How To View Webcam Windows 7

Question 1

Answer I wrote from another similar question.

Technically information technology isn't built in, but information technology is by Microsoft - so promise that doesn't count as third party in your books.

I notice 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.

Question 2

The nearly 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" ..:

Take webcam picture

.. then accept picture or record video:

enter image description here

Answer 1 · 2010-09-14 22:13:09Z

Answer I wrote from another similar question.

Technically information technology isn't built in, but information technology is by Microsoft - so promise that doesn't count as third party in your books.

I notice 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.

answered Sep 14, 2010 at 22:13

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I just downloaded the DirectX SDK (all 571MB) and installed information technology to Win 7 - unfortunately AMcap doesn't seem to be included any more.

Jan 16, 2012 at 9:58
Amcap is included in some webcam drivers, for example ZS0211. Google it and yous'll detect some downloads. For example file with that name works for me: ZS0211_ov7648&PO2030_Setup (exe or zip)

Sep 3, 2014 at 10:30
And AMcap.exe doesn't piece of work alone either.....

Jul 2, 2015 at 19:24
The Microsoft version of AmCap is old abandonware (really just a DX sample), only it seems to accept been extended and maintained (at least up to 2008) by Noël Danjou, and can be downloaded e.g. here: en.softonic.com/download/amcap/windows/post-download?sl=1# (The Dropbox link in the answer is 404, BTW.)

Oct 24, 2017 at 17:36
The direct link to Amcap.exe is no longer working. Can someone post a working link. Thanks.

Dec 30, 2017 at xx:01

memsmems 354 1 silver bluecoat 9 bronze badges · Answer 2 · 2010-10-08 10:11:40Z

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iljauiljau 320 one gold badge 3 silver badges 9 statuary badges · Answer 3 · 2014-02-21 20:09:35Z

The nearly 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" ..:

Take webcam picture

.. then accept picture or record video:

enter image description here

answered Feb 21, 2014 at 20:09

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While technically Picasa is a third-political party tool, this answer was helpful for me since I already had it installed.

Jun 18, 2014 at 18:42
Picasa seems retired. Can't find the aforementioned feature in Google Photos.

Nov 20, 2017 at 12:10

Answer 4

For Lenovo users, in that location'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 then I guess more people will.

hk_hk_ 2,004 7 gold badges 25 silver badges 35 bronze badges · Answer 5 · 2011-09-30 17:52:07Z

Windows 7, start Menu -> Run, type "webcam" or "camera" and yous should see camera related software that came with your PC. Click on the software and that will let y'all to have a moving-picture show.

answered Sep 30, 2011 at 17:52

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Sounds good, I'd endeavour it out if I still possessed that reckoner -- work laptop from previous chore.

Sep xxx, 2011 at 18:34
Sounds skilful for Windows ten, there's a camera awarding at that place.

Oct 26, 2016 at 9:xiii
win 7 logitech webcam, says cipher

May 20, 2017 at 11:12
Best reply for W10.

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niknik 54.2k 10 gilded badges 94 argent badges 140 bronze badges · Answer 6 · 2010-08-28 11:33:39Z

Cheque Picanom -- its an online service (I don't trust such stuff much).
Your HP ProBook must accept also come with its own Webcam Software.
^{Check this for example}

PhilHibbsPhilHibbs 195 three argent badges 13 bronze badges · Answer 7 · 2014-09-03 10:09:19Z

answered Sep 3, 2014 at 10:09

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In that location are only 2 sentences in that question and the second one is "How tin can I take a moving picture with my webcam in Windows 7 without using any 3rd party tools?".

Sep iii, 2014 at 10:28
Other people searching for information on taking pictures with webcams will discover this question, and my answer will be useful to them.

Sep 3, 2014 at 14:34

Answer 8 · 2020-05-09 18:58:12Z

The one thing I had already installed on my figurer was VLC. This seems to work only fine: Media carte du jour, Open capture device..., select the device name and click Play button.