Windows 10: Software to Capture Webcam Video alternarive to Windows Camera

Discus and support Software to Capture Webcam Video alternarive to Windows Camera in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; Hello To everyone Due to the fact that we installed Windows from an ISO where where removed the WindowsApp and seems to be impossibile to reinstall... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by giobaxx, Oct 20, 2020.

  1. giobaxx Win User

    Software to Capture Webcam Video alternarive to Windows Camera


    Hello To everyone

    Due to the fact that we installed Windows from an ISO where where removed the WindowsApp and seems to be impossibile to reinstall them. We googled trying the solution proposed but nothing worked.

    Can you give some advice about some good software that permit to capture Audio/Video from webcam in good quality? Also for a fee, it doesn't have to be free but it should be easy to use.

    Thanks

    A.

    :)
     
    giobaxx, Oct 20, 2020
    #1
  2. KTR
    ktr Win User

    Security Camera setup

    What you need is camera (what you already have), capture card, and surveillance software.

    For software, I recommend Active Webcam for Windows, or Zoneminder for Linux(requires a particular capture card).
     
  3. Toothless Win User
    A timed webcam capture software

    So I need a software that takes webcam pictures every 10 seconds or so for the reason that my landlord keeps walking into my room without permission or notice and I really wanna document the times she walks in. Bonus points if I can use two cameras at once

    Thanks in advance!
     
    Toothless, Oct 20, 2020
    #3
  4. user13267 Win User

    Software to Capture Webcam Video alternarive to Windows Camera

    Reusing old laptop webcam as USB camera

    I took the webcam from an old Compaq 620 laptop and after a few wire connections I can connect it to the USB port

    For a few seconds it is detected as HP Webcam 2.0 in device manager under Cameras (which also shows the built in Webcam for this laptop), but then after a while the Device Manager window refreshes and the webcam from the old laptop goes under the node Imaging Devices and it is listed as HP Universal Camera Driver. The old laptop is broken so I cannot test it again, but if I remember correctly it's webcam used to shown as HP Webcam 2.0 as well, in device manager

    However, the problem is that the external USB camera is not detected by any application. I have tested using online webcan test sites (eg, Webcam Test) and using Skype's camera settings window (it shows a preview of the selected webcam), but in both cases I can only see the built in webcam on the detected cameras list

    Since the USB camera initially shows up as HP Webcam 2.0 for a few seconds initially (when auto installing drivers for the first time), if I manage to open skype's audio settings window within that period, the USB webcam does show up in the detected cameras list, but by them it will have become detected as HP Universal Camera driver and disappears from the skype camera list.

    I have seen blogs and videos online of other people using their old laptop webcams as external USB webcams, so this should be possible for at least some models. Since it is consistently detected as a USB device I am supposing the connections are correct as well. I do have 4 diodes connected in series to the USB +5V line before it goes to the camera, and each diode drops about 0.5 V, so the camera is only seeing about 3 V. Since USB detection works up to the driver auto-installation point I am assuming power isn't an issue.

    Is there anyway to test whether this webcam works as a USB webcam or not? Could this just be an issue of finding the correct drivers? Once this gets detected as HP Universal Camera Driver in the device manager, going to driver upgrade and auto-searching online only says the best driver is already installed. I have also tried searching for compaq 620 webcam windows 10 drivers but they don't seem to be available. Is there some kind of generic driver that should always work with any camera? Could this be a windows 10 issue? Would this work on linux? I'm not sure how to test webcams on Linux though.

    EDIT:

    I found possible drivers here:

    HP Compaq 620 Drivers Download for Windows 10, 8.1, 7, Vista, XP

    I could not find camera drivers for Windows 10 in HP's official page. This new linked page claims the camera driver is for Windows 10, and says the device name is HP Webcam [2 MP Fixed], which is what I expect, downloading the driver downloads files whose name implies camera device is manufactured by realtek. While using the webcam in my old laptop before I never recall Realtek being associated with anything to do with the webcam (this name was associated with the network card only) and looking at the PCB of the webcam itself doesn't indicate it is related to realtek in any way. Would it be risky to try and install this driver anyway? The new laptop is also an HP with the webcam being detected as Asus. I just don't want the drivers for the USB webcam to interfere with the built in one.

    EDIT 2:

    I installed drivers from the link above. The camera now shows up under Imaging Devices (not sure why it does not show up under Camera like the built in webcam) node as HP Webcam 2.0. It is also detected by applications such as skype (shows up in camera setup window's detected cameras list) but if I select the webcam skype just hangs up and I need to force close it from the task manager. If I disconnect the webcam the built-in webcam shows up and skype runs normally. The driver download link above comes with a webcam testing utility called "RsCap.exe". This utility also shows the usb webcam in it's list, but hangs if I select and try to preview the webcam. If I disconnect the webcam the built in webcam previews normally and is pretty fast.

    I booted the computer using a USB live install of puppy linux and used the built in USB scanning tool to scan for everything connected to USB. This is what it shows regarding the usb webcam and the built in webcam.

    Built in webcam:

    Usb webcam:

    Is there anyway to use this usb webcam?
     
    user13267, Oct 20, 2020
    #4
Thema:

Software to Capture Webcam Video alternarive to Windows Camera

Loading...
  1. Software to Capture Webcam Video alternarive to Windows Camera - Similar Threads - Software Capture Webcam

  2. Problem with Webcam/ USB HDMI video capture device on PC

    in Windows 10 Gaming
    Problem with Webcam/ USB HDMI video capture device on PC: I have a webcam as well as a USB HDMI capture device that I have used in the past to capture stuff onto my main PC from live streams etc. off a separate laptop. My son is in a band and sometimes live streams from shows are streamedThe webcam and capture device both used to...
  3. Problem with Webcam/ USB HDMI video capture device on PC

    in Windows 10 Software and Apps
    Problem with Webcam/ USB HDMI video capture device on PC: I have a webcam as well as a USB HDMI capture device that I have used in the past to capture stuff onto my main PC from live streams etc. off a separate laptop. My son is in a band and sometimes live streams from shows are streamedThe webcam and capture device both used to...
  4. Problem with Webcam/ USB HDMI video capture device on PC

    in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware
    Problem with Webcam/ USB HDMI video capture device on PC: I have a webcam as well as a USB HDMI capture device that I have used in the past to capture stuff onto my main PC from live streams etc. off a separate laptop. My son is in a band and sometimes live streams from shows are streamedThe webcam and capture device both used to...
  5. Capturing Achievements using Video Recording Software?

    in Windows 10 Gaming
    Capturing Achievements using Video Recording Software?: Hello! I'm wondering if it is possible to capture the blue achievements message that pops up, using video recording software?I'm not entirely sure which process is triggering the achievement, so I don't know what to target. I tried several times when completing achievements...
  6. Video Capture

    in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware
    Video Capture: How do I capture video from my Sony Handycam Md DCR-HC65? https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/video-capture/392d225d-41da-4bdd-88bf-0727f995a4c6
  7. Webcam software

    in Windows 10 Ask Insider
    Webcam software: Im looking for a software that lets me crop and add filters to my webcam live for my online meetings. submitted by /u/Seaworthiness-Huge [link] [comments] https://www.reddit.com/r/Windows10/comments/jb41d0/webcam_software/
  8. video capture

    in Windows 10 Gaming
    video capture: hello, im trying to capture some game footage when i play and every time i got back to watch the videos i just shows a screen shot of when i 1st hit alt windows G and has audio but it doesnt play the actual footage that i was originally trying to capture. i was wonder if you...
  9. Video capture

    in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware
    Video capture: Cannot get windows 10 to find the capture adapter, tried everything that I can think of. Would like some help if someone tell can me how to fix this problem. https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-hardware/video-capture/656aea48-6b7c-4cf9-a0a0-6db5190d2f9c
  10. Slow-motion Video Capture comes to Camera for Windows 10

    in Windows 10 News
    Slow-motion Video Capture comes to Camera for Windows 10: Tweet — Twitter API (@user) date[/quote] Slow-motion video has been on of the most frequent requests we hear people using the Camera app on Windows Phone and Windows 10. So, we're happy to announce that you can now capture slow-motion video with Camera for Windows...