How to check the camera on a laptop

If you like to communicate with people on the internet and prefer to not only hear, but also see the computer with a video camera - a perfect solution. How do I choose a laptop, turn on and check the camera?

Start over. Image quality in fixed cameras in notebooks varies on the average from 0.3 to 3 megapixels. With the webcam, you can still photos and video. Of course, you can connect and third-party devices - from simple via USB to a professional equipment with the newest ports for data transfer ( S-Video, DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort other). Within 5-10 meters camera and other portable devices connected via Bluetooth, FireWire etc.

So, you already have a laptop with a camera. But where to find it? Open the "Start" menu and enter "camera" in the search box. If nothing is found, proceed to the next step.

From "Start" go to "Control Panel" and from there to the "Hardware and Sound" -\u003e "Device View" -\u003e "Manager". The same window opens, right-click the button on the "My Computer" -\u003e "Properties."

Entering the "Manager" one way, looking for the item "Imaging devices" - it should display the desired camera or similar connected devices.

Click on a device, right click and select "Enable." Here you can also turn off the camera in the same way, install drivers or update to a newer software version.

Going into the last item in the context menu - Properties, we will see if the camera is operational. Watch a picture:

Check the camera easily via any program for video calls, such as Skype and even classmates. We run a Skype, go to "Settings" via the top panel, then "General" and "Video Settings." If the camera is turned on, you'll see an image that captures its target in real-time.

How to configure a laptop camera? There are two ways for this. In some cameras, all control buttons are located directly on the device (sound, sharpness, zoom, etc.). Just twist all possible leverbar, focusing on the signal quality in the same skype. The second way is to use special programs to configure. Among them, Splitcam, LiveWebcam, IP Camera View and many others.

Let's look at Splitcam. What does she know how:

add funny effects to your video without call interrupt;
change the back background on which you are sitting;
work immediately in several applications, sharing a video stream;
broadcast video to popular sites, like LiveStream and similar;
working with permissions up to 2048 × 1536 (HD);
connect to the IP Camera;
zoom plot video without interrupt
outing audio effects and separation of sound.

At the same time, Splitcam applies free of charge, without restrictions.

If the camcorder does not work, the first thing to be done is to reinstall the drivers or find them more "fresh" version. The original software is on the disk, which was complete with a laptop. Otherwise you have to search for the driver on the network, on the manufacturer's official website. For example, for Lenovo T60 laptops, it looks like this: