How to install a webcam - recommendations for 'newbies' and not only

How to install a webcam on your PC - a topic that we will consider today. Indeed, without this device in the modern world of communications, chats, Skype and blogs you feel somehow not very comfortable. It seems that it is not a basic necessity (you can communicate without it), but the absence of this device is a great way to limit the range of possibilities. Videoconferences, webinars, training videos, just an opportunity to show a new hairstyle or your cat to a girlfriend from another city - without a webcam it's simply impossible.

There are other arguments that make the use of the camera very, very useful: for example, you can install a webcam at home, and in our absence it can perform the functions of a security guard. The camera will turn on when the motion sensor is triggered - the front door will open, someone will go into or out of the apartment. These records can be viewed remotely by setting up access via the Internet. Thus, you can not particularly worry about the safety of your property - the camera will record changes in the apartment and give a signal to the mobile phone or send a message to the e-mail.

So, let's begin. How to install the webcam:

1. Purchase this device at your local electronics store. The choice is desirable to stop on branded products from manufacturers with a good reputation. Practice shows that the masterpieces of "know-it" apart from a pleasant price do not represent anything good.

2. Included with the camera are always the drivers to the device, written to disk.

3. Make sure that your computer has a working sound card, speakers for audio playback and a working drive for reading / writing CDs.

4. Insert the disc that comes with your camera and start it.

5. Follow the instructions that will help you install the device into the system.

6. Restart the PC.

7. After rebooting the computer, you can safely use the device and have fun.

We looked at how to install a webcam using a special disk that comes bundled. However, there are cases when (for various reasons) the installation disk is missing. Let's look at how to install a webcam on a computer, if it's not there or it's corrupted:

1. Record the model of your web.

2. Go to the manufacturer's website and in the "Support" section, find and download the driver for your device to your computer.

3. Install them in the system.

4. Restart the PC.

5. Connect the camera and make sure that it works (you can check the operation of the device using Skype).

6. If necessary, install additional software for recording video, sound or image processing.

What I want to draw your attention to: if you plan on your webcam "part-time job" (guard post) - make sure that your model is suitable for this. On the hard disk of the computer there should be enough space for recording video files. In addition, you will need to install special software that allows you to implement these specific tasks.

For starters, you can try "iSpy" - this program will allow you to implement full control over your territory (apartment, house, garage, perimeter of the site, street surveillance, internal premises). Of the amenities: support for the Russian language, the inclusion of recording by sound or movement, the possibility of remote control, as well as broadcasting and viewing the image from the camera in real time.

There is another option that will allow you to monitor what is happening in the apartment, garage or in the yard of your house. Wireless webcams that transmit images using Wi-Fi make it much easier to control surveillance objects. Several devices can give a clear idea of what is happening in different points of the protected area, and you will be able to see and warn possible attacks on your private property in advance.

How to install a webcam that works over a wireless protocol is a topic for a separate review. In a nutshell: it needs power and a Wi-Fi network, through which the picture will be broadcast. The absence of wires will allow you to improve the mobility of the device several times, it becomes possible to place the camera ransacked, and as a consequence - you get full control over what is happening.