You can use the camera on your Chromebook to take photos or videos, edit and print photos, and scan documents.
Take a photo or video or scan a document with your Chromebook
- In the corner of your screen, select Launcher
.
- Open Camera
.
- At the bottom, choose an option:
- Select Photo
Take photo
.
- Select Portrait
Take photo
.
- Select Video
Start recording
.
- Select Square
Take photo
.
- Select Scan
Document or QR code
Scan
.
- Select Photo
Change how photos or videos are captured
- Change your settings: Select Settings
. Change the size of the grid, the length of the timer, or the camera resolution.
- Flip your photo from left to right: Select Mirroring
.
- Use gridlines to straighten photos: Select Grid
.
- Switch between cameras: At the left, select Switch camera
.
- Tip: You can only switch cameras if you plug in an external camera or your Chromebook has 2 built-in cameras.
- Take photos with a timer: Select Timer
.
- Take photos with the volume buttons: When your Chromebook is in tablet mode, you can press the up or down volume button to take a photo. Learn more about tablet mode.
- Take a photo while you record a video: While you record a video, select Take video snapshot
.
- Pause a recording: You can pause a recording, and continue recording on the same video later.
- Important: When you pause a video recording, your Chromebook will save the video unless you delete it.
- Pan, tilt, and zoom your camera: Select Pan, tilt, and zoom
.
- Tip: If you don’t have this option, your camera doesn’t support pan, tilt, and zoom.
Take a picture: “Take my picture.”
Take a portrait: “Take a portrait photo.”
Record video: “Take a video.”
- Find your photos and videos: In the Camera app
, on the bottom right, select your most recent photo or video.
- Find new photos and videos: In Files
, select My files
Camera. Older photos and videos may be found in the "Downloads" folder. Learn how to store your downloaded files.
- Select the photo you want to edit.
- Tip: In the Camera app
, on the bottom right, you can select your most recent photo or video.
- Tip: In the Camera app
- Choose an option:
- Rename a photo: At the top left, select the filename. To save the new name, press Enter.
- Crop or rotate your photo: At the top, select Crop & rotate
.
- Change your photo’s width and height: At the top, select Rescale
.
- Adjust contrast or brightness: At the top, select Lighting filters
.
- Undo or redo changes: Select Undo
or Redo
.
- Delete a photo: At the top, select Delete
.
- Print a photo: At the top right, select More
Print.
Tip: To do more advanced photo editing, you can use an app like Google Photos, Pixlr Editor, or Sumo Paint.
Important: For best results:
- If available, use your external or back camera to scan.
- Use a background that’s a different color than your document.
- Align all edges of the document within the camera frame.
- Scan in a well lit space.
To scan a single page:
- Open Camera
.
- At the bottom, select Scan
Document.
- Place the document to be scanned inside the viewfinder.
- Once detected, press the shutter button
.
- To save your document, select Save as photo or Save as PDF.
- To recapture, select Retake.
To scan multiple pages:
- Open Camera
- At the bottom, select Scan
Document.
- Place the first document to be scanned inside the viewfinder.
- Once detected, press the shutter button
.
- Instead of saving, select Multi-page
.
- Repeat Steps 3-5 until each page is scanned.
- To remove pages, select Trash
.
- To remove pages, select Trash
- To save your documents, select Save as PDF.
- Open Camera
.
- At the bottom, select Scan
QR code.
- Center your QR Code in the QR Code finder window on your screen.
- At the top of the QR Code finder, select the link to open a new Chrome tab.
- To copy the link to your clipboard, select the copy button.
"QR Code" is a registered trademark of Denso Wave Incorporated in Japan and other countries.
Tips:
- The "Save as photo" option is only available for single pages.
- You can also scan documents with your printer.