Surely, many still remember how at the dawn of the popularization of mobile GSM communications, some phone manufacturers began adding new features to their devices. So there were cameraphones in which the back side was located Lens of the simplest camera; Music-backgrounds, combining a rare at that time MP3 player and mobile phone. Industry offered (and offers) even the so-called "old-school" with huge buttons and large familiarity on the screen. Subsequently, all these ideas became serial, having received the status of "de facto", and marketing departments refused to specify these features. Finding "just a phone" is becoming more complicated. This is quite understandable, because for the buyer additional several dollars of additional cost are insignificant, but the producer uses the principle "with the world by thread." It's no wonder that the question "can I use the phone as a web camera" got a special urgency, because it saves on buying a separate camera. In addition, it is quite convenient, since if the phone is always at hand, then the external webcam can be forgotten. Also, this question is often asked about digital cameras. We will tell at once - to use phone as the web camera it is possible, only at performance of several conditions. But let's talk about everything in order.
As you know, the first models of phones with cameras allowed only to take pictures, but the recording of the dynamic image was not available to them. The reason for this is trivial - insufficient performance of the computing unit and small amounts of memory (not everyone could afford to buy a large flash drive at that time). Now these restrictions are removed and any mobile phone can record video stream. Thus, theoretically nothing prevents to use the phone as a webcam, simply connecting it to the computer. Alas, in reality everything is a little different. Phone as a webcam can only be earned if its software supports this feature. Recently, many manufacturers, having studied the demand, have finalized their products. The camera from the mobile phone in all modern models is capable of transmitting the video stream to the global Network. And even in inexpensive Chinese copies this is realized (although it is advisable to check this moment beforehand).
How can I use my phone as a webcam? To do this, you only need a USB cable that connects your mobile phone to your computer. Other methods of communication - WiFi, Bluetooth, IrDa, the possibility of streaming the video stream is not yet supported. We turn on the computer, Connect the phone wire and USB port. A list of supported features appears on the screen of the mobile - the user should specify the desired mode. For example, it could be a Flash drive, PictBridge, Java connection, Web camera. The choice is obvious - choose the camera mode. In Windows operating systems, starting with the version of Vista, without third-party programs, it is impossible to check the operation of the web. The easiest way is to install Skype, which will determine and configure the camera. But in Win XP, opening "My Computer", you can find the icon of the connected USB-device, after clicking on which, the video stream of the impromptu webcam will be shown to the user.