Questions tagged [webcam]
A webcam is a video camera that sends its video data to a computer in real time, as opposed to recording it first.
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Webcam spams my System event log with two events each second
I'm using a Dell Precision 5680 laptop running Windows 11 (with my company's standard corporate malware). The laptop has a webcam, which works fine.
Looking at my Event Log monitor, in the System ...
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How can I know when my laptop's webcam was turned on and turned off?
How can I know when my laptop's webcam was turned on and turned off? I use Windows 11 25H2 Pro.
I can see some accesses in the log in “Settings -> Privacy & security -> Camera”:
But it ...
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How to disable auto focus on camera via command line?
I'm following guidance here in this other Super User post to be able to control my web cam (Microsoft® LifeCam Cinema) settings.
All I want to do is disable auto focus, and with the method linked ...
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Why am I experiencing a huge and growing delay in preview of one 1 cam when trying FFmpeg capture with from 2 cameras and show preview?
I am trying to record two video and one audio to an RTSP server (mediaMTX) that saves it as one MP4 file.
I also want to show a preview when recording in my app, and since I want to have fine grained ...
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What might be the encoding of this GW192A thermal imaging USB cam?
I have a GW192A thermal camera that connects to mobile phones through OTG USB and provides the image through a proprietary mobile app. I'm trying to make a custom app to interface this camera.
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Problems making raspberry pi4 appear as a UVC device
I am trying to figure out how to make a rPI4 appear as a UVC webcam device when connected over USB. My usecase is I want so share a framebuffer so will not use the webcam module but rather use ffmpeg ...
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Why does a webcam on Windows 10 rapidly turn on and off?
I am trying to use the 'Camera' application on Windows 10 that shows my webcam filming me. I am using the built in camera on my laptop.
The green light next to the webcam flashes on and off when the ...
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How can I install Media Feature Pack for N editions of Windows 11 when install exits with a "The source files could not be found" error?
Having trouble with my webcam after upgrade to Windows 11 N Pro. The upgrade is on a computer which is not officially supported, since it lacks TPM.
When I start the Windows camera app I get a message ...
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Dell Inspiron not recognizing webcam when reconnected to docking station
My Laptop is generally connected to the docking station, however sometimes I disconnect and use it alone.
After reconnecting, my external webcam stops working until I reboot pc.
The computer is a ...
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Trying to understand how key_frames work when using FFmpeg on Windows with a USB webcam?
Command to detect key_frames [ffprobe:Windows]:
ffprobe -f dshow -video_pin_name 1 -i video="H264 USB Camera" -show_entries frame=key_frame
Output from command on my camera is a keyframe ...
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How to connect Android Smartphone as Webcam via OBS Studio / Droidcam OBS Plugin via USB connection?
My setup:
Windows 11 PC
OBS Studio installed
OBS Studio has plugin DroidCam OBS Camera installed
One Plus 9 Pro smartphone
with Android 14.0
app DroidCam Webcam & OBS Camera installed
When I ...
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How do you change your primary video device in Linux?
How do you change your primary video device in Linux?
I just got a new external webcam and its showing up as video3 and video4 (I don’t know why its showing up twice) on /dev (I am using a laptop), so,...
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Why does my webcam not work on Chrome, but works with other apps?
On a Fujitsu laptop running Windows 10 the webcam does not work using the Web version of Teams in Chrome.
The relevant permissions have been granted in the browser, and when trying to enable the ...
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I probably disallowed using the camera at some time in the past and now can't find a way to allow it again. How can I reenable it?
I am using my laptop for video conferences a lot, and somehow my webcam has stopped working in Firefox a couple of days ago. I believe I clicked "disallow" on the system's permission ...
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Can't reinstall Webcam Software on HP DV5 Windows 7
Some time ago I uninstalled the HP DV5 Laptop Webcam drivers and software for privacy, to know "the webcam is not avaiable" (I know it sounds paranoid).
Today I tried to reinstall the ...
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