Whozzat! Camera Spike (a)

A 5-minute camera test for the family video game — record a short clip, see what your phone can do, send Sam the numbers.

Camera permission was denied. How to fix it:

iPhone/iPad (Safari): tap the "aA" button in the address bar → Website Settings → set Camera and Microphone to Allow, then reload. (Or: Settings app → Apps → Safari → Camera & Microphone.)
iPhone (Home-Screen icon): fully close this app and reopen it — it should ask again. If not, remove the icon and "Add to Home Screen" again.
Android (Chrome): tap the lock / tune icon left of the address bar → Permissions → allow Camera and Microphone, then reload.

1 · Your device

User agent	…
Display mode	…
Screen	…
Viewport	…
Pixel ratio	…
Battery	checking…

2 · What formats this phone supports

MIME type	Supported?

3 · Record a test clip

Resolution

Video bitrate (audio fixed at 96 kbps)

First tap will ask permission to use your camera & microphone — please tap Allow.

Recording…

4 · Your clip (plays back from this device only)

5 · Results

Run	Mode	Res req.	Actual	Bitrate	MIME used	MB	MB/30s	Dur (s)	Clip
No recordings yet.

If copy does not work: email the results instead.

6 · Live log

7 · Edge tests (for the curious)

Switch away & back test: start a recording, press the Home button (or swipe up / switch apps), wait ~5 seconds, come back. Does the recording survive? Watch the log and the orange banner. Then let it finish and check the clip.

Second-stream test: while recording, this button deliberately opens the camera a second time. On iPhone this is expected to mute/kill the first stream (a documented iOS quirk). Warning: it may break the recording in progress — that is the point.

Tester checklist — what Sam needs you to do

In your normal browser (Safari on iPhone/iPad, Chrome on Android): leave the settings at 720p / 1.5 Mbps, tap START CAMERA, allow camera & microphone, then RECORD and let it run the full 30 seconds.
iPhone/iPad only: tap the Share button → Add to Home Screen. Open the new icon from your home screen and record again. Check that "Display mode" at the top now says standalone, and note whether it asked for camera permission again (it probably will — that is expected on iPhone). Android: Chrome menu → Add to Home screen / Install, then do the same.
The fun one: start a recording, then have someone phone you (a real call). Answer it, hang up, come back. Tell Sam what happened — did the orange banner appear? Did the clip survive?
Try two more recordings: 480p / 1.2 Mbps and 720p / 2.5 Mbps.
Tap COPY RESULTS and paste it into a message (text/WhatsApp/email) to Sam. Done — thank you!