You have purchased a laptop, installed an operating system, and want to chat in video mode or take a photo, but there are problems with this. The reason may lie in the fact that to carry out these actions, you need a program for the laptop’s webcam.
Finding a simple and free program for the camera on the Internet is quite difficult. Roughly speaking, there are two types of such programs - native and third-party. Relate to the native programs all the software that comes with the laptop you buy, they are quite simple to install.
Let us dwell in more detail on third-party camera applications.
Program for LiveWebCam webcam
This utility is designed for automatic video and photo shooting using the built-in webcam. You can use this application to organize monitoring of a specific area of your home.
The program automatically takes pictures at a predetermined time interval. You will get funny photos, for example, after a party at those moments when no one suspected that the shooting was in progress. You can also find out what the child is doing in your absence.
An interesting feature of this program is the function of comparing two consecutive frames. It is enough to enable the corresponding option, and the application will not save the frame until it has changed. That is, if the situation does not change in the camera’s field of view, then the photos will not be archived. Frame size, shooting interval and other parameters are easily adjustable.
WebcamXP
This is the most popular program for webcams and IP cameras running on Windows. With its help, you can remotely monitor with the help of other computers any object. You can also use a mobile phone or smartphone for this. First of all, the program is addressed to companies and individuals who do not want to purchase complex video surveillance systems. With the WebcamXP utility and any network or webcam, you can stream video online to the network.
The program works with most web and network cameras of various models. In addition, video capture cards, USB cameras, and even TV tuners are supported. The program carries out continuous cyclic recording from the camera to the laptop hard drive.
Asus life frame
This program for a laptop camera from ASUS is designed to record video and save pictures from the camera. In addition, some operations for editing the received content are supported.
- Installing the program does not require special skills or any additional settings from you. At each step of the installation, just click "Next."
- The installed application will automatically determine the model of the laptop and camera at the first start.
- The program allows you to edit the images received from the camera. You can adjust the basic parameters of the image, as well as impose various effects on the photo.
The program in Russian for a laptop camera
Microsoft's proprietary Windows Movie Maker video editor used to be part of the standard operating system package. The application is not supported in the latest version of Windows, but despite this, it does not lose popularity among users. This video editor is very easy to use and understandable to the average computer user. In just a few steps, the program will create a full-fledged video with the addition of screensavers, the use of editing, inserting subtitles and captions, as well as various graphic effects.
The resulting video can be saved in WMV format or, using Windows tools, transferred to a DV camera. This program is intended exclusively for fans. It can be recommended to anyone who needs a convenient tool for simple installation and creating simple clips.
Functions and features:
- distributed free of charge;
- the interface is very simple;
- allows you to create videos with the addition of screensavers, captions and graphic effects;
- has detailed information in Russian;
- does not require installation of additional software.
Willing webcam
This application for organizing work with a webcam allows you to save the resulting image or video to your hard drive. You can publish it on the Internet after a certain period of time or immediately. There is an option to add comments, time, date, logos and effects on the video.
The program recognizes the movement and turns on the camera with minimal changes in its field of view. At the same time, having recorded the movement, the program of hidden recording from the laptop camera can send SMS, MMS-message or email, save video or photo, turn on the sound siren or launch any application.
If you want to install video control in your home, for example, at the nanny who is sitting with your child, or you just need high-quality video and photo materials from your laptop’s webcam, then Willing Webcam is the best solution.
Capture webcam
The program for the laptop camera and with the function of capturing video from its screen. Using WebCam, you can record video from websites, webcams, TV tuners and in AVI format save it to your hard drive. All you need to do for this is to indicate the path where you want to save the video, make the necessary settings and click the "Record" button.
The application allows you to record video up to three hours continuously. In this case, you can specify in advance the frame rate, resolution and compression of the recorded clip, as well as edit the sound settings.
Bandicam App
This program for a laptop camera is designed to record everything that happens. For example, you can record the passage of a game on video, chat in video chat, create a video tutorial on working with a computer or your own master class. It is possible to record both the entire screen and its individual areas. At the same time, video with good image quality is obtained at the output.
Compared to other programs for laptop cameras, Bandicam allows you to create video of small size and decent quality, while it is less demanding on system resources.