Simple webcam needed

bestyman

Hi all,

I have logmein ignition which allows me to control my laptop from my iphone.

I would like a program to turn on my built in camera on the laptop and display it on the screen, in full screen mode if possible. Then I could easily log in to my laptop and view my home when away to check all is ok.

Does anyone know of a such a program, or does windows 7 have one built in already?

Thanks

somersethillbilly

Take a look at iSpy

bluesnake

try this free one too http://teboweb.com/WebCam.html


This one cost money but works very well with many useful features. Does work with usb cameras and records sound too. the good point is that it can start recording many seconds before the event has happened and stop recording many seconds after movement has stopped, plus a whole load of features that someone will use.
http://www.h264soft.com/

tonyh66

bestyman wrote: »

Hi all,

I have logmein ignition which allows me to control my laptop from my iphone.

I would like a program to turn on my built in camera on the laptop and display it on the screen, in full screen mode if possible. Then I could easily log in to my laptop and view my home when away to check all is ok.

Does anyone know of a such a program, or does windows 7 have one built in already?

Thanks

you really need to take a chill pill, is the neighbourhood so bad you need to check your house when your away? and if it is, your laptops already nicked.

bluesnake

tonyh66 wrote: »

... is the neighbourhood so bad you need to check your house when your away? and if it is, your laptops already nicked.

you get the laptop to save its file into dropbox directory - the cloud has some uses

tonyh66

bluesnake wrote: »

you get the laptop to save its file into dropbox directory - the cloud has some uses

fair enough, but if im on holiday, im not so insecure that I need to stress out and check to see if my house is ok.............

bestyman

Who said anything about holidays and burglars?

For the record we have recently got a rescue dog. She does not respond well to been left alone.
We are unsure if she settles when we are out as she chews.

Apologies for not mentioning this in the original post . |I thought it irrelevant and assumed people would simply answer the question of which software to use rather than make unwanted judgments based on incorrect assumptions.

Thanks to all who have recommended programs that I could use. I will look into them now.

bluesnake

Ah, dog movement. Well the free ones will record all dog movement and you could end up with a very long video of twitching ears, but most do have sensitivity control

A few of the paid for types ones have zones which if something moves in the zone then it starts to record. So you could not record you dog when it drinks water, or lays in its basket but start recording when it visits the window.

Personally i'd stick with the free ones and use fast forward.