Almost all modern laptops have built-in webcams. For the convenience of video communication, it is located above the display, exactly in the middle of the screen. The built-in camera can be configured using specially designed programs for it, as well as third-party applications.
Instructions
Step 1
Open the "Start" menu and select the "Control Panel" button in it (or go to it using the shortcut located on the desktop). In the window that opens, double-click on the "System" icon. This will open the operating system settings dialog box. Open the "Hardware" tab in it and click on the "Device Manager" button. This will open a list of all physical and virtual devices installed on this computer, with brief information about each of them.
Step 2
At the very bottom of the "Device Manager" list, find a line called "Imaging Devices" and click on the "+" symbol to the left of it. In the drop-down list, find the webcam and make sure that it is operational and operational (its icon and line should not be marked with a question mark or a red cross). After that, you can start setting up the camera.
Step 3
Open your webcam software to test the operation in “practice” and configure it. Programs of this kind are usually installed along with the drivers on the built-in webcam. To launch the utility, open the Start menu, then click the All Programs button, and then find the icon for the webcam application (for example, for Acer notebooks, this program is called "Acer Crystal Eye Webcam"). Use it to customize the camera according to your needs. In the settings, you can change the brightness and contrast of the camera, the size of the picture and its other parameters.
Step 4
For a wider configuration of the webcam, install open any third-party application that interacts with it. For example, the ManyCam program. After installation and starting to work in the background, it is built into the system and is recognized by it as a separate camera, the settings of which can be changed right in the program interface.
