Phone streaming
Save Phone Battery While It Is a Camera
Save battery on a phone that is a camera: plug it in, lower the screen brightness and close other apps on the phone.
The short answer
Plug the phone in, lower the screen brightness and close other apps. The camera page uses the phone’s processor, so fewer apps help.
How to do it in Streamdzy
- On the PC press Connect. A code and a QR code appear.
- Scan the code with the phone’s camera. The phone’s browser opens Streamdzy’s camera page.
- Press Start on the phone. It becomes a camera you can cut to, place and style in the scene.
- For the sharpest copy, let the phone keep its own full-quality recording; it is sent to the PC when you stop.
What to know first
A phone is a camera, not a second computer: its battery, heat and camera settings set the picture. Wi-Fi works well; a USB cable gives the steadiest picture. Use the webcam test to check the light.
Questions
Does the screen need to be on?
The camera page needs to stay open. Lower the brightness to save battery.
Want all of this in one app?
Streamdzy is a free streaming and recording app for Windows: several cameras, your phone as a camera, going live to many places at once, and recording first so a bad connection never costs you the show.