How do I use the webcam on my laptop?

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Published on 2013-03-28T05:35:20Z Indexed on 2014/05/29 15:32 UTC
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I have a Core i3 model of the dell laptop.There is a webcam placed on top of the laptop.It becomes usable automatically when I am trying to place a pic on some social media site or something.How do I use it to take pictures when I want? How do I start this camera? There is no option in my system that allows me to use this.I could'nt find any software for using this.Please help me.I have a windows 7 installed on my system.

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