About WebcamTests.com
This site provides a free tool to test your webcam online and check if it is working properly. In other words, you can test it directly from your browser without the need to install third-party software. Despite such an easy way, you can start testing your webcam “in one click” on different devices, including laptops, smartphones, TVs, tablets and others. Regardless of the device and the operating system, as a result of testing, you will not only know if your webcam is working, but also find out a lot of useful information about it (i.e, webcam name, resolution, frame rate, number of colors, image quality and many other specifications). In addition, if the testing tool detects any problems with your web camera, you will receive some hints on how to fix them. After completing the webcam testing, among other things, you can take photos with your webcam and download them. Also you can view it in fullscreen and rate your webcam.
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Why do you need to test the camera?
- You purchased or connected a new webcam and want to check if it works properly (the webcam viewer will display the image in real time).
- You have doubts about the parameters of a newly purchased webcam and you want to test your webcam and its features (because not all sellers are honest).
- You have several cameras and you want to compare them to find out which one is better (the better the camera, the higher the “Quality Rating”).
- Want to find out if your camera has built-in microphone or built-in speaker (be aware, this feature is a little buggy).
- Want to know how many frames per second (FPS) renders your webcam (low FPS causes video lags).
- Want to know how many colors contains a photo taken with your webcam (more colors mean higher image quality).
- Want to know the resolution of your web camera (high-quality webcams have high resolution and can provide HD video calls).
- Check the quality of your webcam compared to other webcams (for this you need to leave a review about your webcam).
How to test your webcam?
Testing your webcam with our online tool is very easy: just wait until the web cameras are detected and press the “Test my cam” button. If you do not see this button and don’t receive any notifications, most likely an error occurred with your browser. To help you, please email us at info@webcamtests.com
How your webcam is tested?
- First of all, it determines if the browser supports features for accessing media devices. If so, it displays a list of detected web cameras and necessary controls.
- When you press the “Test my cam” button, the browser will ask permission to launch the web camera on this site.
- After granting access, the camera will be launched and you will see the video in the webcam viewer.
- Now it’s time to determine the maximum resolution of the web camera (among other things, it will allow to calculate the number of megapixels and detect supported video standard).
- Next, it would determine the image quality (including number of colours, brightness, saturation).
- After some measurements, the number of frames per second (FPS) is determined.
- Among the latest tests, approximate video conferencing bandwidth is calculated.
- Finally are displayed the testing results, hints and additional controls (i.e, take snapshots, enable fullscreen, stop webcam, update data).
Why do you need to leave a review?
Once testing is complete, you can leave a review about your webcam. This is not required, but we encourage you to do so in order to help other people to purchase a good webcam and get around the bad ones. In addition, after publishing your review, you will see how good is your compared camera to others.
What are the system requirements for running the online webcam test?
To test your camera, all you need is a modern browser (unfortunately, Internet Explorer does not belong to them) that supports features for accessing media devices. As you noticed, this webcam testing tool does not require any additional software like Adobe Flash, Microsoft Silverlight or browser add-ons.
Below are listed the operating systems and the minimum versions of supported browsers:
If your operating system or browser is not listed here, this does not mean that it is not supported. It just has not been tested yet. Therefore, feel free to check yourself.
Privacy
- All operations necessary for testing are performed in the browser, and all data is stored only in the user’s device memory.
- We do not save technical information until the user posts his review.
- If the user does not publish the review, all data from device memory is destroyed when the page is closed.
- Reviews are public and contain only technical information about the tested cameras.
- We do not in any way store photos taken by users with their webcams.
Disclaimer
The test results depend on various factors, which is why it is impossible to guarantee an error-free testing algorithm. Nevertheless, we will always improve our testing tool and fix any errors found. If you find any errors or you have any suggestions, please contact us at info@webcamtests.com
Snapshot Filters Or Effects
Note that we are still in the ongoing process of converting obsolete Flash based code to more modern JS and WebGL code. Be sure to check that your browser supports WebGL. For more Customised Webcam Filters you can try our sister site HDBooth.net.
If you are one of those people that enjoys to look at the rain running down the window pane on a stormy day, then the Raining Webcam Effect is the perfect thing for you. This effect works best when using it as a short captured video clip, so send your friends a rainy day snapshot even in the peak of summer.
If you are looking to create a nice christmassy winter snapshot then you can not go far wrong with this Snowing Webcam effect. This effect will add a sprinkle of snowflakes to your webcam display.
The Heat Map effect will give your webcam the illusion of Predator style heat vision.
The ascii filter will convert your webcam pixel stream into a mixture of letters and numbers, giving you a very matrix style effect.
The RGB splitter filter separates your three colour channels (red, green and blue) and offsets them from each other slightly returning a unique effect.
As the name suggests, the fly vision filter will allow you to experience the sight of a fly by grid sectioning your webcam display.
This simple filter will split one half of your webcam display and overlay it mirrored on the other half.
This filter will split your webcam stream into four and mirror it on the vertical and horizontal axis.
The invert filter inverts each webcam pixel colour into it exact inverted opposite colour, for example: white pixels become black and black pixels become white.
The pixelated filter takes your High Definition webcam stream of many pixels and Squooshes them all onto much fewer pixels. Think the complete opposite of CSI Zoom Enhance.
The blur filter is great for taking your crisp, crystal clear HD webcam stream and making you think that you really need to buy some glasses or upgrade the pair you already have. This effect is not for everyone, but it is a timeless classic, so it was added anyway.
For those of us old enough to remember analogue TV, this effect will basically give your webcam a bad reception, but don't adjust your aerial/antenna... or look for one, that'd be pure madness.
Webcam Tour
Unfortunately this night vision filter will not turn your webcam into an actual night vision camera, however it well do the next best thing and make your webcam display look like a night vision display. That's almost as good, right ? ..... right ?... hello ?
The Sepia filter is another classic and classy filter for creating an oldie, antique western style photograph.
OK!, Fine... No-one really knows how a spider visually perceives the world around them. However, this webcam effect attempts to display how a spider's vision MIGHT be experienced.
The hour glass effect yields some hilarious results when reshaping your face into the shape of an hourglass.
Webcam Tour Eiffel
There are still many more to come, so keep checking back with us :)