A snapshot with your webcam? No problem! This guide shows you how to take pictures with your webcam in Windows.
Windows 10: Take pictures with webcam
Taking pictures with a webcam is very easy in Windows 10. If a webcam is integrated in the monitor, it is automatically recognised. You must first connect and install an external webcam.
– To start the camera app, enter “camera” in the search field and click on the corresponding app.
– To take a picture, click on the camera icon on the right-hand side.
– To record a video, click the video icon. To stop recording, click on the icon again.
– Use the cogwheel symbol in the upper left corner to call up the settings. Here you can, for example, set the resolution for the photos.
– Click on the icon again.
– The pictures taken are saved in the photo app.
Taking pictures with a webcam on Windows 8
Windows 8 also has a camera app that is usually pre-installed. You can use this to take pictures. The procedure is no different from that under Windows 10.
– Press [Windows key] + [S] and search for the keyword “Camera”. Open the app of the same name.
– If you have an integrated webcam, it will be used automatically. You must first connect an external webcam to the computer and install it if necessary.
In the camera app, you can take photos using the camera icon on the right-hand side. These will be saved in your library under (Pictures) My Shots.
