For the past few days I've been testing a few apps that transform a smartphone into a webcam. I already own a Pixel 3, which has a great camera, so why wouldn't I want to use it? 🙂 Turns out it's easier than I thought and budget friendly.
First I tested DroidCam and it worked quite well, albeit with a few quirks. But then I stumbled upon iVCam and never looked back! The quality is much better, there are many more useful features, the PC app is more user-friendly and gives much more control and on top of that I can switch my phone's cameras so I have access to the back camera, front camera and also the wide-angle front camera which is absolutely awesome! That's something I couldn't do with DroidCam.
One word of advice: although both of these apps allow you to connect to your phone via WiFi, I'd recommend connecting through a USB cable which gives a much more stable connection and less lag.
I liked this solution so much that I bought the pro version of iVCam and ordered a mount for my phone that'll allow be to attach it directly to my laptops display. Right now I'm using a selfie stick / tripod.
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For the past few days I've been testing a few apps that transform a smartphone into a webcam. I already own a Pixel 3, which has a great camera, so why wouldn't I want to use it? 🙂 Turns out it's easier than I thought and budget friendly.
First I tested DroidCam and it worked quite well, albeit with a few quirks. But then I stumbled upon iVCam and never looked back! The quality is much better, there are many more useful features, the PC app is more user-friendly and gives much more control and on top of that I can switch my phone's cameras so I have access to the back camera, front camera and also the wide-angle front camera which is absolutely awesome! That's something I couldn't do with DroidCam.
One word of advice: although both of these apps allow you to connect to your phone via WiFi, I'd recommend connecting through a USB cable which gives a much more stable connection and less lag.
I liked this solution so much that I bought the pro version of iVCam and ordered a mount for my phone that'll allow be to attach it directly to my laptops display. Right now I'm using a selfie stick / tripod.