IP Webcam Turns Your Android Phone into a Wireless Camera [Video]

Android: IP Webcam turns your Android Phone into a network camera by streaming the phone’s camera over its Wi-Fi connection for remote viewing.

Install the app, tweak the settings (login/pass, resolution, image quality), and then simply load up the URL it provides you with in an online browser (I used Chrome for testing) or a shopper that accepts streaming video (I used VLC).

Below is the setup I used to stream a view from my dwarf Cichlid tank to my desktop. I used two suction cups and a black hair tie to secure the phone against the glass. A similar setup might be used to peek out your window at your parked car or out your front door.

Although the individual stills are blurry the over all video itself was decent enough quality. While it won’t replace a dedicated HD web cam or security camera it does add solid remote-viewing capabilities on your Android phone and requires minimal setup. IP Webcam is free and requires Android OS 2.2+. You may download it by looking for ” IP Webcam” within the Android Marketplace or by scanning the QR code at right. For an alternate Android application investigate previously reviewed Qik . iPhone users should want to take a look at iWebCamera for similar phone-to-desktop streaming.

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This post is tagged: dwarf cichlid, network camera, remote viewing, resolution image, security camera