Do you think it is possible to travel to distant countries without leaving your computer desk? With the advent of the Internet and portable webcams, every user has such a chance. Let the journey be virtual, but with their help you can contact all friends who live far away from you absolutely free of charge.
It is necessary
- - Webcam;
- - online service for checking webcams.
Instructions
Step 1
You can view and check the webcam for its performance visually or using online tools. To visually check the camera, just see if it is connected and then test its operation. Check the reliability of the camera connection, the reason for incorrect operation is often a poor connection of the camera plugs with the connectors on the rear panel of the system unit.
Step 2
After checking the connection, it is necessary to check the presence of software, i.e. drivers that were included on the CD-ROM. You can find out if the drivers for the webcam are installed from the device manager of the operating system. To open it, click the "Start" menu, select "Control Panel". In the folder that opens, double-click on the "System" icon.
Step 3
Go to the Hardware tab and click the Device Manager button. If you see an exclamation mark in a yellow triangle next to your device, you need to update the driver for your device.
Step 4
Right-click on the line with the name of the webcam, select "Properties" from the list. In the window that opens, click the "Update driver" button. If there is no software for the device, it will appear on the screen that the driver you were looking for could not be found.
Step 5
The search for a suitable driver can be continued on the manufacturer's official website. You can find out the camera model from the Application Manager applet or the box from the device. In some cases, it is not possible to find the driver in this way, it is recommended to use programs that automatically scan the system and copy them to the hard disk. An example of such a program would be the Driver Genius utility.
Step 6
If all of the above methods were unsuccessful, you can check the performance of the camera on the online service page https://dudu.ru/check_video.php. Here you can check if the camera is properly connected to the computer and determine the cause of the problem.
