The CamServer Free application turns your Android powered handset into a remote wireless camera that you can control with your computer's browser. You need to turn on your handset's Wi-Fi, and be connected to the same wireless network as your computer.
Note that the free version only lets you record videos of 30 seconds or less ( there is no such restriction in the paid version).
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New features in version 1.6.0.3:
- Bug fix: If the app was unable to read the wifi status, it would crash.
New features in version 1.6.0.2:
- The user is notified if the phone is not connected to a wifi network
- The user is notified if the SD-card is not available (such as being mounted as a drive on a computer)
- Improved stability
- Removal of shutter sound when taking pictures
- Bug fixes
New features in version 1.5.0.8:
- Prevent phone from sleeping
- Record audio and video
- Configure image format for photos
- Download recorded video files to your computer using your browser
This version lets you control video and audio recording. Once a video has been recorded, you can download it directly to your computer by going to the videos list.
Key features:
- Remote control your phone's camera
- Take pictures with your phones camera using your computer's browser
- Start recording video and audio using your computer's browser
- Download the recorded videos to you computer using your browser
- On screen preview to let you point the camera correctly
- Prevent phone from sleeping
You can take pictures in real time and display them directly on your computers browser. You simply connect to the address displayed on the handset's screen.
The CamServer application needs to run in the foreground for you to be able to connect to the phone and take pictures remotely, so remember to properly configure when your phone should go to sleep.
Here's an example of how to use the CamServer application.
- Turn on Wi-Fi on your handset and connect to the same network as your computer
- Start the CamServer application on your handset
- Look at the screen and note the "Connect to:" address
- In your browser's address bar type address displayed on the handset's screen. In the screen above we have : "http://192.168.1.20:8080/". Hit enter to open the page
- Your browser should now display the main menu of the CamServer app
- Take some pictures
- Return to the main menu
- Goto the image list, to review the images you've just captured
- Start recording video
- Stop the recording
- Goto the video's list to download the videos you just recorded.
