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In windows XP, My Computer showed me cameras as devices that I could open to take pictures or videos without any third-party software.

How can I do the same in Windows 7?

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What kind of computer, which webcam? – Michael K Feb 21 at 8:57
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Usually if the computer doesn't come with a native program, I use Live Movie Maker which does have webcam feature in its latest iteration.

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but so you have record a video and then save one frame – kokbira Apr 8 '11 at 23:04
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I am not 100% sure if it works in Windows 7 (which is kind of the point of this question, I know) but AMCAP can be a helpful tool. AfterDawn.com claims it is freeware (http://www.afterdawn.com/software/audio_video/capture_video/amcap.cfm) and the link to what appears to be the author's site... but there are references to a program called AMCAP around that is $29 - which is insane for what it does. Take a careful look at what you're downloading first, I guess.

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I don't recall the exact configuration, if you can take a photo with it or not, so slap me if I'm wrong but if you open up Silverlight there is a tab that will show your camera display.

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