Turn your phone to webcam and even with better video quality in Skype, Zoom, MS Teams
Turn your phone to webcam with $0 cost, and even with better video quality in Skype, Zoom, MS Teams, etc with less than USD $10.
If you try to search 'webcam' in Amazon, it results you a lot of different type of brands with so many webcam for different features, e.g. 720p, 1080p, 2K, 4K with 30fps, 60fps. There are many web camera 1080p 60fps with microphone & privacy cover are available for you to choose, but from cost prepective, will you buy Logictech webcam or other brand webcam with similar capabilities.
Lets talk about Logictech webcam. Year 2019, you can get Logictech C920 webcam less than $70, but how much you can get from online nows a day, and you just google it. Logitech C920, C922, C925, C930e.... to compare the features, prices, quality... will take you few hours or days, and you will notice that why other brands webcam with better features but cheaper than Logictech webcam. Most people will buy Logitech with reliable quality, but their technology already years for those models and still with higher cost up to $200 plus with tax if you are looking for 1080p 60fps webcam at least.
Now, you check from youtube for those webcam video quality then compare to your mobile phone even using front camera. I am sure you like your mobile phone video quality than those webcam even with $200 if you plan to spend. Why not just turn your mobile phone to webcam using free software with $0 cost, or more features and high quality video from your phone camera just less than $10.
You google "turn your phone to webcam" then there are few applications available in Andriod or IOS mobile phone, and client version also available for Windows PC, or Mac OS Computer. I won't introduce all the phone software webcam apps here, and only shared with you what I tested DroidCam (free version) and looks good in Skype, Zoom, Microsoft Teams so far using old Samsung phone.
1. Go to website 'Dev47Apps'
2. Install Samsung driver in my Windows 10 PC (as I prefer to use USB connection for better performance for my old Samsung phone)
3. Install DroidCam in my old Samsung phone via Google Play
4. Run 'DroidCam' in mobile phone. You can select your front or back camera. You know your mobile phone which camera better.
5. Run 'DroidCam Client' in my Windows PC, then select 'USB' and choose my Samsung phone. Another option use the IP address that displayed in mobile phone.
6. Change the Skype, Zoom, Microsof Teams video setting to use ''DroidCam Source 2"
7. Done and continue video conferencing
For even better video quality then go for DriodCamX Pro version which is less than $10. At the end, you save cost and you get better video quality than those branded webcam that cost you a lot.
So easy right!!! This is another good option.
