您是否有一台 Windows 笔记本电脑(Windows laptop)或用于拨打Skype电话的计算机，但您没有使用它的网络摄像头？或者您的笔记本电脑的内置网络摄像头刚刚坏了，您必须参加紧急的在线视频会议(online video meeting)？如果您有Android 智能手机(Android smartphone)，那么您很幸运：您可以将其用作Windows 计算机(Windows computer)上的网络摄像头。所需要的只是正确的Android 应用程序(Android app)、Windows 软件(Windows software)客户端，以及这里和那里的几次点击和点击。在本指南中，我们向您展示了将智能手机转换为 Windows PC 的网络摄像头所需的所有步骤：
注意：(NOTE:)在编写本指南时，我们使用了运行Android 9 Pie的(Pie)华为 P20 智能手机和运行(Huawei P20 smartphone)Windows 10且安装了2019 年 11 月(November 2019)更新(Update)的 PC 。但是，即使您的智能手机和计算机(smartphone and computer)使用不同版本的操作系统，步骤也是相同的。
如果您想将Android 智能手机(Android smartphone)用作 Windows PC 的网络摄像头，您需要什么
您需要下载并安装一个应用程序，让您将Android 手机(Android phone)用作 PC 的网络摄像头。Play 商店(Play Store)中有很多这样的应用程序，但在测试了其中几个之后，我们最喜欢的一个是DroidCam 无线网络摄像头(DroidCam Wireless Webcam)。该应用程序通过使用无线网络(wireless network)或通过USB 电缆在您的(USB cable)Android 智能手机(Android smartphone)和Windows 计算机(Windows computer)之间建立连接来工作。
DroidCam无线网络摄像头(DroidCam Wireless Webcam)应用程序有两个版本：免费和付费。我们用于创建本指南的免费版本的缺点是在您的智能手机上显示广告。付费专业(Pro)版支持高分辨率视频(high-resolution video)（最高 720p），一个名为“FPS Boost”的选项，允许高达两倍的帧速率(frame rate)，以及更多的Windows 客户端(Windows client)自定义选项，例如镜像功能视频，旋转视频(rotate video)，增加或减少图像对比度和清晰度(image contrast and sharpness)等。但是，要达到让你的Android智能手机(Android smartphone)转身的核心目的(core purpose)到您可以在Windows PC上使用的网络摄像头，该应用程序的免费版本就足够了。
在继续之前，请确保您的Android 智能手机(Android smartphone)和 Windows 计算机都连接到同一个网络。一旦你确定了这一点，请按照以下步骤操作：
步骤 1(Step 1)。在您的Android 智能手机(Android smartphone)上下载并安装DroidCam 无线网络摄像头应用程序(DroidCam Wireless Webcam app)
您必须首先下载并安装适用于Android的(Android)DroidCam 无线网络摄像头(DroidCam Wireless Webcam)应用程序。您可以在此处的Play 商店(Play Store)中找到它：DroidCam 无线网络摄像头(DroidCam Wireless Webcam)。在应用程序的商店(Store)页面上，点击安装(Install)并等待安装应用程序。
在您的Android 智能手机(Android smartphone)上安装该应用程序后，转到您的Windows 计算机(Windows computer)，然后进行下一步。
步骤 2(Step 2)。在您的 Windows PC 上下载并安装DroidCam 客户端应用程序(DroidCam Client app)
在您的Windows PC上，打开您喜欢的网络浏览器并访问(web browser and visit)此网页：DroidCam Windows 客户端(DroidCam Windows Client)。加载后，您应该会在其上看到一个名为DroidCam Client v6.0的大按钮。单击(Click)或点击它以下载DroidCam 客户端(DroidCam Client)应用程序。
您现在应该得到一个名为DroidCam.Client.6.0.FullOffline.zip的 875 (DroidCam.Client.6.0.FullOffline.zip)KB 小文件(KB file)。将其保存在您的Windows 计算机(Windows computer)上的某个位置（例如，在您的桌面上）。然后，提取其内容，您应该会得到一个名为DroidCam.Client.6.0.exe的可执行文件，大小为 915 KB。
双击/点击可执行文件并按照向导的说明在您的Windows 计算机上安装(Windows computer)DroidCam 客户端(DroidCam Client)。该向导非常简单：只需继续单击或点击(clicking or tapping)Next。只有一件事你必须注意：当你被问到是否要安装“DEV47 APPS”的("DEV47 APPS")驱动软件(driver software)时，选择安装(Install)它。否则，Windows 客户端(Windows client)将无法连接到Android 手机(Android phone)上的应用程序。
安装完成后，打开Windows 客户端并转到(Windows client and move)本指南的下一步。
步骤 3(Step 3)。将DroidCam 无线网络摄像头 Android 应用程序(DroidCam Wireless Webcam Android app)与Windows DroidCam 客户端连接(Windows DroidCam Client)
转到您的Android 智能手机(Android smartphone)并打开DroidCam 无线网络摄像头(DroidCam Wireless Webcam)应用程序。您可以在所有应用(All apps)列表中找到它。
首次打开DroidCam 无线网络摄像头(DroidCam Wireless Webcam)应用程序时，您会看到一个欢迎屏幕，您可以在该屏幕上看到有关如何使用它的快速入门指南。
阅读它，点击Next，然后点击屏幕底部的Got it按钮。
然后DroidCam 无线网络摄像头(DroidCam Wireless Webcam)会询问您是否允许使用Android 手机(Android phone)的摄像头和麦克风(camera and microphone)。显然，它需要这样做，因此请确保您Accept。
现在DroidCam 无线网络摄像头(DroidCam Wireless Webcam)应用程序会加载一个新屏幕，在该屏幕上显示您连接的WiFi 网络(WiFi network)、您的Android 智能手机(Android smartphone)的IP 地址(IP address)以及应用程序使用的端口。在我们的例子中，WiFi IP是 192.168.50.4，DroidCam 端口(DroidCam Port)是 4747。保持您的智能手机解锁，因为您很快就会需要这些信息。
转到您的Windows 计算机(Windows computer)并打开DroidCam 客户端(DroidCam Client)。在通过 WiFi (LAN) 连接(Connect over WiFi (LAN))部分中，输入您的Android 智能手机(Android smartphone)上显示的设备 IP(Device IP)和DroidCam 端口(DroidCam Port)。在我们的例子中，设备 IP(Device IP)是 192.168.50.4，DroidCam 端口(DroidCam Port)是 4747。
然后确保选择视频(Video)，如果需要，也选择音频(Audio)复选框。它们控制您的Android 智能手机(Android smartphone)是否可以中继摄像头视频馈送(camera video feed)，以及来自其麦克风的声音。
第 4 步(Step 4)。从您的Android 手机(Android phone)启动视频源(video feed)
单击或点击Windows DroidCam 客户端中的(DroidCam Client)开始(Start)按钮以开始视频数据传输。如果一切正常，您现在应该可以看到智能手机摄像头发送的视频预览。换句话说，现在您有了一个可以工作的网络摄像头！🙂
步骤 5(Step 5)。将您的Android 智能手机(Android smartphone)用作Skype、Facebook和其他类似应用程序上的网络摄像头
现在，您可以打开任何需要网络摄像头的应用程序并将其配置(webcam and configure)为使用您的Android 智能手机(Android smartphone)，即DroidCam Source。例如，在Skype的视频(Video)设置中，您可以找到一个名为DroidCam Source 3的网络摄像头。将它与Skype(Skype)一起使用所需要做的就是选择它。
同样，要在Facebook 上使用新的(Facebook)智能手机网络摄像头，您只需在发起(smartphone webcam)视频通话(video call)时选择它即可。
不幸的是，在我们的测试中，我们发现DroidCam无法与 Windows 10 的相机应用(Windows 10)程序(Camera app)一起使用。此应用程序无法识别它。但是，我们希望DroidCam的开发人员可以在未来解决这个问题。
DroidCamX（DroidCam 的付费版本）(DroidCam)提供额外的控制
Windows DroidCam 客户端(DroidCam Client)还包括一些其他按钮，用于附加选项和控件。但是，除非您为DroidCam Wireless Webcam Android 应用程序的(Android app)Pro版本付费，否则附加控件将被禁用且无法使用。
Windows DroidCam 客户端(DroidCam Client)应用程序还包括其他两种不同的 PC 和Android 智能手机(Android smartphone)之间的连接方法：通过USB或在(USB)Windows PC和Android 智能手机(Android smartphone)之间建立直接无线连接(wireless connection)。但是，仅建议高级用户使用USB方法，因为它涉及使用(USB)Android的(Android)“开发人员选项”，("Developer Options,")更具体地说是“USB 调试”。("USB Debugging.")
为什么要将Android 手机(Android phone)用作 PC 的网络摄像头？
既然您知道将Android 智能手机(Android smartphone)变成可与Windows 计算机(Windows computer)一起使用的网络摄像头是多么容易，您是否还想为自己购买专用网络摄像头？还是每次需要在计算机上进行视频通话(video call)时都继续使用智能手机？你喜欢DroidCam 的(DroidCam)工作原理吗？或者您更喜欢Google Play 商店(Play Store)中的另一个类似应用程序？在下面的评论中与我们分享您的想法。
How to use your Android phone as a webcam for your PC
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NOTE: For writing this guide, we used a Huawei P20 smartphone running on Android 9 Pie, and a PC running on Windows 10 with November 2019 Update. However, even if your smartphone and computer use different versions of the operating systems, the steps are the same.
What you need if you want to use an Android smartphone as a webcam for your Windows PC
You need to download and install an app that lets you use your Android phone as a webcam for your PC. There are many such apps available in the Play Store, but after testing several of them, the one we liked best was DroidCam Wireless Webcam. The app works by creating a connection between your Android smartphone and your Windows computer either by using a wireless network or via a USB cable.
The DroidCam Wireless Webcam app is available in two versions: free and paid. The free version, which we used to create this guide, has the disadvantage of displaying ads on your smartphone. The paid Pro version offers support for high-resolution video (up to 720p), an option called "FPS Boost" which allows for up to two times higher frame rate, and more customization options for the Windows client, such as the ability to mirror video, rotate video, increase or decrease the image contrast and sharpness, and others. However, to achieve the core purpose of turning your Android smartphone into a webcam that you can use on your Windows PC, the free version of the app is enough.
Before you go further, make sure that your Android smartphone and your Windows computer are both connected to the same network. Once you've made sure of that, follow the next steps:
Step 1. Download and install the DroidCam Wireless Webcam app on your Android smartphone
You must first download and install the DroidCam Wireless Webcam app for Android. You can find it in the Play Store here: DroidCam Wireless Webcam. On the app's Store page, tap Install and wait for the app to be installed.
Once the app has been installed on your Android smartphone, move on to your Windows computer, and take the next step.
Step 2. Download and install the DroidCam Client app on your Windows PC
On your Windows PC, open your favorite web browser and visit this web page: DroidCam Windows Client. Once it's loaded, you should see on it a large button named DroidCam Client v6.0. Click or tap on it to download the DroidCam Client app.
You should now get a small 875 KB file called DroidCam.Client.6.0.FullOffline.zip. Save it somewhere on your Windows computer (for example, on your desktop). Then, extract its contents, and you should get an executable file named DroidCam.Client.6.0.exe, with a size of 915 KB.
Double click/tap on the executable file and follow the wizard's instructions to install the DroidCam Client on your Windows computer. The wizard is pretty straightforward: just keep on clicking or tapping Next. There's only one thing you must pay attention to: when you are asked about whether you want to install driver software from "DEV47 APPS", choose to Install it. If you don't, the Windows client cannot connect to the app on your Android phone.
When the installation is done, open the Windows client and move to the next step of this guide.
Step 3. Connect the DroidCam Wireless Webcam Android app with the Windows DroidCam Client
Go to your Android smartphone and open the DroidCam Wireless Webcam app. You can find it listed in your All apps list.
The first time you open the DroidCam Wireless Webcam app, you are greeted with a welcome screen on which you can see a quick start guide about how to use it.
Read it, tap Next, and then tap the Got it button from the bottom of the screen.
DroidCam Wireless Webcam then asks you for permission to use your Android phone's camera and microphone. Obviously, it needs to do that, so make sure that you Accept.
Now the DroidCam Wireless Webcam app loads a new screen, on which it shows you what WiFi network you are connected to, your Android smartphone's IP address, and the port used by the app. In our case, the WiFi IP is 192.168.50.4, and the DroidCam Port is 4747. Keep your smartphone unlocked as you're going to need this information soon.
Go to your Windows computer and open DroidCam Client. In the Connect over WiFi (LAN) section, enter the Device IP and the DroidCam Port that are displayed on your Android smartphone. In our case, the Device IP is 192.168.50.4, and the DroidCam Port is 4747.
Then make sure to select the Video and, if you want, the Audio checkbox too. They control whether your Android smartphone can relay the camera video feed, as well as the sound from its microphone.
Step 4. Start the video feed from your Android phone
Click or tap on the Start button from the Windows DroidCam Client to begin the video data transmission. If all worked well, you should now see a preview of the video sent from your smartphone's camera. In other words, now you have a working webcam! 🙂
Step 5. Use your Android smartphone as a webcam on Skype, Facebook, and other similar apps
Now you can open any app that needs a webcam and configure it to use your Android smartphone, a.k.a. DroidCam Source, for that. For instance, in Skype's Video settings, you can find a webcam called DroidCam Source 3. All you have to do to use it with Skype is to select it.
Likewise, all you have to do to use your new smartphone webcam on Facebook is to choose it when you initiate a video call.
Unfortunately, in our test, we found that DroidCam fails to work with the Camera app from Windows 10. It is not recognized by this app. We hope, however, that the developers of DroidCam can address this issue in the future.
DroidCamX (paid version of DroidCam) offers additional controls
The Windows DroidCam Client also includes a few other buttons for additional options and controls. However, unless you pay for the Pro version of the DroidCam Wireless Webcam Android app, the additional controls are disabled and cannot be used.
The Windows DroidCam Client app also includes two other different connection methods between your PC and your Android smartphone: via USB or by creating a direct wireless connection between your Windows PC and your Android smartphone. However, the USB method is recommended only for advanced users because it involves using the Android "Developer Options," more specifically "USB Debugging."
Why did you want to use your Android phone as a webcam for your PC?
Now that you know how easy it is to turn your Android smartphone into a webcam that you can use with your Windows computer, are you still tempted to buy yourself a dedicated webcam? Or would you rather keep on using your smartphone each time you need to make a video call on your computer? Do you like how DroidCam works? Or do you prefer another similar app from the Google Play Store? Share your thoughts with us in the comments below.
