Who said that telephones would only serve to call? It is clear that the uses of smartphones go far beyond the purpose for which they were born. Apart from sending messages, internet connection and other functions that we are used to using daily, your phone can even become a webcam. We show you how.
Nowadays make a video call It is very frequent. We can do it from the computer or from the mobile with a lot of programs and applications that will give us a very good call quality. However, what if you need to make a video call with your computer and it doesn't have a built-in webcam? Nothing happens, your phone can fulfill this function using some apps. One of the best known is DroidCam. This is what you will have to do to configure both devices.
Download the app and the desktop version
By downloading DroidCam on your phone and connecting it to the same Wi-Fi network as your computer, it will be able to view your mobile camera and use it as if it were a wireless one. In addition to downloading your app on your mobile, you will also need to download it on your computer so that they can be linked. On this page you can download the desktop version.
Well. Once you have both downloaded and connected to the same Wi-Fi network, we proceed to configure them.
Settings in the DroidCam app
On your mobile, as soon as you open the Droid Cam app, it will explain what you will need to configure it on your computer. It will tell you the website from which you can download the version of the app for your computer. It will remind you that both your mobile and your PC must be connected to the same Wi-Fi network and it will indicate which data you must fill in on the computer. These data are the Droid Cam port and the Wi-Fi IP address. Don't worry, you won't have to look for anything, the application itself tells you what those numbers are. You only have to enter them in the computer.
Configuration in the desktop version
Once you know which one is your IP number of your Wi-Fi network and port, you must enter them in the computer. This sample image from the program itself shows how.
After completing these two pieces of information, you will be able to test the connection with the usual program that you use for video calls. If for example you are going to use Skype, you can select the camera that you are going to use from Tools - Options - Video Settings. In this case it will be the phone, so you just have to click on the drop-down and select the Droid Cam option. In this video it is clearly seen how to do it. And that's it! Now you can make your videoconferences using your phone's camera.
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