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Are there any apps that will take a photograph of whomever turns on my laptop?

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Try out Mouse Lock. It takes a picture of whoever tries to intrude your privacy and sends it to your gmail account.

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My camera on my laptop takes a picture of me, but how do I take pictures of things in front of me?

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Most laptops do not have an outward-facing camera, so you would have to turn your laptop around so that the screen was facing whatever you wanted to take a picture of.

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How do I connect my camera to a laptop?

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To connect your camera to a laptop, you'll need to use the USB cable that came with your camera. Connect the mini-USB end of the cable to the USB port on your digital camera. Then, plug the other end of the cable into one of the USB ports on your laptop. Most laptops will detect connected devices automatically, prompting you with options on how to proceed. If the laptop does not detect the camera automatically, you can open your media management software to access the media on the camera.

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How do I take pictures on a Chromebook?

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On a Chromebook, you're going to want to hit the bottom left search button and type in "camera." If your Chromebook has a camera available (which most do), a little blue icon with a camera on it will pop up. Click it, and voila! There's your camera!

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What do I do if there's no camera option on my Windows laptop?

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You would have to download a separate camera on your laptop, like Cyberlink YouCam.

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How do I delete a picture on my laptop?

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You should be able to right-click on the photo and select Delete from the pop-up menu.

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My webcam captures a mirror image of a photographed item. For example, writing is displayed back to front "apuB" instead of Bupa. How do I correct that?

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You can download a separate image editor and flip the image horizontally so that it will appear the right way round.

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My camera app has the camera icon, but if I tap on it, it doesn't take a snapshot. What do I do?

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You need to click the white camera image. It will open the actual camera, and you'll be able to see the image you are trying to capture.

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How do I turn on the camera in my laptop? When I try, I get an option to install camera features.

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Then you will have to install a web camera in your laptop. Or, you can download camera from the inbuilt store of your laptop.

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How do I find the photos I took?

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Go to Windows Settings and open the Privacy tab. In there it states Camera and there you might find where the photos you take on your laptop have gone, and in what directory.

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