Almost a year ago I wrote that USB cameras connected to Android 10 device do not work. This issue stopped me from using my USB endoscope. I tried different applications and nothing seemed to help. The Android version was updated to 11, but the problem seemed to stay.
Not the problem has been solved. I was tipped at USB cameras connected to Android 10 device do not work article comments that I should try to use “USB Camera” application by “ShenYao China”. That USB Camera – Connect EasyCap or USB WebCam software is available from Google Play for free. After installation my USB endoscope worked nicely on my Samsung A70 phone. At quick look the software looks promising for many applications.
“USB Camera” can let your android device connect to USB WebCam or video capture card via USB-OTG. You can record video or capture snapshot, OR turn your phone into a wireless IP Camera via build-in RTSP and HTTP Server for security monitoring WITH Bi-directional audio support, you can use your browser to view, of course, include “IP Camera” App.
Supports following devices:
1) UVC WebCam with microphone (Supports H.264, MJPG, YUY2 and so on)
2) UVC video grabber with audio input (Up to 1080p via HDMI, Supports H.264, MJPG, YUY2 and so on)
3) EasyCap including audio with UTV007 / HTV600 / HTV800 chipsets (VID_1B71&PID_3002)
4) EasyCap including audio with STK1160 + SAA7113/GM7113 + AC97 chipsets (Audio 48kHz stereo version VID_05E1&PID_0408)
5) EasyCap including audio with STK1160 + SAA7113/GM7113 (Audio 8kHz mono version VID_05E1&PID_0408)
6) EasyCap including audio with EM2860 + SAA7113/GM7113 + AC97 chipsets (VID_EB1A&PID_2861)
7) EasyCap including audio with SMI2021 + SAA7113/GM7113 + ES7240/CS5340 chipsets (VID_1C88&PID_0007, PID_003C, PID_003D, PID_003E, PID_003F, PID_1001)
15 Comments
daditya says:
Hi, I see you were using OTG Converter on your phone to connect video capture card. can you use phone usb cable instead without using OTG converter? I really wanted to know this, thanks before.
Tomi Engdahl says:
You need an OTG converter with phones that use microUSB connector. There is one pin in OTG and normal USB cable connected differently.
With USB C I am not sure if OTG cable is absolutely needed. I used it because I had one that worked as USB C to USB A adapter.
Pieter says:
My Samsung A31 does not work with a Endoscope camera which I recently purchased, but other phones work well with it, what can I do so that my A31 can support the endoscope? Is there any setting which I don’t know of?
Hamid says:
Hi . I wanna know that how can we use usb camera on funtouch version 11.1 ? I cannot use it . No app works here . Plz guide me . Thnx
Hamid says:
Hi . I wanna know that how can we use usb camera on funtouch version 11.1 ? I cannot use it . No app works here . Plz guide me . Thnx
Hamid says:
Hi . I wanna know that how can we use usb camera on funtouch version 11.1 ? I cannot use it . No app works here . Plz guide me . Thnx
Stefan says:
Hi all, i work with the Adapter from Sandberg, HDMI in and USB-C out, Software: USB Camera, it works fine together with my Smartphone Samsung A71, but it works not with my Samsung Tamblet A8, there i get the Message:
-256/no space left on device / UVC device error …..
any idee why ?
Ammar says:
I’ve same issue with you now, have you overcome that problem? please let me know
Billy T says:
USB camera works with Tab A7 , Realmi 10, Huawei Mate 10 But NOT the newer Tab A8 which runs the same Android 11 … any help appreciated …thank you. Same uvc 256 error.
Jose Vidal says:
Hello, I have USB Camera Pro installed on a Huawei P10. The apk works but I can’t get it to record in color, only in B/W, it’s exasperating.
How can I solve it?
Thank you.
Jose Vidal says:
Hello, I have USB Camera Pro installed on a Huawei P10. The apk works but I can’t get it to record in color, only in B/W, it’s exasperating.
How can I solve it?
Thank you.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Turn Any Device Into A Monitor With This Simple Trick.. #Shorts
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/BRaeiCMuKpQ
Sergey says:
This app did not help me with Android 10, unfortunately, though it works with the same usb camera using another phone running Android 9
uno online says:
Thank u, I’ve been thinking of throwing away my scope. But because of your help, I can use it again.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Pulling Apart A Premium WebCam
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/21/pulling-apart-a-premium-webcam/
Over at EDN, [Brian Dipert] has been tearing down web cameras. A few months ago, he broke into a bargain basement camera. This time, he’s looking into a premium unit. Although we have to admit from some of what he reports, we are a little surprised at some of the corners cut. For example, it’s a 4K camera that doesn’t quite provide a 4K image. Despite a Sony CMOS sensor, [Brian] found the low-light performance to be poor. However, it does carry a much larger price tag than the previous camera examined.
Disassembling a premium webcam
https://www.edn.com/disassembling-a-premium-webcam/
Back in late April, EDN published my teardown of an entry-level webcam, Avaya’s Huddle HC010, at the time selling for $14.99 (but having been priced a few years earlier, in the midst of pandemic-induced home office equipment shortages, for nearly 10x that amount). In the intro to that piece, I briefly mentioned other, higher-end webcams, one of which was BenQ’s ideaCam S1 Plus and Pro series.