相机(Camera)应用程序预装在Windows 8.1(Windows 8.1)中。如果您的计算机或设备(computer or device)有网络摄像头，您可以轻松使用“相机”(Camera)应用来拍照和录制视频(record videos)，也可以使用它来更新您的Microsoft 帐户(Microsoft account)的图片。在本教程中，我将向您展示如何使用Windows 8.1中的相机应用程序。(Camera)
重要提示(Important)：如果您是第一次使用相机(Camera)应用程序，请确保安装了网络摄像头的驱动程序。
如何在Windows 8.1中启动(Windows 8.1)相机应用程序(Camera App)
您可以通过几种不同的方式启动相机应用程序：(Camera)
如果您在桌面(Desktop)上，请调出Charms 并单击(Charms and click)或点击Search。在搜索框中输入“相机”("camera")一词，然后单击或点击相应的搜索结果(search result)。
如果您在“开始(Start)”屏幕上，请单击或点击“相机”(Camera)应用程序磁贴。
如果您的网络摄像头未正确安装，您将看到一条错误消息(error message)，指出“摄像头有问题”。("There's a problem with the camera.")
如果您是第一次使用此应用程序，该应用程序可能会询问它是否可以使用您的网络摄像头和麦克风(webcam and microphone)，然后是否可以使用您的位置。单击(Click)或点击允许(Allow)以使用该应用程序。
如果一切正常，您将看到相机前的图像。
如何使用相机应用程序(Camera App)拍照(Photos)
屏幕右侧有两个按钮：一个用于录制视频，一个用于拍照。
如果您想拍照，请单击或点击照片(Photo)按钮（带有相机图标(camera icon)的按钮）。或者，您可以单击或点击图像中间的某处以捕获快照。
拍照前如何调整定时器(Taking)和曝光(Timer and Exposure)
使用此应用程序拍照时，您可以调整定时器、曝光(Timer, Exposure)或您可以从应用程序本身访问相机胶卷文件夹。(Camera Roll)
要访问这些设置，请右键单击应用程序屏幕(app screen)上的某处或从屏幕底部边缘向上滑动（如果您使用的是支持触控的设备）。
如果要调整曝光，请单击或点击曝光(Exposure)按钮。曝光是指控制图像的明暗。当滑块下降时，暗度增加。当滑块上升时，光线增加。
您也可以使用定时器(Timer)在一定时间后拍照。单击(Click)或点击计时器(Timer)按钮，您可以将其设置为：3 秒或 10 秒。单击或点击(click or tap)将激活 3 秒计时器。如果您再单击或点击(click or tap)一次，计时器将设置为 10 秒。再次单击或点击(click or tap)，计时器将关闭。一旦定时器被激活，倒计时将出现在屏幕上。
如何查看使用相机应用程序(Camera App)拍摄的照片(Pictures Taken)
有几种方法可以查看您使用此应用拍摄的照片：
如果您使用的是支持触控的设备，请单击相机(Camera) 应用程序中的左箭头或向右滑动。(app or swipe)
现在，您可以通过单击或点击左侧的“后退”按钮或右侧的“(Back)前进(Forward)”按钮来浏览图片。您还可以从屏幕的右边缘或左边缘滑动以向后或向前移动。
您还可以转到文件资源管理器中的“相机(File Explorer)胶卷”(Camera Roll)文件夹。您可以在以下位置找到它：。相机(Camera)应用程序存储您的照片和视频记录的地方。"C:UsersYour UsernamePicturesCameral Roll"
您可以双击或点击要查看的图片，它将在默认图像查看器(default image viewer)中打开。如果您不知道如何在Windows 8.1中设置(Windows 8.1)默认应用(default apps)，请阅读我们的分步教程：在Windows 8.1中设置默认应用的(Default Apps)简单方法(Easy Way)。
如何在Windows 8.1中使用相机应用程序(Camera App)录制视频(Record Videos)
单击或点击相机应用程序中的(Camera)视频(Video)按钮开始录制。
开始录制时，左下角会显示秒表，显示自开始录制以来经过的时间。此外，视频按钮(video button)被停止(Stop)按钮取代。
要停止录制，请单击或点击(click or tap)停止(Stop)按钮。录音现在保存并存储在您的相机胶卷(Camera Roll)文件夹中。
如何在相机应用程序中查看(Camera App)视频记录(Video Recordings)
如果您想查看录制的视频，请单击(video click)相机(Camera) 应用程序中的左箭头，如果您使用的是支持触控的设备，请向右滑动。(app or swipe)录音将自动开始播放。
下面是应用程序如何播放录制视频的示例。如果要暂停正在观看的视频，请单击或点击屏幕中央的暂停(Pause)按钮。如果要播放暂停的视频，请单击或点击与暂停(Pause)按钮位于同一位置的播放(Play)按钮。
或者，您可以转到相机(Camera)应用程序存储您录制的所有视频的相机胶卷(Camera Roll)文件夹。请记住，您可以使用文件资源管理器(File Explorer)并转到."C:UsersYour UsernamePicturesCamera Roll"
如何更改相机应用程序的设置(Camera App)
可以通过设置(Settings)超级按钮访问此应用的设置，就像其他适用于Windows 8.1的现代应用一样。
在相机(Camera)应用程序仍然打开的情况下，调出Charms 并单击(Charms and click)或点击设置(Settings)。
然后，单击或点击选项(Options)。
您可以在此处配置一个动态设置列表，具体取决于您使用的网络摄像头及其驱动程序：
- 照片纵横比(Photo aspect ratio)- 图像的纵横比描述了其宽度和高度之间的比例关系。
- 网格线(Grid lines)- 它们是将图像划分为正方形的一系列水平和垂直线。您可以显示或隐藏它们。
- 位置信息(Location info)- 启用后，您的位置将存储在您使用此应用程序制作的图片和录音的元数据中。
对于其他网络摄像头，您可能会看到其他设置，例如要用于录制的视频质量(video quality)、要用于录制视频的麦克风等。设置列表因网络摄像头而异。
相机应用程序(Camera App)与Windows 8版本的新增(New)功能
Windows 8.1中的(Windows 8.1)相机(Camera)应用程序与Windows 8中的版本之间存在一些重要差异。如果您不了解Windows 8中的(Windows 8)相机(Camera)应用程序，请阅读本教程：介绍Windows 8：如何使用相机应用程序(Camera app)录制视频(Record Videos)。
最重要的区别如下：
- 在 Windows 8 的相机(Camera)应用程序中，在Exposure和Timer按钮之间，您还有一个名为Camera Options的按钮。在Windows 8.1中，此按钮不可用，但使用“设置”超级按钮可以使用相同的设置(Settings)。
- 在 Windows 8.1 的相机(Camera)应用程序中，要录制视频，您必须单击或点击视频(Video)按钮。如果要结束录制，您必须单击或点击停止(Stop)按钮。在Windows 8中，您必须通过单击或点击“视频”按钮来启用(Video)视频模式(video mode)，然后您可以单击或点击屏幕上的任意位置以开始录制。您可以单击或再次点击以停止录制。
- 在Windows 8.1中，您可以在相机(Windows 8.1)录制视频(recording video)的同时拍照。开始录制视频后，您可以单击或点击屏幕上的任意位置，应用程序将拍照而不停止录制视频(recording video)。
结论
这就是在Windows 8.1中使用(Windows 8.1)相机(Camera)应用程序的第一个教程。这是一个不错的应用程序，可以在您需要录制内容或想拍照时为您提供帮助。如果您对此主题有任何意见，请不要犹豫，使用下面的评论表进行分享。
How to Use the Camera App in Windows 8.1 with Your Webcam
The Camera app is preinstalled in Windows 8.1. If your computer or device has a webcam, you can easily use the Camera app to take photos and record videos, or you can use it to update the picture of your Microsoft account. In this tutorial I'm going to show you how to use the Camera app from Windows 8.1.
Important: If you are using the Camera app for the first time, make sure that the driver for your webcam is installed.
How to Start the Camera App in Windows 8.1
You can launch the Camera app in several different ways:
If you are on the Desktop bring up the Charms and click or tap Search. In the search box enter the word "camera" and click or tap the appropriate search result.
If you are on the Start screen, click or tap on the Camera app tile.
If your webcam is not installed properly, you'll see an error message saying that "There's a problem with the camera."
If you are using this app for the first time, the app may ask if it can use your webcam and microphone and then whether it can use your location. Click or tap Allow in order to use the app.
If everything is well, you will see an image of what's in front of your camera.
How to Take Photos Using the Camera App
There are two buttons available on the right-side of the screen: one for recording videos and one for taking pictures.
If you want to take a picture, click or tap the Photo button (the one with a camera icon). Alternatively, you can click or tap somewhere in the middle of the image to capture a snapshot.
How to Adjust the Timer and Exposure Before Taking Pictures
While taking pictures with this app, you can adjust Timer, Exposure or you can access the Camera Roll folder from the app itself.
To access these settings, right-click somewhere on the app screen or swipe up from the bottom edge of the screen, if you are using a touch-enabled device.
If you want to adjust the exposure, click or tap the Exposure button. Exposure refers to controlling the lightness and the darkness of the image. When the slider is going down, the darkness increases. When the slider goes up, the light increases.
You can also use the Timer to take a picture after a certain amount of time. Click or tap the Timer button and you can set it to: 3 seconds or 10 seconds. A click or tap will activate the 3 seconds timer. If you click or tap one more time, the timer will be set to 10 seconds. With another one click or tap, the timer is turned off. The countdown will appear on the screen once the timer is activated.
How to View the Pictures Taken with the Camera App
There are few ways to view the pictures you took with this app:
Click the left arrow from the Camera app or swipe to the right if you are using a touch-enabled device.
Now, you can navigate through your pictures by clicking or tapping the Back button on the left or the Forward button on the right. You also swipe from the right or left edge of the screen to move backward or forward.
You can also go to the Camera Roll folder in File Explorer. You can find it at: "C:UsersYour UsernamePicturesCameral Roll". Here where the Camera app stores your pictures and video recordings.
You can double click or tap the picture you want to view and it will open in the default image viewer. If you don't know how to set your default apps in Windows 8.1, read our step-by-step tutorial: The Easy Way to Set Your Default Apps in Windows 8.1.
How to Record Videos with the Camera App in Windows 8.1
Click or tap the Video button in the Camera app to start recording.
When the recording starts, a stopwatch is displayed on the bottom left corner, showing the time that has passed since you started the recording. Also, the video button is replaced by a Stop button.
To stop recording, click or tap on the Stop button. The recording is now saved and stored in your Camera Roll folder.
How to View Video Recordings in the Camera App
If you want to see a recorded video click on the left arrow from the Camera app or swipe to the the right if you are using a touch-enabled device. The recording will start playing automatically.
Below you have an example of how recorded video is played by the app. If you want to pause the video you are watching, click or tap the Pause button on the center of the screen. If you want to play a paused video, click or tap the Play button located in the same spot as the Pause button.
Alternately, you can go to the Camera Roll folder where the Camera app stores all the video you record. Please remember that you can access it by using File Explorer and going to "C:UsersYour UsernamePicturesCamera Roll".
How to Change the Settings of the Camera App
This app's settings can be access through the Settings charm, just like in other modern apps for Windows 8.1.
With the Camera app still open, bring up the Charms and click or tap on Settings.
Then, click or tap Options.
Here you configure a dynamic list of settings, which varies depending on the webcam you are using and its drivers:
- Photo aspect ratio - The aspect ratio of an image describes the proportional relationship between its width and its height.
- Grid lines - they are series of horizontal and perpendicular lines that divide the image into squares. You can show them or hide them.
- Location info - when enabled, your location is stored in the metadata of the pictures and recordings you make with this app.
For other webcams you might see additional settings like the video quality you want to use for your recordings, which microphone you want to use for video recordings, etc. The list of settings varies from webcam to webcam.
What's New in the Camera App vs. the Windows 8 Version
There are some important differences between the Camera app from Windows 8.1 and the version from Windows 8. If you don't know about the Camera app from Windows 8, read this tutorial: Introducing Windows 8: How to use Camera app to Record Videos.
The most important differences are the following:
- In Windows 8's Camera app, between the Exposure and Timer buttons, you had another one button named Camera Options. In Windows 8.1, this button isn't available but the same settings are available using the Settings charm.
- In Windows 8.1's Camera app, to record a video you must click or tap the Video button. If you want to end the recording, you must click or tap the Stop button. In Windows 8, you must enable the video mode by clicking or tapping the Video button and after that you can click or tap wherever you want on the screen to start the recording. You can click or tap again to stop the recording.
- In Windows 8.1, you can take pictures while the camera is recording videos. After you have started recording a video, you can click or tap wherever you want on the screen and the app will take a picture instead without stopping the recording video.
Conclusion
That's it for this first tutorial on using the Camera app in Windows 8.1. It's a nice app which can help you when you need to record something or when you want take a picture. If you have any comments on this subject, don't hesitate to share them using the comments form below.
