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Time to take a picture

Video snapshot – take webcam pictures.

With video snapshot you can use your webcam to take snapshots of yourself, edit them and save to your profile. You can also capture images of friends during free video calls.

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Take photos of yourself and use as your profile picture.

Capture images of friends during video calls.
Easily crop and re-size pictures.

Taking snapshots of yourself

Use your webcam to take photos of yourself. It's great when you need a picture of yourself for your blog or website, or to send to a friend. You can easily edit the photos before saving.

Capturing images during video calls

You can also capture images of your friends during video calls – it's the great way to instantly capture memories. Perhaps you want to take a snap of a new arrival to the family, or grab a picture of a friend pulling a funny face.

Got questions?

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Taking a video snapshot

Use our video snapshot guide to learn how to easily capture images from video calls and take photos of yourself.


Video snapshot works on Windows.

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