How to turn on the webcam on a laptop?
So, you need to use a webcam, but you don’t know where to click and what to do to make it work? Then this instruction is especially for you. Hardware launch
First, check your laptop's keys. It is possible that by pressing the key or hotkey combination (for example, Fn+F10), you can start the webcam. On all laptops, a number of F-keys have special designations for one or another key. It is likely that there will be a camera icon there.
Or this key can be placed separately, next to the power, volume and Wi-Fi keys.
Not every laptop has such a key, so if you don’t find it, then use other methods.
Switching on through programs
If you not reinstalled the operating system and did not remove pre-installed programs associated with the webcam, then most likely the necessary software to use the camera was pre-installed. Accordingly, all you have to do is start using it.
To check if this program exists for you, click "Start" and in the search field ("Find programs and files") register Webcam. If your laptop finds any program related to the camera, then feel free to launch it. Most likely, this is a proprietary driver program that makes it possible to take photos and videos, use various effects and configure the webcam. The interface of such programs is different, so you can find advice on using the program on the manufacturer’s website or forum, but usually you can figure it out on your own.
Sometimes the webcam can work without this program. if you have Skype program, then you can check the webcam for functionality like this:
•run the program;
•open settings;
•In chapter "All» select «Video Settings";
•the image should appear, or you can select the name of the webcam yourself above the field with the image.
Well, if for some reason you cannot find or install the original program, then you can always use universal free software. There are programs for this: ManyCam and WebCamMax. They can also take photos and videos, set up a webcam and use various effects for shooting.
Webcam won't turn on?
If for some reason the webcam does not work, then the driver is most likely to blame, or rather its absence or incorrect operation. How to fix this problem:
•click “Start";
•we find "Control panel";
•select “Equipment and sound" (view type "Category");
•In chapter "Devices and Printers» select «device Manager";
•find the item “Imaging devices", expand it by clicking on the arrow and check if there is an exclamation mark in the yellow triangle next to the device;
•if it is, right-click on the device and select “Engage" (this means that the webcam is currently disabled. If instead of the item "Engage" there is only "Disable", this means the webcam is already working, but incorrectly). If item "Engage"no, select "Update Drivers" If it was not possible to update the drivers automatically, then you will have to go to the laptop manufacturer’s website and in the “Support” or “Drivers” section, find the driver for the webcam of your laptop model. After downloading the required driver and installing it, you can start using the webcam (or the installer will ask you to restart your PC, after which you can start working with the camera) http://download.manycam.com/.
If in paragraph "Imaging devices"In Device Manager you did not find anything related to your webcam, look in the "Other devices", perhaps this item is located there.
