- What is TestInvite?
- Build Your First Test
- Run Your First Assessment
- Taking the Assessment
- Viewing the Results
- Question Bank Overview
- Common Question Features
- Question Types
- Creating Questions
- Organizing Questions
- Content Blocks
- Roles & Access
- Media Library
- Import & Export
- Question Submissions
- Question Bank Schema
- Browsing Questions
- Cloning Questions
- Bulk Updating Questions
- Tests Overview
- My Tests
- Creating a Test
- The Test Editor
- Test Settings
- Sections & Pages
- Adding Questions
- Page Builders
- Test Profile
- Reporting
- Test Papers
- Analytics
- Publishing a Test
- Test Library
- Marketplace
- Tasks Overview
- Creating a Task
- Task Dashboard
- Steps
- Task Settings
- Candidates
- Test Sessions
- Sent Mails
- Proctoring
- Analytics
Webcam Recording
Capture the candidate's camera during the exam — periodic photos or continuous video with audio — including the identity photo, what each mode enables in AI analysis, and device support.
Webcam recording captures the candidate's camera for the whole exam. It feeds three things: the live Exam Monitor (proctors see the feed in real time), the post-exam review (reviewers scrub the material), and AI Detections (the automated analysis runs on it).
Photo vs Video
- PHOTO — a snapshot every 20 seconds. Light on the candidate's bandwidth, cheaper, and supported on every device with a camera. AI checks per photo: person count, face position, identity match, forbidden objects.
- VIDEO — continuous recording with audio, uploaded in 60-second chunks. Requires camera and microphone. Adds what photos can't capture: audio checks (voice activity, muted microphone), measured incident durations, and the escalation of sustained behavior to red evidence.
Rule of thumb: photo for high-volume screening, video for high-stakes exams.
The Identity Photo
When webcam recording is on and the identity check is enabled in AI Detections, candidates take an ID photo during the pre-start checks. It is quality-gated (one face, sharp enough to match) with guided retakes, becomes the reference the AI compares every exam frame against, and appears in the review header for human side-by-side comparison. It cannot be captured retroactively — which is why enabling AI after the exam can never add the identity check.
Device Support and Resilience
Both modes work in every modern browser, desktop and mobile — including Safari and iPhone/iPad. Candidates with multiple cameras pick the right one at the pre-start check. If the camera drops mid-exam, the candidate is routed back to the webcam check to restore it and then resumes — the session isn't lost. See Device Compatibility for the full matrix and the bandwidth each mode needs.