I know it existed as sort of a folder in Windows Explorer in at least Windows XP, but I just can't seem to find it in Windows 7...
How can I take a picture with my webcam in Windows 7 without using any 3rd party tools?
Answer I wrote from another similar question.
Technically it isn't built in, but it is by Microsoft - so hope that doesn't count as third party in your books.
I find the best and quickest program to be Microsoft AMcap.
It works via native DirectX functions and is very lightweight.
It is a free utility available through the DirectX SDK - and here is a direct link to Amcap.exe.
ZS0211_ov7648&PO2030_Setup
(exe or zip)
Sep 3, 2014 at 10:30
You can do that easily with an free online flash app: http://blog.chrometaphore.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/WebcamSnapshot.swf
(it's an example but you can found a lot)
Edit:
https://amw.github.io/jpeg_camera/demo/
An other example of an online photobooth (using HTML5, with Flash fallback), which require no additional software
The most straightforward way it to install Picasa ..: http://picasa.google.com/
.. click on icon for "Capture photos and videos from a webcam or other video device" ..:
.. and then take picture or record video:
For Lenovo users, there's the Web Conferencing tool that comes with your ThinkPad that allows you to save camera snapshots. I know it's not an answer to the original question, but I arrived here via a Google search for a quick way to take a snapshot with my built in webcam so I guess more people will.
Windows 7, start Menu -> Run, type "webcam" or "camera" and you should see camera related software that came with your PC. Click on the software and that will allow you to take a pic.
Check Picanom -- its an online service (I don't trust such stuff much).
Your HP ProBook must have also come with its own Webcam Software.
Check this for example
I use CommandCam: http://batchloaf.wordpress.com/commandcam/
To convert to JPEG, I use this: http://code.google.com/p/jpeg-compressor/
The one thing I had already installed on my computer was VLC. This seems to work just fine: Media
menu, Open capture device...
, select the device name and click Play
button.
"C:\Program Files\Lenovo\Communications Utility\CommMain.exe"
, or run"C:\Program Files\Lenovo\Communications Utility\CommOSD.exe"
and press[FN]+[F6]
, both are similar, using the built-in driver/program of Lenovo/IBM so it is the best solution, and you can also switch resolutions and check different camera settings while you choose your best settings. Just click"Take Snapshot"
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