Today, when face-to-face communication fades into the background and more and more people begin to communicate "blindly" - in messages via social networks or mail, webcams are becoming very popular, allowing you to broadcast your actions to any corner of the planet. Of course, anyone with a laptop and camera should know how to run this USB video device.
Instructions
Step 1
If your laptop keyboard has a special Fn key, turn on the camera by holding and holding this key on the keyboard, press the key with the camera icon in the top row of system buttons. A picture will appear on the screen with the inscription "On" or "Off" (On or Off, respectively). Make the picture show "On"
Step 2
Launch a portable or built-in camera using the utility that displays the webcam user interface. To do this, find the folder with the camera (the name can use Camera (Cam) and / or Web) in "Start" → "All Programs". Run the application and when it displays the interface on the laptop screen, enable the webcam in the settings.
Step 3
By default, the laptop's built-in camera turns on automatically when you make a video call to someone. That is, to turn on the camera, simply launch the program that will have access to the webcam (for example, Skype).
Step 4
Turn on the USB video device on your laptop in the computer settings settings. To do this, open the "Control Panel", go to the Device Manager. There, open the "Imaging Devices" section. In the expanded subsection there will be the name of your camera (sometimes the camera goes under the name "Unknown device"). To enable, right-click on the title and select Enable.
Step 5
If you are using a standalone webcam instead of a built-in one with a laptop, then inspect it for a power button. If there is one, click - the camera will launch itself and expand the interface of its application on the screen.
