Smartphone Camera Guide

Camo

Camo (by Reincubate) is a freemium solution for Windows and macOS. It supports iOS and Android. You can connect Camo over USB or Wi-Fi.

🖥️ Download for your computer (Windows, macOS)

📱 Download for iOS, Android

• Connect by USB or Wi-Fi
• Supported by OBS Studio, videoconferencing programs, etc.
• Also supports other cameras, such as webcams, DSLRs, and Continuity Camera
• Adjustments: lenses, exposure, zoom, crop, colour grading (including LUT)
• Image rotation
• Lighting and bokeh effects
• Virtual green screen
• Augmented Reality effects and filters
• Automatic keep the subject centered in frame
• Overlay text and images

Continuity Camera

Continuity Camera is a feature built-in to macOS and iOS. This feature is built-in to iOS 16 and macOS 13 Ventura.

• Automatically use your iPhone as a camera when it and your Mac are connected to the same Wi-Fi network
• Both your iPhone and Mac must be signed in to the same iCloud account

DroidCam

DroidCam (by Dev47Apps) is a freemium solution for Windows and Linux. It supports iOS and Android. There is also an OBS plugin, which integrates DroidCam directly into OBS Studio.

🖥️ Download for Windows, Linux

🖥️ Download the DroidCam OBS Camera plugin

📱 Download for iOS & Android

• Chat using “DroidCam Webcam” on your computer, including Sound and Picture
• Direct OBS Studio integration via plugin
• Free usage at standard definition (640x480)
• Up to 1080p as a Webcam, and up to 4K UHD as an OBS camera
• Both WiFi and USB connections supported
• DSLR -like features including exposure, white balance, and focus controls.

(*HD video is watermarked. Premium features are available as an in-app purchase in the app)

EpocCam

EpocCam (by Elgato) is a freemium solution for Windows and macOS. It supports iOS devices. You can connect EpocCam over USB, Wi-Fi, or NDI.

🖥️ Download for Windows, macOS

📱 Download for iPhone

• Connect over USB, Wi-Fi, or NDI
• choice of connection type*
• iPhone microphone audio capture*
• manual focus adjustment*
• HDR support*
• video quality options*
• no watermark*

NDI HX Camera

HX Camera (by NDI) is a solution that exposes your smartphone or tablet as an NDI source. This can then be captured in OBS Studio using the NDI plugin

🖥️ Download the obs-ndi plugin

📱 Download for iPhone (freemium), Android (paid)

• Device output is automatically recognized by NDI-compatible receiving devices on the same local network
• NDI stream works on standard network infrastructure
• High-Medium-Low bandwidth modes
• Front and rear camera selection
• Zooming, auto focus, AF Lock, and tap to focus
• Adjustments: exposure control, auto exposure, AE lock
• device light and audio mute control

VDO.Ninja

VDO.Ninja is a web-based solution that allows you to use any device's camera, provided it can connect to the website. When you start broadcasting on VDO.Ninja, you get a URL which you can use in the Browser Source.

• Use your phone's webcam and/or microphone
• Other people can send the link to their vdo.ninja streams, too