I have been using an old Logitech webcam C170 and the result is not that good. (You could see from my Streamlabs OBS stream before November 22nd)
As I lurking around Lazada and new webcam does cost quite a lot of money.
Then, suddenly one thing come into my mind.
Why not use one of my old phones that lying around the house?
Most of the phones are capable of taking pictures and recording at a higher resolution plus better quality than your typical webcam.
This makes them an ideal replacement for a webcam when streaming, especially when there is one just lying around which is my Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge.
So let’s get started.
To use your phone as a webcam, you will need two things to install in both your phone and desktop application.
DroidCam Wireless Webcam for Android and iOS
Windows or Linux client app which you can download from here
First, download and install the app on your phone.
Once installed, go through the setup wizard, give the app the required permissions (record audio and video) and you’re done.
The app should display information like the IP address and port on which it’s streaming the video.
Next, you need to download and install the client for Windows or Linux.
Once you’re done, launch the desktop application and fill in the IP address and port number just as they show up in the Android application.
Here come your brand new webcam!
Final step is adding the video source into Streamlabs.
To do so, open up Streamlabs OBS and click + to add a new Source.
Basically, “Webcam” or “Video Capture Device” should be okay.
Source would be “DroidCam Source”. (Mine come out as “DroidCam Source 3”)
For me, all the default setting is fine.
When you’re finished, click “Done”.
One of the problems when using phones as webcams is getting them to sit in a steady position, preferably at a certain height and angle.
You can solve this problem using a smartphone tripod.
I have Samsung ITFIT Tripod that I got from Samsung Reward prize and for streamer who reside in Malaysia, you could try your luck in the Samsung Pay app.
