A webcam model is a video performer who streams on the Internet with a live webcam broadcast. A webcam model often performs erotic acts online, such as stripping, masturbation, or sex acts in exchange for money, goods, or attention. They may also sell videos of their performances. Once viewed as a small niche in the world of adult entertainment, camming became "the engine of the porn industry," according to Alec Helmy, the publisher of XBIZ, a sex-trade industry journal.
A webcam model setting up her environment at a 2019 event
A model demonstrates web broadcasting with a video camera and computer at an industry trade show.
This Venus Berlin event in 2019 shows the camera and laptop setup used by a webcam model.
Events and trade shows such as the Venus Berlin event shown here enable cam models and camming firms to promote their brands.
A webcam is a video camera which is designed to record or stream to a computer or computer network. They are primarily used in video telephony, live streaming and social media, and security. Webcams can be built-in computer hardware or peripheral devices, and are commonly connected to a device using USB or wireless protocols.
A Logitech-branded webcam attached to a laptop.
SGI IndyCam
iSight webcam, released in 2003
Charge-coupled device (CCD) image sensor of a webcam
