With the growth of Internet access speeds and against the background of lower providers' tariffs, more than ever, video communication programs have become especially demanded. Various ICQ, implementing simple user correspondence (like SMS), due to the low consumed traffic, are gradually moving to mobile platforms, and Skype, Agent from mail.ru service and other similar programs are more and more firmly based on personal computers. In them, in addition to the ability to correspond, full-fledged telephony is allowed, that is, if two users have a camera and a microphone, then you can not only talk with the interlocutor, but also see him on the screen. Somehow, imperceptibly, the future has already come, giving everyone a videophone. One step separates from the widespread introduction of such technology: increasing the speed of Internet access for all mobile operators.
For most laptop manufacturers, it has long been a tradition to embed a camera in their products. Against the background of the total cost of the laptop, its price is almost invisible, but the benefit is significant. The owner of a personal computer can also equip his electronic assistant with such a camera by purchasing it as a separate device. This is where the fair question arises - how to check the webcam on a laptop and computer. Indeed, not everyone can afford to buy a "pig in a poke". Problems with the exchange of non-working equipment usually do not arise, but what if there are many kilometers between the store and the house? That is why every user should know how to check the webcam.
If everything is clear with a laptop - the components are already connected there, then you must first connect the camera to a personal computer yourself. Their modern models are equipped with the usual USB connector, so at this stage no difficulties arise.
For those who want to learn how to check the camera, there is no need to disassemble it, because the result should be visible on the monitor screen. First of all, you need to install the appropriate driver (firmware that controls the device). Typically, the disk that comes with the laptop has everything you need. But modern cameras, implemented by a separate external device, have long learned to do without such drivers. Rather, the first time you connect, the Windows operating system automatically installs the standard device driver. The convenience of such a solution is undeniable.
The forums often ask the question “how to check the webcam”, which indicates its importance. In fact, everything is simple here. By connecting the camera and installing the driver if necessary, there are several ways to do this, depending on the version of your operating system. We can say that users of Windows XP were lucky, because, while developing XP, they did not forget about the owners of webcams, unlike subsequent versions.
Even a person unfamiliar with computers can figure out how to check a webcam in this system. After completing the above (we repeat: physically connecting the device to the USB port and installing the driver), you should open the My Computer folder. “USB video device” will appear next to the list of drives. If you click on this icon, the camera will turn on and an image will appear on the screen.
The advent of Windows 7 and, probably, subsequent versions, deprived users of such an opportunity. In other words, in the Win 7 operating system, the answer to the question “how to check the webcam” most often consists in installing additional programs and verifying operability with their help. The most famous is the famous Skype. If you have Skype and an active Internet connection, it’s very easy to check the camera by running the built-in scan function.
There is also another way, although its capabilities are limited. To use it, start the MS Paint editor (the command “run - mspaint”) and select “from the scanner or camera” in the program menu. The image from the camera as a picture will be inserted into the editor.