How to Convert Laptop Webcams to USB Webcams

[@DIYPerks]

Hey! I can be casual here on the Extra channel so expect plenty of smaller videos on here :)

[@GuardTower]

The webcam i found isn't the same as what you were demonstrating. I think its a webcam with a mic integrated, is there a way for me to also use the mic?

[@derekborigo8601]

Hey Mat, love what you're doing! Keep it up!

[@FernandaFoertter]

Sweet! Love your channel. Also digging the beard :)

[@Alex0474]

@@GuardTower The microphone data should go through the USB connection as well

[@fivetimesyo]

I just want a third of your spirit, mate...

[@jonathanfox5]

If you can't get it to work there may be an additional step that you need to take. Most webcams run at 3.3V but USB provides 5V. Some will be fine with this but others (like mine which was pulled from a Dell Inspiron) will shut themselves off as soon as you try to pull video from them. A quick and dirty way of stepping the voltage down is to stick two diodes in between between the 5V line of the USB cable and the power wire on the camera instead of soldering them directly together. The cathode end of the diodes (the stripe that's on the diode casing) should point towards the camera end. i.e: USB cable 5V Line ---> Diode (stripe this side) ---> Diode (stripe this side) ---> Power wire on the webcam. I used 1N4001 diodes since I had them for another project and are designed to carry up to 1A of current. If that doesn't make any sense, you can find a diagram by googling for "hackaday 110436". That will bring up a project that explains it further. Thanks for the great video!

[@mrcolo.]

Hi, @jonathanfox5 Are two 1n4007 diodes good too instead of zener ones? Will I risk to damage anything? thanks

[@jonathanfox5]

@@mrcolo. Yep, those should be good

[@mrcolo.]

@@jonathanfox5 perfect thx

[@benskidmore6523]

I've been researching this as cameras are so hard to find, and I've compiled some tips: -- It seems like there's a strong convention for wiring: 4 wires carry USB connection for the camera, and 2 separate wires carry data for the microphone (not USB protocol). -- The 4 USB wires generally go to a motherboard connection labelled "camera" whereas the 2 microphone wires go to a different connection entirely so you probably won't get audio over USB. -- Audio is generally PDM digital audio or sometimes analog. The condenser mic gets power from the same power line as the camera. -- The camera is generally receiving 3.3V from the motherboard, so consider dropping your USB 5V supply with some diodes in series. -- Very high end devices like Apple MacBooks and Microsoft Surface computers are using a single PCIe lane for their camera modules, instead of USB. This will be less convenient to wire up to an external plug, but not impossible! -- The webcam controller chips used (which interface the physical camera sensor to a USB protocol) often have inputs for audio. These are sadly not used on most modules, and the pins are hidden under the chip so can't be accessed :( I would love to see someone hack this into working so we can have a full video+audio solution.

[@mrcolo.]

Are two 1n4007 diodes good too instead of zener ones? thanks

[@benskidmore6523]

@@mrcolo. I actually just used 1n400x diodes myself if I'm honest. I didn't get too clever, just wanted to knock the voltage down a bit!

[@mrcolo.]

@@benskidmore6523 ok perfect thx!

[@risingsunproductions3438]

Watch out for webcam modules that are powered by 3.3V as they fry when connected to the 5V from a USB-port. Some have it marked on the rear of the PCB as 3V3 next to one of the wires. A little VRM to regulate the voltage to 3.3V is enough to get those working. No need to also convert the data signal.

[@__init__3493]

thanks for this comment lol. almost broke a webcam that way. thankfully it was pretty resilient

[@انا_ابراهيم_البناوي]

@@__init__3493 a rookie to electronics do you know how can i do that 5v to 3.3v

[@jvon3885]

@@انا_ابراهيم_البناوي couldn't you just use a potentiometer? Just adjust it from 0v to 5v

[@BetalerIkkeSkatt]

couldnt get this webcam to work and then i see the 3.3v on the pcb. I guess that explains it

[@bittertruth6575]

wire 2 or 3 diodes in series to the positive terminal before you attach it to the camera. They will take up the extra 1.7 volts.

[@XZasCC]

Two DIY perk videos in one day, 2020 is a good year after all

[@XZasCC]

DIY perks is my happy place where I can forget about the world haha

[@santheo1231]

Nope. No, its not.

[@jacetroiz7877]

Sir is it possible to cellphone camera to turn it into a spy camera using usb cable? Lots of tutorials i saw here in youtube and they said it was fake. Could you tell me sir? Is it possible or not? Thank you

[@docredstone461]

@@jacetroiz7877 a smartphone caméra ?

[@Jdjbsikj]

@@jacetroiz7877 you can do it with a iphone 5s camera search for "spy camera adi experiment lab" you will get the video

[@MarcyDTM]

The concept of this second channel to go more in depth on the tutorials is genius! Thank you so much for the great content, you have an amazing way of explaining things!

[@jeeraw]

D

[@gem.crystal]

D

[@liamjohnbyrne]

Congrats on launching the 2nd channel Matt, Good luck with it all!

[@michelterres]

Tried this with a webcam that had 6 wires, identified the supply wires using the pins from an eeprom that was on the board, got the data wires from the 2 twisted wires, didn't worked, swapped the data wires, didn't worked again, got another broken laptop, this time the camera had 5 wires, identified everything again and soldered to an usb cable, worked on the first try. Thank You.

[@Teklectic]

As it happens, I just made one of these today! One of the things I ran into is that my particular camera had a shielding and it would not work on an un-shielded cable, it showed up OK, but I just got a black screen, to get around that I found a cable with shielding and soldered the camera shielding to the cable shielding and it worked great! In my case the camera came out of a Lenovo G505 and the wires were very, very small, 30awg if I'm not mistaken, and while soldering them was difficult, it was definitely not impossible. To insulate the tiny connections, I decided to use New Skin liquid bandage, since I lacked any liquid electrical tape or any heat shrink in those tiny sizes, and it worked great! Thanks for sharing this!

[@DanChaltiel]

I may have the same problem as my salvaged cam is recognized but will reboot every second with a LED blink as it is asked to display its image. Any chance you could explain how you identify the camera shielding? (my cam has also an inbuilt mic so there are plenty of wires)

[@Teklectic]

@@DanChaltiel the shielding normally looks like a braided metal covering or a foil wrap around the wires. To test it, you should be able to just touch the shielding from the camera to the shielding in the cable and the camera should start working immediately, if the problem is the shielding. Restarting every second would normally be an indication that the data lines are reversed though, so definitely check your connections.

[@DanChaltiel]

@@Teklectic There seems to be no shielding on the webcam wires then (see electronics.stackexchange.com/a/497752/82476 for a picture). If I reverse my data lines, the camera is not even recognized. I will investigate further. Thanks a lot for your answer!

[@Teklectic]

@@DanChaltiel I don't see any shielding there either, but I'm confused by the diodes in series on the V+ line. Two 1N4007s in series should give you a 2 volt drop which would leave you with only 3 volts to run the camera, I don't think that would work since the USB standard calls for 5V, I would try with one or no diodes and see if that does it for you.

[@TimSheehan]

@@Teklectic I think some of these webcams run on 3.3V, the one I tried with actually had labelling on the PCB - SGND, GND, D+, D-, 3v3 - that being 3.3 Volts. Some googling indicated that some expect two diodes inline from the 5V to drop the voltage to 3.3. That said I can't get mine to work but I wasn't using a shielded cable

[@russeus]

I would really like a video on how to make a lavalier mic from an old laptop in detail! Love your videos! Greetings from Chile.

[@max5gb]

En chile

[@ivanguerra1260]

Enchiladas !! MMMMMMM !!

[@thespectator806]

Hoping to learn wiring stuffs with USB , voltage regulators etc you do on your diy videos . Looking forward to more contents :)

[@mstech-gamingandmore1827]

more usb-c!!!

[@FirstDagger]

Remember to watch the USB-C conversion video on the main channel kzbin.info/www/bejne/jF7Zd6efeb6cf9k

[@Osmanity]

yea

[@smoke4131]

@@mstech-gamingandmore1827 that's pretty easy, do your research on the internet and you'll be knowing everything you need for your project

[@mstech-gamingandmore1827]

@@smoke4131 yes, but I find diy perks's videos fun :) I'm not really interested in converting my own usb-c. But it might be interesting nonetheless.

[@Stinosko]

This channel will really be helpful for understanding more how you build certain DIY things 🤠

[@victornpb]

Most webcams are not 5V, but normal webcams have built-in regulators. But laptop webcams can get around not having a regulator to save space and cost, as the laptop motherboard will already have plenty of regulators with many different rails. You will mostly find 5v webcams only on very old laptops, the easier way is wiring a linear positive adjustable regulator, or even easier just put a couple diodes in series.

[@strayling1]

Thank-you, that was exactly what I wanted to know. No messing about, just, "Here's what you need and here's what to do". Most appreciated.

[@billburnard3790]

I love your tutorials! Your recycling of tech combined with your style is a win every time! With this vid I was able to hack a Brookstone Rover 2.0 camera to USB in under 15 minutes. Thank you!

[@YanirLA]

I dismantled a 10 yrs old Lenovo laptop and took out its camera, used some old USB cable and its actually worked REALLY GOOD! it was very funny to see the HP laptop recognizes the new Lenovo WebCam :) GREAT VIDEO! thanks alot :)

[@jlucasound]

Thank You so much, Matt! I am fixing a non functioning microscope for a coworker. It is a VGA type, with a board that has a 5v power input. I can now determine if the camera is working with what you showed. If the VGA board is the culprit, I just make it USB! Thanks again. Subbed!

[@PlaywithJunk]

I have already done this.... and I found out that *some USB cables have red for (-) and black for (+).* As long as the cable is used with both plugs attached it's not a problem. But when using it for such a project, it may kill your stuff. So it's a good extra advise to check if the polarity is correct on the right colors. This can be done by plugging the cable to a working USB port and measure the 5V DC. If red is positive, cable is good to go.

[@keitho77]

2 x DIY Perks. 2 x the projects I promise myself I will try but procrastinate on at a professional level. Good luck with the 2nd channel Matt!!

[@TheOGgoat.]

It works everybody! I tried this with my old zee pc and it worked nicely, planning to make them into cameras to us around the house. Thanks bro and keep up the awesome work!.

[@tonweya3615]

Thanks for your hints, Matt. I just dared to remove the HD camara board out of an old ASUS, finding 7 pins at the connector and totally covered components. Identified GND cable (which was connected at pin 1), took twisted cables (going to 2 and 3) as D+ & D- and connected 4 to 5V. Still works fine.

[@OheyImFilipino]

What if I have a webcam with included microphone modules (on a separate wire), am I able to daisy chain them together? or would I need another USB cable to transmit the audio separately?

[@tghill]

Did you ever get an answer to this? This is my question exactly. I hit one webcam with 4 wires - no mic - and unfortunately it was a dud. The next one I pulled has a mic & total of 6 wires + the data twisted pair so 8 wires! Did you figure how to sort this out?

[@OheyImFilipino]

@@tghill no sorry kinda gave up on this idea

[@mohamedhamdi6351]

This is only a guess. My laptop cam/mic module have 6 wires, I assume 4 wires are for the usb connection and the remaining 2 could be connected to a 3.5 mm lack (with the correct polarity, you have to try) and connect the jack to the 3.5 mm mic input in your pc. Please let me know if it works.

[@shakranandi8542]

Thank you very much Matt. I enjoy watching many of your projects for entertainment but I actually came back for this one because I authentically needed it. It worked very well so far!

[@oxMARZxo]

Hi Matt, greetings from China. I've been following your channel since your sun blaster video and enjoyed your channel a lot! Here is something I would like to see from your new channel: over the years, I've used a lot of cellphones, from Symbian to IOS/Android, i haven't thrown away any of them. I think I'm not the only one. Now, how about make a video teaching us how the convert cameras, microphones or even capacitive displays from more recent phones into something useful? I believe that would make a interesting as well as a challenging video which can be interested by lots of people. Moreover, recycled parts is good for keep the enviroment, isn't it? Anyway, hope your new channel goes well and keep uploading the fun videos! Sincerely.

[@ssathessa]

Same thought. Reuse cell phones

[@alarmingly_good]

that is a good idea i have a lot of phones as well

[@lyoner6374]

Watched the video, had no broken laptop lying around. Fast forward at least a year I think and I do have one- I am bored and remember the video. Made my own webcam within half an hour and my long ditance girlfriend is very thankful XD thanks mate definetly a video worth watching more then once!

[@viktrortrifonov2926]

i tried it and it acualy worked and now i dont have to spend money on a webacm :) thanks for the tutorial

[@natemorales5731]

Awesome project....can't wait to see all the extra content on this channel

[@Jchamaon]

Congratulations on your new channel dude/mate/fellow!

[@DIYPerks2]

Cheers!

[@Jchamaon]

@@DIYPerks2 The soothing voice and impressive sound quality make it very appealing to watch your videos as well. I don't know if you've been told this but i wish you further success and channel growth!

[@GryffieTube]

Thank you. I am looking to make several small cameras for mounting onto HP model rockets. Something with reasonable image quality but won't break the bank because obviously rockets crash often or even break apart in mid air.

[@Jonathan-xm5mr]

Very happy there’s another channel with your content!

[@arnelamoguis9323]

Sir how did you fix USB not recognize please let me know. TY

[@ncoll36]

The DIY attachable mic next using the laptop mic and the board thing?

[@imraselahmed]

one of the best DIY channel on YT. Good wokrs

[@TzOk]

Many laptop cameras require a 3.3V power, not a 5V available on USB, so you have to add a voltage regulator.

[@josilvandofelipe7836]

Yes ,the most is 3.3v

[@lenards8993]

Thanks for your Comment, my webcam works with 3.3V too. Unfortunatly, I already connected it to 5V, do you think it is still working?

[@noreply370]

On 2:33 he tell us to find a regulater. That think regulate to 3.3 V?

[@TzOk]

@@noreply370 Yes, but some modules will use 3,3V USB, and regulate internally to even lower voltage, or won't have a voltage regulator at all.

[@01Hudesohn]

I have connected two diodes in series with plus 5V. That works too

[@macmaccourt]

You are good at what you do and I love to watch all your videos. I brag on you and tell people to watch and subscribe! One thing: you are all about frugality and inexpensive ways to accomplish fun projects and heat shrink tubing is inexpensive and easily obtained and used. That, is frugal. Electrician's tape is simply cheap, and after time is just a sticky mess! Keep up the good work! I look forward to the next installment!

[@jannesbrughmans8890]

I found your video extremely helpfull but I still have 2 questions: 1. What are the other 2 wires for? 2. Can you hook up a webcam with integrated microphone to 1 usb port as well?

[@colinmcniece7171]

Wondering same about microphone. Camera is working great but limited use without the mic.

[@servererror_500]

The real joy I felt when it worked on the first try! Thanks!

[@AB-yt4hd]

Hello nice video. I can see that you are using very often electrical tapes to insulate the wires. While it is working fine, for long term it is better to use heat shrink tubes. They are cheap and will last long term much better ;)

[@alanjose539]

Hey matt could you do tutorials on how to use multimeter please.

[@alarmingly_good]

yeah he should

[@ChapiFTW]

I would love to see a guide like this but with laptop's speakers. Nice video

[@HobkinBoi]

I wonder if you could go into detail on some of the webcameras. The mic is often wired on a separate wire or two. Mine is I believe I2C, as the 2 wires I'm not using are labeled M_CLK and M_DATA.

[@Inf0rmatix]

I am astonished! Please, could you make a video and talk about how you come up with your ideas, what skills you previously learned and how you got to being such an innovative and creative person. I myself want to have a workbench and general crafting room in my next flat, but am a little concerned that to achieve cool stuff like you did, it requires a lot more then just effort and time. ^^

[@HandleNotAvailableTryAgain]

Can this be used on Mac?

[@Everything22-48]

Yes if you have an application that can use a camera

[@bradleyreynolds6721]

Hello there. Just wanted to say thank you. I successfully managed to do this with your guidance and the video quality is great! Thanks again

[@bhatttejas1984]

Hey, Matt. First, thank you for making this channel where people like me can gather some knowledge on how to use electronic gadgets once they get old or of no use. Good luck with future videos... :)

[@aratafreecs3445]

This is actually a great tip, along with the other old laptop repurposing ones. I'll definitely try some things out with my old Lenovo I haven't been using for some years

[@shinichi0noT]

thanks my friend, second DIY using old notebook parts (first it was its screen, now this USB camera), it was indeed tricky to find positive source. it works really fine

[@doge.inDaBay]

This would be great for a car garage or possibly even as a super stealth dash cam! Love your videos!!

[@thodosinaga7488]

Can we use laptop webcam in Android TV Box system ?

[@AJRestoration]

I never knew you had another channel! Subbed!

[@chrisreynolds6331]

Thank you very much for this tip. I have many scrap laptops so I stripped the camera out and wired it to a chopped up USB cable. Worked first time!! 😃

[@MagivaIT]

would be good to follow this up with a part number for a windows-hello enabled web cam board ? what to buy if it doesnt come with a lead etc

[@VIDEOEPPO]

I tried to get a camera module which is nearly impossible. Then finally got one, it was PK40000N300 BNC4VHTTD-310. the connections were so bizarre and my projects was a total fail! I am very sure I fried the circuit by connecting the wrong wire for trial and error. I guess it was the errors for most part. Your videos are always good Matt. I should have paid more attention to the modules you used. Importing these modules is a problem here in India(in my state actually)because of customs

[@stevenchoong2982]

Hey! I tried connecting connecting the wires but no matter how swap the data positive and negative wires, my pc would just said "USB Device not regconized", am I doing something wrong or is there another solution?

[@kuskus9039]

Try to flip the data lines.

[@KBucchan]

👍🏿I did it. Very pleased with how easy(if a bit fiddly) it was. FYI, I used a camera out of an old HP mini 210. The wiring was: Green/Ground-, White/Blue TP/Data, Red/Power+. There were two other unused wires, Brown and Yellow which are probably the microphone wires. Soldered the Green, Red and White/Blue TP wires onto an old usb charger cable. Plugged it into my PC and it was instantly recognised as a HP WebCam 50. Bosh. Now what to do with the HP Mini screen. Any suggestions????

[@norbi3legs]

There´s any way to this with camera modules from old smartphones? Great video as always!

[@christian.louise]

I tried this without soldering in case there are things need to be re-do, but the thing is after I wired and plugged the USB, it is not detected and the webcam module gets hot. Any ideas why?

[@shashankrajamu]

Try switching the data cables.

[@gustavocorreia077]

Can we do It with a MacBook câmera ? i have one here, have 6 pins and just 1 is ground

[@almericussaxon8023]

Subbed immediately! Something similar with an old smartphone camera pls

[@vgamesx1]

If you really want to re-use a phone camera the best way to go about doing so is downloading an app, you generally can't do something like what's shown in this video, you would need to figure out what connector it uses for example it might have a BM10/14/20 FPC connector then solder those teeny tiny pins to a breakout board or something where you can more easily test/probe the pins and on top of that phone cameras don't use a typical usb interface, they're more directly connected to the SoC which means you would need to make your own interface using a microcontroller or Raspberry Pi or at least look for someone else's project as a guide at making one. Basically in short a few people may find it a fun project but it's not at all worth the effort when you can get good usb cameras or cameras that are natively compatible with boards like the Raspberry Pi for $20 or less.

[@Rangersloco]

me too

[@AMalas]

Smartphone cameras are pretty much the sensor only. How to read data off of it is a very closely guarded secret for each and every sensor. This means that the phone is the only thing which will be able to access the camera 😕

[@mxlq2647]

Hi, I have a webcam with 5 wires. When I plug the orange one to the GND and the black one to VCC the LED is powered. But the two twisted wires (I guess they are data wires) don't do anything when I plug them to the Data+ and Data- (same if they are inverted). What can I do? I also have a yellow wire on the webcam. Thanks

[@georgelalama8154]

Thanks for making this video. I've been wanting to add a camera to my telescope for quite some time now and have not been able to do so not knowing how to go about it. Now I don't have to strain my neck trying to look through the eyepiece of the telescope and am even able to take picture of our wonderful solar system. By the way! could you do a video on how to use cellphone cameras as they have the ability to zoom in on objects. That would be a great addition to an already great idea.

[@8lec_R]

Just made one for myself. This video was great. The laptop I took apart was so nice, in terms of repairabililty, everything was marked out like someone was gonna open it and have a look, very nice experience. Also the webcam had the pin-outs clearly labelled which made the job so much easier. I wish right to repair passes world wide and we can go to being able to repair all electronics ourselves. And enjoy doing it. Quality is pretty bad tho lmaooooo. I mean, it's from a 14 year old laptop so I didn't expect much. Video was very nice. Thx

[@MrLoneWolfGaming]

Good Luck mate you are my favorite You-tuber from long time ago wish you the best :)

[@ohtaal]

Thank you Matt. Great videos! What program will open this cam conected thru USB. Whenever I open the cam app on my laptop only opens the cam thats already integrated within. Thank you

[@DiogoROSilva]

Nice extra channel! I did this hack to my webcam, but mine is 3.3v, I have to convert the 5v of the USB to 3.3v, otherwise it will warm a lot! And maybe burnout!

[@DIYPerks2]

Interesting observation!

[@raptor13]

​@@DIYPerks2t's not so uncommon, I have even seen 3.7V and 3.9V webcams. A readymade buck converter like this www.aliexpress.com/item/4000528901389.html? is an easy fix or otherwise you could design an even simpler circuit yourself.

[@whoknows8225]

just a voltage regulator will work.. converters are more energy efficient but it adds more bulk and takes up more space. Something like this www.tinytronics.nl/shop/en/lm1117t-3.3v-voltage-regulator

[@lorenkoehler5704]

I have used a diode to drop the voltage with very good success.

[@wysley12]

@@lorenkoehler5704 qual é a marca o diodo?

[@easiestway3008]

My old laptop have 5 lines . I can see the data cables but stack on the power there's brown red and blue??

[@sebastianjohansen2142]

Did this a couple years ago all by myself. Felt smart. Feel dumb now after seeing how it can be done. Well well... it still works. Edit: “data wires are twisted” twisted... I took the broken PC, put the wires back together and then measured the voltage in data 1 and 2 and just got lucky with connecting them.

[@coregmr]

In germany we call you Ehrenmann. Really big thanks, thats a cool thing to make, i am really happy how my 12 year old webcam looks, really nice quality :)

[@mbrock5532]

This is nice, but to truly make a webcam that could be used with a desktop computer, it needs to have a mic built into it as well. How would you put that together in a nice, tidy package that would look decent? I've had many people ask if I could find them a webcam, but they're hard to come by right now, and if you can they're either super expensive or poor quality. I'd love to be able to put together a "true" webcam for them. Thanks, and I really enjoy your channel. When I get multiple notifications of subscribed channels uploading new content, I always click on yours first!

[@WiztotheIzzard]

I might suggest that most people would have headsets, and headsets are still easy to purchase (in the current climate), while webcams certainly are not.

[@hiramcaramazanadiaz1259]

Hello max, great video, but i have a problem the web cam from a laptop that i'm using it only have 4 cable, 2 of then are torch together that i supose those are data + and - and then the other two must be u+ and u-. But when i used the voltmeter those two for tensión they sound and beep in the negative.. Could you give some advice?

[@macguionbajo]

This is AWESOME Matt, I wish I could subscribe a million times

[@dannyreed2887]

Took the Link and Subbed. I need a simple Camera On/Off indicator lamp rather than unplugging the USB when I don't want the camera in use without my knowledge.

[@Theracles]

Very interesting and lucid instruction video. Can you tell me if I would need to install drivers to use the 1280 x 1024 HD module from a SONY VIAO Laptop?

[@DIYPerks2]

It should work automatically, especially if you have Windows 10

[@stevetobias4890]

Just found your channel, you just earned a subscriber mate.

[@cyb0rg83]

I left a comment on your main channel, but i will post more or less the same thing here because it needs to be heard. I wanted to thank you again for making an extra effort recently for those of us who want to make some of your builds. Sometimes it can be hard to find information/ know how pertaining to the things you are showing us, but its videos like these that make it all possible. So thank you very much. (PS: It would sweet if you could make a follow up video for the DIY monitor video)

[@u-lo-l]

If the line is 6 strands, are the other 2 data cables for the microphone?

[@lavolpenoire]

I interested: but what if I found old laptop camera module and...it was not connector with some plugin? Okay, I can buy one, test it for ground and for positive...but what about videosignal? At satrt I dont have "twisted pair"

[@JayZen115]

Can you also use the micrphone that is built onto the Webcam?

[@zouhair318]

Hi, thanks for the great ideas, can we use those cameras on a smart TV?

[@benskidmore6523]

It depends if the smart TV accepts generic USB camera as input... I haven't heard of any that do. Plus you will still need a microphone.

[@anibalberrios3946]

can you do this with an iphone camera? i want to make one myself but i dont know anything about programing nor diy proyects

[@emileattikkal1631]

THIS IS AWESOME! Is there any way to transmit and receive the visuals wirelessly? would be a huge for my project! :D

[@kieransmith4477]

Great video, very cool, I got one going to play around with (-: The camera that I had, from a hp probook 450 G3, had 9 wires going into a 10 pin plug, where the wires were all labeled on the back of the camera pcb. Turns out in order for it to work I needed to wire both the 3V and 5V pins.

[@adrianthefok645]

Hello, I would like to know if is possible to make some remote camera from these webcams a watch it on my phone. Throught wifi probably. Do you know?

[@dirty5237]

hey i have a camera module from a old phone with a flex connector how does this could work as a webcam

[@TheTemporalAnomaly]

Good instructional video! Web cams, especially the early ones, were not all created equal so the question is, what in your experience is the best brand of laptop (scrapper) to look out for regarding quality of picture. Thanks for the video, I never realised that these were in fact USB devices. Best regards, Chris.

[@Wraith24_]

Asus and Apple

[@extravirginoliveoil2]

is it possible to connect to mic too? it would be neat if its possible

[@roolee2k]

what do you call that white port with the cable 1:56 ? because mine was missing after i take my laptop to a repair shop

[@df4505]

Good video ! I think I would try this once I will get back my used computer. Concerning the video, what's the purpose of the 5th wire ? (I don't know if you mentioned it)

[@TheTalonts]

If you mean the "5th wire" from his USB cable, it's not really a wire - it's the braided shielding twisted/pulled out of the way. You may or may not need to use it, depending on what laptop cam you have.

[@Zweemanuel]

@@TheTalonts I get a "Unknown USB Device (Device Descriptor Request Failed)" Error, I have tried switching the data cables and it didn't help, do you think that could be because of the other wires that are not used?

[@aryeguetta8592]

Just done that right now(Camera: Lenovo Integrated Webcam [R5U877]) - in my case I think I was lucky :) the cables were black (obvious choice) for ground purple (reddish color) for Vcc and I had twisted pair of green and bluish - that made it easy for me to connect green to green and bluish to white and Everything works - recognized right away and streaming. thanks Matt.

[@jasonkoullas6811]

bro this guy is like the definition of big brain. it is so cool to see people bothering to make educational video to enjoy :) good on you

[@hotdogvictor30]

Yes, I have a feeling I'm gonna love this channel. Could you please explain the wiring of the preamp on the diy microphone from the old, dead laptops video? :D

[@unilia8065]

Thank you so much. How can i modify it to wifi?

[@man0sm]

My webcam has 5 cables and data, I think that the microphone is in the webcam, what should I do? Can I use my microphone too? Please answer.

[@whoknows8225]

if it has a microphone and you have 5 wires, then that wire needs to go to a microphone input on your (intergrated)soundcard. you can also just check the pinouts on the web if you know the product number which is usually located on the sticker on the pcb. because laptop cameras could also have an enable wire.

[@man0sm]

@@whoknows8225 I can't find anything online

[@whoknows8225]

@@man0sm I want to help you but i'll need a picture of both sides and or the laptop brand/type you got the camera from

[@man0sm]

@@whoknows8225 It's a Dell Inspiron M5110

[@whoknows8225]

@@man0sm if it is this one www.ebay.com/itm/DELL-Inspiron-M5110-Inspiron-N5110-Camera-T3NPC-0T3NPC-GENUINE-NEW/111785229872 it visibly has a microphone but it will be some guessing what wire is the mic... it looks like the connector has 8 wires... so 4 wires for the USB camera.. and at least 1 for the mic.. also im kinda worried that this is a 3.3v module so you'll need to reduce the voltage from regular USB which 5v.

[@monthypython1365]

Hi. Super cool video. Tried it. But the webcamcables are super tiny. Thought I had tackled it. But when I plug in I do get the device inserted sound, but nothing else happens. What could be the issue ?

[@raol635]

Thank you for this video. Can you plz explain how to convert a Sony ps4 camera aux port to usb 3.0

[@oleksiifilatov2021]

I've been wondering, if those cams connect to the motherboard via usb protocol, does it mean that when the camera is removed we can use the wires that are left as additional usb connection for other peripheral devices (usb sticks, keyboards, etc) or perhaps it works in input mode only?

[@virsad]

what about adding a microphone? can it be done on the same USB data cable?

[@kuskus9039]

Only if you use an usb soundcard and an usb hub. But this gets realy big for a camera.

[@ПётрПроценко-б3к]

How long will it take for 3V laptop webcam to burn out when you power it from 5,2 volts? How does it even work? Did you compare logical 0 and 1 levels for 3V logic and 5V logic?

[@daniel_sous]

My Webcam connects correctly to the PC for 3-5 seconds. It says "Foxlink" in the device manager for camera. So, the brand is correctly detected. But after these seconds it disconnects without changing a thing. I read that there are 3.3V cameras out there. May this issue relate to this? I could not find a proper Datasheet for "Foxlink CONFIDENTIAL F003FF-149" since it's pretty old.

[@ovalwingnut]

Really top notch "videography", "post editing" and image "quality". This isn't your dad's B-roll. Good Job. 1500 points awarded. Cheers