Chromebook上的摄像头并非专为视频会议而(videoconferencing purposes only)设计。你可以用它来拍照、自拍，甚至录制视频。在本教程中，我们将引导您通过不同的方式在Chromebook(Chromebook)上拍摄照片和视频。
最重要的是，您还将学习一些额外的技巧，这些技巧将帮助您充分利用Chromebook的相机。在本文结束时，我们希望您已成为“ Chromebook摄影专家”。
1.使用默认相机应用
Chromebook(Chromebooks)附带内置在ChromeOS中的相机应用程序。以下是使用该应用在Chromebook上拍摄照片和视频的方法。
1. 点击架子左下角的启动器图标。
2. 单击向上箭头按钮打开ChromeOS 应用程序查看器(ChromeOS Apps Viewer)。
3.点击(Tap)或单击相机图标以启动相机(Camera)应用程序。
专业提示：您可以使用(Pro Tip:)Google Assistant快速启动 Chromebook 的相机。说出“嘿谷歌(Hey Google)。录制视频”将打开相机应用程序并分别拍照或录制视频。
4.相机(Camera)应用程序默认始终处于拍照(Photo)模式，因此请单击快门图标拍照。
要录制视频，请导航到“视频(Video)”选项卡并单击“录制”图标。
您在“方形(Square)”选项卡中拍摄的照片将具有方形尺寸或纵横比。这非常适合拍摄Instagram照片，而无需担心调整大小或裁剪。
Chromebook 相机应用程序：图标说明(Chromebook Camera App: Icons Explained)
当您在Chromebook上打开(Chromebook)相机(Camera)应用程序时，您会在左侧边栏中找到一些图标。以下是图标的含义及其功能：
1.计时器：(Timer:)这是侧边栏底部的秒表图标。单击(Click)此图标可在单击快门图标后延迟 3 秒拍摄照片。您可以在相机菜单中将定时器延迟持续时间更改为 10 秒。
2.网格：(Grid:) 单击(Click)看起来像井字棋盘的方形图标以在相机窗口中显示网格线。网格线有助于拉直和平整照片中的主题。请注意，您拍摄的最终照片中不会出现网格。
3.镜像：(Mirroring:)这可以让您实时更改照片的水平方向。假设(Say)您要拍摄一本书的图像，但书上的文字方向相反，单击此图标可将照片预览从左向右翻转，反之亦然。
4.设置：(Settings:)您会在设置菜单中找到更多相机配置。单击齿轮图标可修改相机分辨率、计时器持续时间和网格类型。
5. QR 码：(QR Code:)您可以直接从相机(Camera)应用程序扫描Chromebook上的快速响应 (QR) 码。(scan Quick Response (QR) codes)单击(Click)相机窗口右上角的类似迷宫的方形图标，并在代码查找器窗口中居中 QR 码。
相机(Camera)应用程序在检测到二维码时会显示一个链接和一个复制按钮。
6.摄像头开关：(Camera Switch:)如果您的Chromebook有两个内置摄像头，您会在左侧边栏上找到一个开关图标。如果您的Chromebook(Chromebook)连接了外部摄像头，此图标也会出现在摄像头窗口中。
7.麦克风：(Microphone:)视频(Video)窗口左上角有一个麦克风图标。如果您想在录制时静音，请单击该图标。(Click)
8.视频快照：(Video Snapshot:)快照按钮(Snapshot)是停止(Stop)按钮上方的白色圆圈。录制时单击(Click)此按钮可拍摄视频中场景的照片/快照。
9.暂停：(Pause:) 单击(Click)此图标可暂时停止录制视频。请注意，当您最小化“相机”(Camera)应用时， Chromebook会保存暂停的视频。但是，在不停止录制的情况下关闭相机(Camera)应用程序将从您的设备中删除视频。
2. 在平板模式下拍照
如果您使用可折叠成平板电脑的可转换 Chromebook，或者带有可拆卸键盘的 Chromebook，则可以使用音量按钮拍照。启动相机(Camera)应用程序，然后按音量增大(volume up)或音量减小(volume down)按钮拍照。
请注意，音量按钮仅在 Chromebook 处于平板电脑模式时用作快门。如果您将 Chromebook 用作笔记本电脑，音量按钮只会增加或减少音量。
3. 使用第三方应用
尽管ChromeOS上的相机应用程序可以产生不错的图像和视频质量，但仍有一些令人惊叹的相机应用程序可以提供终极摄影体验。其中一些第三方应用程序带有运动高级相机功能，如背景模糊、独特的贴纸、高端滤镜等。
通常，Playstore上的许多(Playstore)Android相机应用程序都可以在Chromebook上运行。我们建议您尝试我们用于 Android编译的最佳相机应用程序中的一些应用程序。(best camera apps for Android)它们与ChromeOS兼容，并且在我们的测试 Chromebook 上都能完美运行。
(View Photos)在Chromebook上(Chromebook)查看照片和视频(Videos)
有多种方法可以在Chromebook上查看您的照片和视频。我们在下面列出了其中一些。
从文件应用程序(From the Files App)
在ChromeOS 上，来自(ChromeOS)相机(Camera)应用程序的照片和视频记录保存在系统生成的相机(Camera)文件夹中。启动文件(Files)应用程序，转到我的文件(My files)>相机(Camera)，然后双击或点按您的图片和视频以查看它们。
对于运行Chrome OS 76或更早版本的Chromebook ，(Chromebooks)下载(Downloads)文件夹是照片和视频的默认目录。因此，如果您在“文件”(Files)应用中找不到“相机”文件夹，请深入研究“下载(Downloads)”文件夹。
(Media)来自第三方应用程序的媒体文件（照片、视频、GIF等）保存在(GIFs)Images目录中。
默认情况下，您的Chromebook将使用内置的图库(Gallery)应用打开媒体文件。要使用其他应用程序，请选择或长按该文件，然后单击菜单栏上的打开(Open)下拉按钮。之后(Afterward)，选择您喜欢的应用程序。
要更改默认媒体查看器，请单击更改默认值(Change default)并选择用于查看照片文件的默认应用程序。
您需要重复此步骤来更改播放视频的默认应用程序。选择一个视频文件，单击打开(Open)下拉按钮，选择更改默认值(Change default)，然后选择您喜欢的应用程序。
从相机应用程序查看照片和视频(View Photos and Videos from the Camera App)
这非常简单：单击(Click)您捕获的最新视频或图片的缩略图。图像缩略图位于快门图标的正下方。
这将打开内置的图库(Gallery)应用程序。单击左向箭头图标可查看上一个照片/视频，或单击右向箭头图标可查看下一个项目。在图库(Gallery)应用程序中编辑照片。在菜单栏上，单击分隔线右侧的图标以添加滤镜、裁剪、旋转、重新缩放或注释照片。
默认视频播放器具有您需要的基本控件。有播放/暂停按钮、静音图标、音量滑块、全屏模式和画中画选项——单击三点菜单图标可访问画中画(Picture in picture)。
拍照，创造回忆
Chromebook 的相机通常不是高端的，因此不要指望照片和视频质量与智能手机一样好。当您在Chromebook(Chromebook)上拍摄照片或视频时，外部网络摄像头(external webcam)可以提高图像和视频质量，因此如果您有任何网络摄像头，请将其插入您的Chromebook 。
3 Ways to Take a Photo or Video on a Chromebook
Thе camera оn your Chromebоok wasn’t designed for videoconferencing purposes only. You can use it to take photos, portrait selfies, and even record videos. In this tutorial, we’ll walk you through different ways to take photos and videos on your Chromebook.
As a cherry on top, you’ll also learn some extra tips that’ll help you get the most out of your Chromebook’s camera. By the end of this article, we hope you’d have become a “Chromebook photography expert.”
1. Use the Default Camera App
Chromebooks ship with a camera application built into ChromeOS. Here’s how to use the app to take photos and videos on your Chromebook.
1. Tap the launcher icon at the bottom-left corner of the shelf.
2. Click the arrow-up button to open the ChromeOS Apps Viewer.
3. Tap or click the camera icon to launch the Camera app.
Pro Tip: You can quickly launch your Chromebook’s camera using Google Assistant. Uttering “Hey Google. Record a video” will open the camera app and take a picture or record a video respectively.
4. The Camera app is always in Photo mode by default, so click the shutter icon to take a picture.
To record a video, navigate to the Video tab and click the Record icon.
Photos you take in the Square tab will have a square dimension or aspect ratio. This is perfect for taking Instagram photos without having to worry about resizing or cropping.
Chromebook Camera App: Icons Explained
You’ll find some icons on the left sidebar when you open the Camera app on your Chromebook. Here’s what the icons mean and their functions:
1. Timer: This is the stopwatch icon at the bottom of the sidebar. Click this icon to capture photos with a 3-second delay after clicking the shutter icon. You can change the timer delay duration to 10 seconds in the camera menu.
2. Grid: Click the square icon that looks like a tic-tac-toe board to show gridlines in the camera windows. Gridlines help to straighten and level the subjects in your photos. Note that grids don’t appear in the resulting photos you capture.
3. Mirroring: This lets you change the horizontal orientation of a photo in real-time. Say you want to capture the image of a book but the texts on the book are in the opposite direction, click this icon to flip the photo preview from left to right, or vice versa.
4. Settings: You’ll find more camera configurations in the settings menu. Click the gear icon to modify the camera resolution, timer duration, and grid type.
5. QR Code: You can scan Quick Response (QR) codes on your Chromebook directly from the Camera app. Click the square maze-like icon at the top-right camera of the camera window and center the QR code in the code finder window.
The Camera app will display a link and a copy button when it detects a QR code.
6. Camera Switch: You’ll find a switch icon on the left sidebar if your Chromebook has two built-in cameras. This icon will also appear in the camera window if there’s an external camera connected to your Chromebook.
7. Microphone: There’s a microphone icon at the top-left corner of the Video window. Click the icon if you want to mute audio while recording.
8. Video Snapshot: The Snapshot button is the white circle above the Stop button. Click this button while recording to take a photo/snapshot of a scene in the video.
9. Pause: Click this icon to temporarily stop recording a video. Note that your Chromebook will save a paused video when you minimize the Camera app. However, closing the Camera app without stopping the recording will delete the video from your device.
2. Taking Photos in Tablet Mode
If you use a convertible Chromebook that folds into a tablet, or one with a detachable keyboard, you can take photos with the volume buttons. Launch the Camera app and press either the volume up or volume down button to take a photo.
Note that the volume buttons only work as a shutter when your Chromebook is in tablet mode. If you’re using your Chromebook as a laptop, the volume buttons will only increase or decrease the volume level.
3. Use Third-Party Apps
Although the stock camera app on ChromeOS produces decent image and video quality, there are some amazing camera apps that deliver the ultimate photography experience. Some of these third-party apps come with sport advanced camera features like background blur, unique stickers, high-end filters, etc.
Typically, many Android camera apps on the Playstore should work on Chromebook. We recommend that you try some of the apps in our best camera apps for Android compilation. They are compatible with ChromeOS and they all worked perfectly on our test Chromebook.
View Photos and Videos on Chromebook
There are several ways to view your photos and video on a Chromebook. We list some of them below.
From the Files App
On ChromeOS, photos and video recordings from the Camera app are saved in the system-generated Camera folder. Launch the Files app, go to My files > Camera and double-click or tap your pictures and videos to view them.
For Chromebooks running Chrome OS 76 or older, the Downloads folder is the default directory for photos and videos. So, if you don’t find a Camera folder in the Files app, delve into the Downloads folder.
Media files (photos, videos, GIFs, etc.) from third-party applications are saved in the Images directory.
By default, your Chromebook will open media files using the built-in Gallery app. To use another app, select or long-press the file and click the Open drop-down button on the menu bar. Afterward, select your preferred app.
To change the default media viewer, click Change default and choose the default app for viewing photo files.
You’ll need to repeat this step to change the default app for playing videos. Select a video file, click the Open drop-down button, select Change default, and choose your preferred app.
View Photos and Videos from the Camera App
This is pretty straightforward: Click the thumbnail of the most recent video or picture you captured. The image thumbnail sits right below the shutter icon.
That will open the built-in Gallery app. Click the left-facing arrow icon to view the previous photo/video, or the right-facing arrow icon to view the next item. To edit photos within the Gallery app. On the menu bar, click the icons to the right of the divider to add filters, crop, rotate, rescale, or annotate your photo.
The default video player has the basic controls you need. There’s a play/pause button, mute icon, volume slider, full screen mode, and picture-in-picture option—click the three-dot menu icon to access Picture in picture.
Take Photos, Create Memories
A Chromebook’s camera is usually not high-end, therefore don’t expect the photo and video quality to be as good as your smartphone’s. An external webcam could improve image and video quality when you take a photo or video on a Chromebook, so plug one into your Chromebook if you have any.
