(Click here for larger image of CoolCamera screenshot)According to Ateksoft, CoolCamera provides easy camera control by means of the phone's hardware buttons, and that adjustments can be made without leaving view finder mode. The software uses an efficient encoding algorithm optimized for the XScale processor to achieve video frame rates up to 25 fps, the company adds. At reduced frame rates, resolutions up to 1280 x 960 can be supported.
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The webcam feature appears to work in conjunction with a desktop PC using ActiveSync through a cable, or wirelessly via WiFi or Bluetooth. An application such as Skype or Yahoo Messenger runs on the PC, and CoolCamera supplies streaming video from the smartphone.
CoolCamera works with a range of
HTC platforms including the Magician, Alpine, Apache, Prophet, Wizard, Universal, and Tornado, according to Ateksoft. A free version with limits on recording time is downloadable
here. The full-capability registered version goes for $14.90.
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