How to turn on the camera on a laptop. Tips for novice users

Many of today's laptops and netbooks have at their disposal the entire technological arsenal for comfortable work on the Internet. And, of course, it does not do without a built-in camera, thanks to which the user can arrange videoconferences and send photos and videos to his friends. But not all users know how to turn on the camera on a laptop. In this article you will be able to find the answer to this question.

First you need to make sure that the camera is actually mounted in the camera. It is placed most often in the central part of the top half of the laptop, directly above the display device. Sometimes manufacturers build next to it a small LED (it will signal that the camera is turned on), or make an inscription "Webcam" or "DigiCam" next to the device's eyelet. If you can not find out similar signs of the presence of the camera, you can search for information about it in the passport or the instruction manual of the laptop. After that, you can move on to the question of how to turn on the camera on the laptop.

The most common way to start the camera's built-in camera is by pressing a simple key combination. For example, practically on all laptops of the company "Asus" this happens with the help of a combination of "Fn + V" (while on the "V" key you can easily find the camera image). But do not despair if you could not find this combination on your device. There are several more options for how to turn on the camera on a laptop.

First, you need to make sure that all drivers and software for the built-in camera are installed. If something is missing from the software, you will need to go to the manufacturer's website and download all missing utilities and programs from there. Most often laptops from popular world brands use such software as "Willing Webcam", "Webcam Plus!" And "Active WebCam", but other software may be suitable for a particular laptop model. After installing all the necessary drivers, the camera will turn on automatically when the corresponding program is launched.

But how to turn on the camera in the laptop, if after installing all the necessary software, it does not want to run? You can try to run the installed program manually. To do this, click on its shortcut or run the corresponding utility from the start menu. The camera on the laptop or netbook in most cases after that immediately turns on.

Another sure way to get the built-in camera to work is to enable it from the Control Panel (its user will find it by launching the famous Start menu with the left click of the mouse). In the "Control Panel" we find a section called "Scanners and Cameras" and in it we select the built-in camera. After startup, this device should turn on immediately.

If none of the above methods has helped to achieve the goal, you can use one of the tools from third-party developers. Hundreds of such programs can be found on the Internet without much difficulty, but before launching it is desirable to check all the downloaded files with antivirus software. You can also visit the official website of the manufacturer of your laptop. Often on this resource you can find information about which of the third-party programs are ideal for a particular model of the device.

Do not forget that in some cases, the user does not even have to rack his brains over how to turn on the camera on the laptop. This is already taken care of by developers of popular programs for communication via the Internet. For example, after installing and running one of the most popular programs for communication called "Skype", the built-in camera of the laptop will be launched in automatic mode.