PrezenCam — Use Android Phone as a Document Camera

Overview

PrezenCam is an Android app which converts an Android phone to a document camera. The image output of the app can be displayed on a screen of a Windows or Linux PC.

Two pieces of software are needed: the PrezenCam server app running on an Android smartphone, and the ScreenOnPC Viewer program running on a Windows/Linux PC.

Features

• Use an Android phone as a document camera. Don’t need a dedicated document camera device.
• Display live images from the phone camera on a screen of a PC
• Support both WiFi and USB connection
• Configurable camera picture resolution
• Operate the camera and adjust images on the PC
• Save images on the PC
• Share live images in a video conference
• Display images on a projector which is connected to a PC

Screenshot Example

(Right click the above image to view the original large-size image)

System Requirements

• Smartphone: Android 5.0 or higher for screen mirroring; Android 7.0 or higher for operating phone from PC
• Windows PC: 64-bit Windows 7 or higher
• Linux PC: see Linux support of ScreenOnPC page

Install PrezenCam Server App on Smartphone

• PrezenCam Lite (free): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.quaray.prezencam.lite
• PrezenCam HD ($4.99): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.quaray.prezencam.hd

Install ScreenOnPC Viewer Program on PC

• Download the viewer from ScreenOnPC Viewer Program page

Steps to run PrezenCam using WiFi connection

1. On the phone, run PrezenCam app, and select WiFi mode.
2. On the PC, run ScreenOnPC Viewer, and select WiFi mode. Go to Help->WiFi Setting, configure the phone IP Address and Passcode to match with the values shown on the phone.
3. On the phone, click the Start button.
4. On the PC, click the Start button.

Steps to run PrezenCam using USB connection

1. Use a USB cable to connect an Android smartphone to a Windows PC.
2. Confirm the phone folders are visible in the Windows File Explorer on the PC. If not, 1) enable MTP (Media Transfer Protocol) file transfer protocol on the phone, and 2) install USB driver provided by phone manufacturer on PC. Depending on the model of the phone, the MTP setting on the phone can be done in USB setting by pulling down notification bar from the top of the screen.
3. On the phone, run PrezenCam app, select USB mode and click Start button.
4. On the PC, run ScreenOnPC Viewer program, select USB mode. Go to Help->Settings, select “server app is PrezenCam”. Click Start button.

FAQ

https://www.quaray.com/prezencam-faq

Demo Video