How do I setup a camera in a fixed position? Im interested in creating a video stream channel. There are cases where say I'm building a computer that I want to place a WebCam in a fixed position above my head. Or say doing a car repair, I will need a similar set up.   Most web cameras I've seen are designed to be attached to a computer directly.  Im imagining a stand and a camera attached to it.  Ideally, the camera attaches to a PC but it doesn't have to.

I guess I could pull this off with my iPhone if it had a stand to hold it.
Get a camera (not a webcam), any camera, and put it on a tripod. Make sure the camera has the approriate mount to put it on your tripod. If you have a camera without such mount, just prop it up against some books or something like this. Then connect your camera to your PC (for live streaming) or just record to SD card and put it on your computer later (for prerecorded video).