How to get the most out of your webcam in Windows 11: videos, fake camera, effects and much more

Surely you will have a webcam on your computer which you usually use to make video calls and nothing else. Well, you can get more out of it, that’s why we are going to show you several options.

Most of us have a webcam on our computer, either because it is portable and is already integrated or because we have a desktop and have bought an external one.

Most people use this accessory to make their video calls, both personally and at work. For many of these users, this is where their use of the webcam ends, making it a bit wasted.

Currently, these devices allow us another type of use, especially since there are those that connect to the computer without using a cable, which can serve as security, as we will see later.

What you will be able to see in this article is that a webcam can not only be used to make video calls, but it can also be used for other purposes and thus magnify its usefulness.

Social networks

We have the possibility of using the webcam to record videos that go destined for our social networks. This is something that is done quite often, especially when it comes to the gaming worldsince we all know some YouTube or Twitch channel where while playing, we see the person in a box at the bottom.

We can also see videos on social networks where several people are talking of a theme concrete, being all on the screen divided into several parts. Something similar to podcasts you can watch from Computer Hoy on YouTube.

Security camera

You can also use your webcam as a security system for your house.

You can’t use a program like iSpy Connectwhich is compatible with both webcams, IP Cams and microphones.

From the moment you install the application you can control what happens in the rooms of your house from your work or if you go on vacation and thus be calm that nothing unusual happens in them.

It is a program that allows you to configure it so that it activate at a certain timewhat for record videos and audio and even for send us an SMS message or an email the moment it detects any type of movement.

Furthermore, those cameras that are IP typethat is to say, that they work without the need for cables and can be placed anywhere, which will be very useful to monitor the exact place and in the precise place.

Effects on our transmissions

we will also be able give it a fun touch to all the transmissions that we make with our webcam.

We can use a program like Webcam Toys like the one we’re going to get apply over 70 effects on the image that is broadcast to the cam, in order to give the image a more fun and sometimes sophisticated touch.

It has another faculty that we have also found extremely interesting, since we will be able to pass these effects directly to photos in order to post them both on Facebook and Twitter.

fake camera

There are also programs like many-cam that allow us to falsify the image that is retransmitted to others. That is, we can make what broadcasts on our webcam is a video that we have on the computer or a part of our desktop, to give you a couple of examples.

This program also has a good number of effects to place on what we are broadcasting. In addition to offering the possibility that photos that we have saved on the hard drive can be seen on our webcam.

It can be fully integrated with YouTube, it has a Picture in Picture (PiP) system and even the possibility of record in HD, 4K and Full HD up to 60fps.

It is a program that works with annual subscriptionif we want all its faculties to be operational.

face recognition

Another of the faculties that we can use with the webcam is that it serves as a facial recognition mode.

If our webcam is not compatible with Windows Hello, we can always use programs like KeyLemon to be able to use its facial recognition capacity.

It is a utility that can be used to block access to the computer unless we are in front of the camera and the system detects our face. It works really well, even in low light conditions.

Thanks to this program, if someone tries to access to the computer will not be able to do it, since the application will not allow it, in addition to the fact that will take a picture of you to be sure that you have tried.

Too bad that after a trial time, you have to pay for it.

As you have just read, the webcam can be used for more things than just making video calls.

Some are to have fun and give a special touch to what we broadcast, others are to modify what is seen on the camera and then there are those that we can use to have greater security, both at home and on the computer itself.

You can tell us which one you have tried on our social networks, so that we know what your experience has been.