# Using the webcam of the laptop
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/using-the-webcam-of-the-laptop/752
**Category:** General
**Created:** [11 June 2018 23:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/using-the-webcam-of-the-laptop/752 "2018-06-11T23:25:35Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@Boufahja](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Boufahja)
#### Post date: [11 June 2018 23:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/using-the-webcam-of-the-laptop/752/1 "2018-06-11T23:25:35Z")
How to take a photo with the integrated webcam of my laptop on windows.
Wich node i must to use and is there any configuration or any other installations to do ?
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### Author:  [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)
#### Post date: [12 June 2018 06:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/using-the-webcam-of-the-laptop/752/2 "2018-06-12T06:37:24Z")
Not a Windows user, but I’d check to see if vlc or ffmpeg can be configured to grab a still, then call that with an exec node.
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### Author:  [@ukmoose](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ukmoose)
#### Post date: [12 June 2018 06:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/using-the-webcam-of-the-laptop/752/3 "2018-06-12T06:41:56Z")
You don’t say where you are running node-red, which would impact the answer.
So is Node-RED installed on the laptop, or are you using a browser on your laptop to view your flows?
There is a full list of the easily installable nodes for node-red on [http://flows.nodered.org](http://flows.nodered.org) The details of each node should also tell you if there are any other things you need to install.
A good place to start would be for you to search on [http://flows.nodered.org](http://flows.nodered.org) for “camera”
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### Author:  [@Boufahja](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Boufahja)
#### Post date: [12 June 2018 12:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/using-the-webcam-of-the-laptop/752/4 "2018-06-12T12:55:12Z")
i’m using a browser to view my flows
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### Author:  [@Boufahja](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Boufahja)
#### Post date: [12 June 2018 12:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/using-the-webcam-of-the-laptop/752/5 "2018-06-12T12:55:47Z")
a good idea i will try it
thank you