You can use the camera on your Chromebook to take photos or videos, or edit and print photos.
Take a photo or video with your Chromebook
- In the corner of your screen, select the Launcher
.
- Open Camera
. Then, on the right side, choose an option:
- Select Photo
Take photo
.
- Select Video
Start recording
.
- Select Square
Take photo
.
- 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.
Find or save your photos or videos
- 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.
Edit, delete, or print your photos
- 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.
QR Code scanning
- Open Camera
.
- On the right, select the QR
.
- Center your on-screen QR Code in the QR Code finder window.
- Once a QR Code is detected, a link and a copy button appears.
- At the top of the QR Code finder, select the link to open a new Chrome tab.
- To copy the link to the clipboard: Select the copy button.
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