# Control smartphone camera with Node red installed on Android

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/control-smartphone-camera-with-node-red-installed-on-android/17089>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [24 October 2019 13:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/control-smartphone-camera-with-node-red-installed-on-android/17089 "2019-10-24T13:15:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![cymplecy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/cymplecy/32/2773_2.png) [@cymplecy](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/cymplecy)\
**Post date:** [28 October 2019 10:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/control-smartphone-camera-with-node-red-installed-on-android/17089/30 "2019-10-28T10:32:30Z")

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Just another solution if anyone comes along in future

I ran IP WEbcam on my 'droid phone

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/2X/d/d750d5c594d81e8ebe7b563c5222e446fe53ac24.jpeg)

And then used the HTTP Request node on a flow on my Win10 machine to grab a picture

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/2X/a/a6d976f17f0c62185764c6e0f107479fa37236e1.png)

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/2X/8/8de0de578bd3f5d563a31e56345aafed9ac45737.png)

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