Webcam Surveyor version history
Webcam Surveyor 3.9.2 build 1212 (02/10/2023)
- Improved video preview performance;
- Improved performance for recording;
- Bugs Fixed.
Webcam Surveyor 3.9.1 build 1209 (06/07/2022)
- Improved a motion detector;
- Improved SSL connection;
- Fixed rendering bug in the text overlay filter;
- Bugs Fixed.
Webcam Surveyor 3.9.0 build 1205 (02/01/2022)
- New devices manager;
- Added support for virtual audio devices;
- Improved video recording;
- Improved compatibility with Windows 11;
- A lot of other changes and improvements.
Webcam Surveyor 3.8.7 build 1183 (12/16/2021)
- Bugs Fixed.
Webcam Surveyor 3.8.7 build 1182 (12/09/2021)
- Fixed compatibility issue with the new Windows update;
- Improved video capture;
- Bugs Fixed.
Webcam Surveyor 3.8.6 build 1175 (09/22/2021)
- New: Settings for date format in file and folder names;
- New: AVI files when recording a sequence of images now stored in the video tab, with "TimeLapse" prefix;
- Added new parameter for command line;
- A lot of minor changes and improvements.
Webcam Surveyor 3.8.5 build 1169 (04/19/2021)
- Improved performance for recoding;
- Raw h264 capture for webcams that support this format;
- Minor improvements and bugs fixed.
Webcam Surveyor 3.8.4 build 1151 (07/27/2020)
- Improved compatibility with the Windows 10 2004 update;
- Bugs Fixed;
Webcam Surveyor 3.8.3 build 1149 (05/29/2020)
- Improved compatibility with MJPEG and YUY2 input format;
- Fixed bug when some application settings are not saved;
- Minor bugs fixed;
Webcam Surveyor 3.8.2 build 1141 (02/26/2020)
- Improved support for Logitech FHD webcams c920/с930;
- Added support for MJPEG webcam output format;
- Improved in-application camera settings;
- Minor improvements and bugs fixed;
Webcam Surveyor 3.8.1 build 1135 (11/29/2019)
- Improved stealth mode;
- Improved overlay function, more formats are now supported;
- Fixed bug in check for free disk space;
- Bugs Fixed.
Webcam Surveyor 3.8.0 build 1122 (09/13/2019)
- Improved recording in AVI format;
- Improved motion detector;
- Fixed a date/time overlay during recording bug;
- Minor bugs fixed.
Webcam Surveyor 3.7.7 build 1108 (08/20/2019)
- Improved webcam recording in stealth mode;
- Fixed application freezing when starting recording for some devices;
- Minor improvements and bugs fixed;
Webcam Surveyor 3.7.6 build 1104 (07/16/2019)
- Fixed video format configuration error for some devices;
- Improved compatibility with the last Windows 10 update;
- A lot of internal changes and fixes.
Webcam Surveyor 3.7.5 build 1102 (05/22/2019)
- Bugs Fixed.
Webcam Surveyor 3.7.5 build 1101 (05/16/2019)
- Improved image quality when capturing motion and time-lapse recording;
- Improved image sequence capturing into AVI file;
- Added interval for recording images multiple of 100 milliseconds;
- Bugs Fixed.
Webcam Surveyor 3.7.3 build 1091 (03/15/2019)
- Improved stealth mode in Windows 10;
- Fixed bug when auto start option active for recording or monitoring;
- Bugs Fixed.
Webcam Surveyor 3.7.2 build 1088 (02/06/2019)
- Improved text overlay;
- Improved memory usage optimization;
- Fixed compatibility issue with the latest Windows update for some systems;
- Bugs Fixed.
Webcam Surveyor 3.7.1 build 1082 (01/17/2019)
- Fixed application crash when closing on some systems;
- Minor improvements and bugs fixed;
Webcam Surveyor 3.7.0 build 1079 (11/09/2018)
- New: Command line parameters - Now you can manage the application via the command line in stealth mode. Moreover, use these commands in Windows Task Scheduler.
- Improved stealth mode;
- Updated translation for most supported languages;
- Minor bugs fixed;
Webcam Surveyor 3.7.0 Beta build 1077 (10/03/2018)
- New motion capture engine - Improved performance and now allows customization of video compression;
- Improved and optimized application installation process;
- A lot of internal changes and fixes;
Webcam Surveyor 3.6.6 build 1070 (07/24/2018)
- Fixed problem with https connection;
- Minor bugs fixed;
Webcam Surveyor 3.6.5 build 1064 (06/14/2018)
- Improved hot keys in stealth mode;
- Added "Reset to default hot keys" button in stealth mode;
- Improved video preview performance;
- Improved compatibility in new Windows 10 update;
- Minor improvements;
Webcam Surveyor 3.6.2 build 1051 (05/11/2018)
- Optimized capture to WMV format;
- Fixed false positive for the program file from some "antivirus" vendors.
- Fixed compatibility issue for some webcams;
- Minor improvements and bugs fixed;
Webcam Surveyor 3.6.1 build 1047 (01/17/2018)
- Improved motion detection performance;
- Bugs Fixed;
Webcam Surveyor 3.6.0 build 1043 (11/10/2017)
- Improved motion capture engine;
- Added separate video codec settings for motion capture;
- Improved streaming;
- A lot of internal changes and fixes;
Webcam Surveyor 3.5.1 build 1031 (04/12/2017)
- Improved wmv capture performance;
- Updated languages pack (added Turkish language);
- Minor improvements in stealth mode;
- Minor bugs fixed;
Webcam Surveyor 3.5.0 build 1028 (12/09/2016)
- WMV video format selected as default.
- Improved WMV Capture;
- Added WM Audio format settings;
- Minor bugs fixed;
Webcam Surveyor 3.5.0 build 1024 BETA1 (11/14/2016)
- Added support for Windows Media video format.
- A new audio recording engine.
- Improved synchronization of audio and video streams.
- Added file path combo box in the file browser.
- Added “Home” button in the file browser.
- Improved file browser usability.
- A lot of internal changes and fixes;
Webcam Surveyor 3.4.5 build 1011 (07/07/2016)
- Improved video capture engine;
- Minor improvements in video broadcasting;
- Fixed compatibility issue for some webcams;
- Minor bugs fixed;
Webcam Surveyor 3.4.0 build 1003 (02/15/2016)
- Improved a motion detector;
- Improved video and audio streaming over network;
- Fixed minor bug in Stealth Mode;
- Added support for x264vfw - H.264/MPEG-4 AVC codec (Supported only Ultrafast, Superfast, Veryfast and Faster presets);
- A lot of internal changes and fixes;
Webcam Surveyor 3.3.5 build 999 (12/08/2015)
- Improved video rendering in Windows 10;
- Improved capture engine;
- Fixed compatibility issue for some webcams;
- Minor bugs fixed;
Webcam Surveyor 3.3.0 build 997 (09/18/2015)
- Improved video and audio streaming;
- Improved program log;
- Improved compatibility in Windows 10;
- A lot of internal changes and fixes;
Webcam Surveyor 3.2.5 build 993 (06/22/2015)
- Improved stealth mode;
- Minor improvements in video broadcasting;
- Fixed bug in broadcasting when the maximum number of simultaneous connections is only 5.
- Fixed minor bug in power management on xp and vista.
- Minor bugs fixed;
Webcam Surveyor 3.2.0 build 989 (04/24/2015)
- Improved preview and capture performance;
- Improved streaming profiles;
- Fixed compatibility issue with some HD webcams;
- Fixed rendering bug in the text overlay filter;
- Minor bugs fixed;
Webcam Surveyor 3.1.1 build 983 (02/19/2015)
- Improved motion detection performance;
- Improved video capture and audio recording;
- Updated languages pack (added Chinese Simplified language);
- Minor improvements;
Webcam Surveyor 3.1.0 build 980 (01/23/2015)
- New video formats dialog box;
- Fixed compatibility issue with Microsoft HD webcam series;
- Fixed bug in data time overlay;
- Improved compatibility with YUY2 format;
- Minor bugs fixed;
Webcam Surveyor 3.0.0 build 973 (12/17/2014)
- Improved video capture performance;
- Improved compatibility in Windows 8.1;
- Improved stealth mode;
- Minor improvements;
Webcam Surveyor 3.0.0 beta 2 build 969 (11/25/2014)
- Improved performance of text overlay filter;
- Fixed compatibility issue with some devices;
- Minor bugs fixed;
Webcam Surveyor 3.0.0 beta 1 build 960 (10/23/2014)
- New: Video capture engine - improved performance of capture, motion detection and streaming;
- New: Data time overlay – add data time information over video;
- A lot of internal changes and fixes;
Webcam Surveyor 2.4.5 build 944 (08/20/2014)
- Improved: activation of video capture when motion is detected;
- Improved: video and audio streaming over network;
- Fixed: compatibility issue for some webcams;
- A lot of other minor fixes and improvements;
Webcam Surveyor 2.4.1 build 938 (04/10/2014)
- Updated OpenSSL libraries;
- Fixed email connection issue;
- Improved video recoding;
- Minor bugs fixed;
Webcam Surveyor 2.4.0 build 932 (01/23/2014)
- Added: Automatically generate HTML code of embedded web player. Now you can easily publish live streaming on your web site. All popular browsers are supported.
- Added: Auto detects public IP address in broadcasting;
- Added: Refresh button for streaming connection information.
- New HD broadcasting profiles;
- Improved video streaming;
- Fixed a bug that prevent Windows shout down on some systems;
- A lot of other minor fixes and improvements;
Webcam Surveyor 2.3.1 build 921 (12/16/2013)
- Fixed compatibility issue in Windows XP;
- Minor improvements in motion detection algorithm;
- Minor bugs fixed;
Webcam Surveyor 2.3.0 build 912 (11/14/2013)
- Improved video capture;
- Added support for Windows blocked and sleep mode. Now the application can resume all activities after exiting from the sleep mode.
- Added support for 3ivx codecs.
- Minor bugs fixed;
Webcam Surveyor 2.2.5 build 901 (09/12/2013)
- Improved video and audio streaming;
- Optimized broadcasting profiles for mobile devices;
- Minor bugs fixed;
Webcam Surveyor 2.2.0 build 894 (06/20/2013)
- New motion detection action: Start video capture;
- Improved audio synchronization for long time video recording;
- Fixed connection issue for some webcams;
- Minor bugs fixed;
Webcam Surveyor 2.1.5 build 880 (04/18/2013)
- Fixed a compatibility issue in Windows 8;
- Improved audio capture;
- Minor bugs fixed;
Webcam Surveyor 2.1.0 build 872 (10/27/2012)
- Fixed bug, which produce "Division by zero" message on some systems.
- Improved and optimized video capture;
- Improved Windows 8 support;
- A lot of other minor fixes and improvements;
Webcam Surveyor 2.0.6 build 860 (09/20/2012)
- New streaming profiles with 16:9 video resolutions;
- Minor bugs fixed;
Webcam Surveyor 2.0.5 build 853 (08/13/2012)
- Improved video capture;
- Fixed problem with Windows shutdown;
- Optimized video broadcasting;
- A lot of other minor fixes and improvements;
Webcam Surveyor 2.0.1 build 830 (07/04/2012)
- Fixed a compatibility issue with the new Nvidia drivers;
- Improved video streaming;
- Minor fixes;
Webcam Surveyor 2.0.0 build 801 (05/18/2012)
- Broadcasting video and audio streams over Internet/local network;
- Multi user accounting support;
- Improved install and uninstall;
- A lot of other minor fixes and improvements;
Webcam Surveyor 1.9.8 build 661 (03/15/2012)
- Improved video and audio capture;
- Improved scheduler;
- Fixed bug in FTP alert client;
- A lot of other minor fixes and improvements;
Webcam Surveyor 1.9.7 build 652 (01/26/2012)
- Fixed bug in FTP client;
- Improved Camera control;
- Minor bugs fixed;
Webcam Surveyor 1.9.7 build 647 (12/03/2011)
- New: Always on top feature;
- Improved Stealth mode;
- Web update bug fixed;
- Minor bugs fixed;
Webcam Surveyor 1.9.6 build 633 (10/24/2011)
- Stealth mode update: Now the Webcam Surveyor is completely invisible at startup.
- New: Capture video when Windows is locked.
- Minor bugs fixed;
Webcam Surveyor 1.9.5 build 602 (08/14/2011)
- Added: Taskbar control buttons in Windows 7;
- Added: Start video recording when Webcam Surveyor is startup;
- Added: Automatic update check;
- Fixed bug in Camera controls;
- A lot of other minor fixes and improvements;
Webcam Surveyor 1.9.2 build 561 (04/20/2011)
- Improved: stealth mode operations;
- Minor fixes in Scheduler;
- A lot of minor fixes and improvements;
Webcam Surveyor 1.9.1 build 552 (02/19/2011)
- Added SSL connections support for eMail Alert;
- New themed user interface;
- A lot of minor fixes and improvements;
Webcam Surveyor 1.9.0 build 512 (12/24/2010)
- Added: Capture to multiple files feature;
- Added: Video recording in stealth mode feature;
- Added: Video recording, Email alert and FTP alert actions in scheduler.
- Improved: Video capture and device connection;
- Improved: Video and audio synchronization in video capture;
- Improved Windows 7 compatibility in file browser ;
- A lot of other minor fixes and improvements;
Webcam Surveyor 1.8.1 build 426 (09/15/2010)
- Added support for ffdshow Video Codec;
- Fixed compatibility issue with some Logitech(tm) web cameras;
- Improved motion capture;
- Minor bugs fixed;
Webcam Surveyor 1.8.0 build 405 (05/27/2010)
- Improved support for Windows 7 and Vista;
- Improved latest DivX video codec support;
- Updated languages pack (added French, Spanish, Portuguese, Hungarian, Serbian, Arabic, Hebrew, Romanian languages) ;
- A lot of other minor fixes and improvements;
Webcam Surveyor 1.7.5 build 362 (12/19/2007)
- Added codec auto selection feature, now Webcam Surveyor automatically select best codec in first start.
- Added support for DivX® 6.8 Codec;
- Updated languages pack (added Finnish language) ;
- Fixed startup access violation bug.
- Minor bugs fixed;
Webcam Surveyor 1.7.3 build 352 (10/20/2007)
- Added support for DivX® 6.7.0 Codec;
- Updated languages pack (added Bulgarian and Italian languages) ;
- Help file updated;
- A lot of other minor fixes and improvements
Webcam Surveyor 1.7.2 build 343 (10/02/2007)
- Improved email alert settings;
- Added FTP streaming option;
- File browser bugs fixed;
- A lot of other minor fixes and improvements;
Webcam Surveyor 1.7.0 build 307 (09/04/2007)
- Added Multi language user interface support (supported languages: English, German, Croatian, Russian)
- “Video most be initialized” bug fixed;
- Motion capture bug fixed;
- E-mail alert bug fixed;
- Minor bugs fixed;
Webcam Surveyor 1.7.0 build 307 (08/03/2007)
- New file browser engine.
- Added support for DivX® 6.6.1 Codec;
- Improved camera connection, more devices now supported;
- Fixed file operation bug in Windows Vista®
- File browser settings removed.
- Added: Thumbnails size slide bar in file browser tab.
- Minor bugs fixed;
Webcam Surveyor 1.6.1 build 274 (06/26/2007)
- Added support for DivX® 6.6 Codec;
- Improved Scheduler option;
- Optimize memory usage;
- Minor bugs fixed;
Webcam Surveyor 1.6.0 build 261 (06/08/2007)
- Added Scheduler feature;
- Optimized Motion Capture;
- Updated documentation;
- Minor bugs fixed;
Webcam Surveyor 1.5.7 build 235 (04/19/2007)
- Added support for DivX® 6.5.1 Codec;
- Added support for ACDV 2.0.1 Codec;
- Optimized Motion Detection;
- Updated documentation;
- Minor bugs fixed;
Webcam Surveyor 1.5.6 build 230 (03/14/2007)
- Added motion capture delay option;
- Added support for XviD 1.1.2 codec;
- Improved FTP and email alerts;
- Added new test settings dialog for FTP and email;
- Added: Enable Stealth Mode for next start option;
- Fixed problem with image sequence capture;
- Minor bugs fixed
Webcam Surveyor 1.5.5 build 221 (02/09/2007)
- Improved camera profiles support;
- A lot of other minor fixes and improvements;
Webcam Surveyor 1.5.4 build 214 (12/13/2006)
- Added: Store Images in AVI file option in Image Sequence. Now you can capture the sequence of images and store in AVI file format.
- Fixed problem with audio compression;
- Improved Motion Capture option;
- Minor bugs fixed;
Webcam Surveyor 1.5.3 build 200 (11/15/2006)
- Improved Motion Capture sequence feature;
- Added: "Store files in subfolder..." option in Motion Capture sequence;
- Fixed problem when program crashes if Motion Capture sequence started;
- A lot of other minor fixes and improvements;
Webcam Surveyor 1.5.2 build 191 (10/27/2006)
- Added folders preview in file browser;
- Fixed: motion capture video compression filter selection bug;
- Minor bugs fixed;
Webcam Surveyor 1.5.1 build 179 (10/19/2006)
- Optimized file manager delete/create/copy/drag&drop operations.
- A lot of other minor fixes and improvements;
Webcam Surveyor 1.5.0 build 174 (10/10/2006)
- Added Motion captures sequence option;
- Improved motion detection algorithm;
- Improved file manager core.
- A lot of other minor fixes and improvements;
Webcam Surveyor 1.4.1 build 160 (09/02/2006)
- Optimized camera connection;
- Minor bugs fixed;
Webcam Surveyor 1.4.0 build 154 (08/01/2006)
- Added 'Stealth Mode' option;
- Fixed problem with start motion monitoring when Windows startup;
- Fixed: lost sound card setting;
- Minor bugs fixed;
Webcam Surveyor 1.3.5 build 140 (03/24/2006)
- Added 'Create new folder' button in file browser tab;
- Improved shell notification unit in file browser;
- Improved webcam connection algorithm;
- Added: main window sizeable style;
- Added 'Keep Aspect Ratio' option;
- A lot of other minor fixes and improvements;
Webcam Surveyor 1.3.0 build 124 (12/20/2005)
- Added 'Motion Capture' option. Now you can record all motion activity in one AVI file;
- Added 'No Compression' feature for Video and Audio;
- Added Tabs for File Browser;
- Highlighted supported video codec's;
- Fixed: Video formats changes when video capture started.
- Fixed problem with determinate two identical webcams;
- A lot of other minor fixes and improvements;
Webcam Surveyor 1.2.1 build 101 (10/21/2005)
- fixed problem with settings file;
- Minor bugs fixed;
Webcam Surveyor 1.2.0 build 97 (08/25/2005)
- Added Pan, Zoom, Tilt, Roll, Iris, Focus, Exposure and more in camera settings;
- Added profiles for multicams. Now Webcam Surveyor save settings separate for each webcam;
- Added encryption for program settings;
- Fixed motion detection alerts bug. When is more than one alerts selected Webcam Surveyor ignore them;
- Fixed bug when main window change size after full screen mode;
- Audio and Video synchronization bug fixed;
- A lot of other minor fixes and improvements;
Webcam Surveyor 1.1.0 build 85 (06/10/2005)
- Added motion detection mask option;
- Added File Browser settings (Thumbnails Size, Captions, Cache options);
- Added 'Stop capture after 'n' images' option;
- Added 'Show/Hide Save File Dialog when video capture stop' option;
- Help updated;
- Fixed E-Mail Authentication bug;
- Minor bugs fixed
Webcam Surveyor 1.0.0 build 73 Final Release (04/27/2005)
- optimized motion detection algorithm (hi sensitivity);
- added "Video Noise Reduction" option in motion detection settings;
- added Folders tree;
- added Shell popup menu in file browser;
- added "Restart motion detection trigger" interval option;
- added Motion Detection LED indicator
- E-Mail Alert bug fixed;
- E-Mail and FTP test settings bug fixed;
- Minor bugs fixed;
Webcam Surveyor 1.0.0 build 65 BETA (04/05/2005)
- added cache mode for thumbnails;
- added Delete button in file browser control panel;
- auto refresh files bug fixed;
- Minor bugs fixed;
Webcam Surveyor 1.0.0 build 64 BETA (03/22/2005)
- Initial release