To switch to your new USB camera, select the small icon of a camera with a circle around it at the upper right corner of the Camera app. If you’re trying to use a new, higher-quality webcam, this may come as a surprise. If you’re using a laptop with a built-in webcam, it’ll likely default to that one first. When you first launch the Camera app, it’ll use your default camera. Select the Start menu, type Camera, and select the Camera app.Ģ. So you’re ready to record video and sound with your webcam, but you’re not sure where to start. Record Webcam Video and Sound Quickly With the Camera App So don’t worry if you can’t find the Microphone app. If your webcam has a built-in microphone, enabling only the webcam may be enough for everything to work properly. If you don’t see Microphone, look for Voice Recorder. Scroll down to Choose which Microsoft Store apps can access your microphone and set the toggle next to Microphone to On. Scroll down to Allow apps to access your microphone and make sure the toggle is set to On.Ĩ. To also enable the microphone, select Microphone from the left navigation pane.ħ. Scroll down to Choose which Microsoft Store apps can access your camera and make sure the Camera toggle switch is set to On.Ħ. In the right pane, scroll down to Allow apps to access your camera and make sure the toggle is set to On.ĥ. Scroll down to the App Permissions section in the left navigation menu and select Camera.Ĥ. Select Privacy from the Settings window.ģ. Select the Start button and select the Settings gear icon.Ģ. Enable Your Webcam and Microphoneīefore you can start recording, you’ll need to make sure the webcam and microphone you want to use are enabled.ġ.
#SCREEN RECORDER WINDOWS 10 CNET HOW TO#
In this guide, you’ll learn how to set up and enable your webcam and microphone so you can record video and sound.