Video call and monitoring achieving method based on hypertext markup language (HTML) 5

The invention discloses a video call and monitoring achieving method based on hypertext markup language (HTML) 5. The video call and monitoring achieving method is characterized by including the following steps: step 101: a video acquisition end is connected to a server through a browser, and a video viewing end used for receiving information is arranged; step 102: the video acquisition end controls a camera to acquire video information through the HTML 5; step 103, a server end processes the video information acquired by the video acquisition end; step 104, the video viewing end is connected to the server through the browser; and the step 105, the video viewing end displays the received video information on web pages of the browser. By means of the video call and monitoring achieving method based on the HTML 5, the problem that a plug-in board is needed for controlling the camera is solved, and the purpose of cross-platform is achieved.