When you use Skype to chat with your friends, you have the option to include video from your webcam. If you’ve read my Beginner’s Guide to Skype, you’ll know how to add a friend and initiate a normal VoIP call with them. In a normal VoIP call, you cannot see the other person; it’s just [...]
What is a good webcam to buy ? A quality web camera will make all the difference between a negative user experience, and an excellent user experience. Many laptops and netbooks have built in webcams, but the quality may be fair at best. At BlogWebcam, we are frequently asked “Which webcam should I buy [...]
WHAT IS A WEBCAM Webcams (web cameras) are small cameras (usually, though not always, video cameras), whose images can be accessed using the World Wide Web, instant messaging, or a PC video conferencing application. Web-accessible cameras involve a digital camera that uploads images to a web server, either continuously or at regular intervals. This may [...]
There are plenty of wireless spy-cams around, but this one gets a special mention because it is so cute, and at the same time so very sinister. The BL-C230A from Panasonic will sit and wait, staring unblinkingly at its assigned slice of the world, watching patiently for some action. Should it hear a sound, see [...]
The webcam has really come a long way since its inception a very long time ago and when it was first around, it was really limited by technology and of course its applications. No one could afford a webcam at that point of time and no one really saw the point of it, until the [...]
Put a webcam in any location that is important to you, connect it to the internet and you have you very remote controlled CCTV. The user will be able to use the controls to tilt the cameras lens up and down or from side to side giving the user the complete range of movement. This [...]
VLC is definitely more than just a video player. It has lot of interesting features and extensions which are not explored by all. By enabling one of its various input interfaces, it is even possible to program against your VLC player. About VideoLAN : VideoLAN is a project, run by volunteers, backed-up by a [...]
Many regular homeowners want a spy camera to protect themselves from thieves and burglars. Another reason is that they may want to spy on some of their family members. Such homeowners usually do not know exactly what they want and need. There are so many (maybe even too many…) options on the internet so a [...]