There are many uses you can give to that old mobile that you no longer use to give it new life and take it out of the drawer. We have already seen that you can turn your mobile into a computer, an alarm clock for the bedside table or a Dash Cam for your car, among other possibilities. Well, now let’s go, it’s the turn of How to turn your old phone into a webcam for your PC.
If you need to comfortably make a video call from your computer and you don’t have a webcam, or if that doesn’t work for you, then your mobile android can get you out of this mess, since you can connect your mobile camera to your PCas we will see below.
Install DroidCam on your mobile
Among all the applications allowing you to use your mobile as a webcam for your PC, the best of all is DroidCamso we are going to tell you with this popular application how it turns your android mobile into a webcam for your PC or on an IP camera.
The first step to turning your old phone into a webcam is to install DroidCam on your mobile device. Once the application is installed, click on “Next” and you will see the instructions to configure the application correctly, steps that we will also see here in more detail. Then click on “I understand”, accept both permissions so that Droidcam can access camera and microphone and the application will be ready to be linked to your PC.
DroidCam – Webcam for PC
Install DroidCam Client on your PC
The second step is to install DroidCam client on your PC. To do this, go to www.dev47apps.com from your PC and at the bottom you will see the accesses for download DroidCam Client under Windows or Linux. Once the file is downloaded, run it to start the installation.
The establishment of DroidCam client It’s very simple and fast. On the first screen of the wizard, click “Next” to accept the license and terms of use of the application in the next window by clicking “I accept”. In the next window, click “Next”. We make sure that all components are marked and click “Install”. When the process is complete, just find and run the program DroidCamApp that we just installed.
Connect your mobile camera to your PC
Now with DroidCam open both on your mobile and on your computer and you just need to link the two devices. To do this, make sure that your computer and your mobile are on the same Wi-Fi network.
Your mobile will show you the address Wi-Fi IP and port that you will need on your PC. In DroidCamApp on your PC, you will need to write the “WiFi IP” field that the Android app shows you to the “Device IP” field of the app on your PC. Ditto for the port field. Once the IP and the port have been written, activate the Video and Audio boxes if you also want to use the mobile as a microphone and click on “Star” to use your mobile as a webcam on your PC. The image from your mobile camera will appear on your PC.
At the application of DroidCam lets you select the camera you want to use as a webcamwhether front or rear. The the free version is limitedif you want to use zoom, flash, autofocus, rotation, capture controls, or not see ads to access HD or FullHD quality, you will need to purchase the DroidCam X paid version for $5, 20 dollars.
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