Ever wondered if you could use your iPhone as a webcam? The answer is YES. Marketed by its creator drahtwerk as ‘the real deal’, iWebcamera is an iPhone app which enables the iPhone to be used as a webcam in applications like Skype, Windows Live Messenger, Youtube etc.
Priced at just $4.99, this multi-language app has several additional features. The two quality options let user capture images at two different resolutions depending on their needs. Also, the Instant-Pause mode enables streaming to be stopped instantly and resumed afterwards without exiting the host application. The app is plug and play i.e. just run the app on your iPhone, paste the service URL provided by the app in your PC or MAC’s web browser and access the webcam.
The app supports Windows 7, Vista and XP so compatibility should not be a problem. The app is quite user friendly with a slick and easy to use GUI and with a built-in user manual, getting help is a breeze. Online help is also available at the app’s official web portal. A little down side for the app is that the web browser on the PC must be flash enabled. Also, one must make sure that his iPhone and PC must be on the same WiFi network otherwise this app won’t work. Concluding, this app is very useful for people who use the webcam regularly, and being the only such app available right now makes iWebcamera a valuable addition to one’s iPhone.
