on your computer and the app on your phone.
On your computer, choose which method to use (Wi-fi, USB, or Bluetooth)
If you’re using Wi-fi, enter the IP address that appears in the app on your phone into the DroidCam client and select audio, video, or both (only video is possible via Bluetooth)
Click Connect on the DroidCam client to start streaming video (if using Bluetooth, click Prepare)
In Skype or Gmail chat video settings select “DroidCam” as the source.

Smart cam

SmartCam works via Bluetooth (with audio and video – but the audio is a little choppy) and wi-fi. You can change the resolution, unlike DroidCam, so it gets a thumbs up there.

you can download it by clicking here.

Setup-

Setup

Go to their website to get the application for your computer and install it. download here.
Open the application on your computer and install/open the SmartCam Android app.
On your computer, choose which method to use (Wi-fi, USB, or Bluetooth)
In the Settings menu on the SmartCam app, choose your connection type and configure your Bluetooth or Wi-fi settings (enter the local IP address of your computer as the “remote server”; the port probably won’t need to be changed)
In the SmartCam computer application settings select your connection type the same as you did in the phone app
In the phone app’s menu click the Connect Wi-fi or Bluetooth button
In Skype or Gmail chat video settings select “SmartCam” as the source.

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