- What is TestInvite?
- Build Your First Test
- Run Your First Assessment
- Taking the Assessment
- Viewing the Results
- Question Bank Overview
- Common Question Features
- Scoring
- Question Types
- Question Authoring
- Browsing Questions
- Content Blocks
- Media Library
- Metadata Rules & Schema
- Roles & Access
- 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. To turn the AI checks on and tune their thresholds, see AI Detections Setup; for what each detection looks for and how the session verdict is computed, see AI Proctoring Analysis.
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.