Windows 11/10 offers a UWP app for Camera. You can use it to take pictures and make videos.

However, if your camera works with other applications such as Skype but not with the Camera app in Windows 10, the following suggestions may help you.

The native camera app on Windows 10 Mobile could be seeing a long-overdue update with the addition of a built-in panorama mode — something iOS and Android has had for years.

But, why there’s a need for a camera app on Windows. Well, as mentioned above, Microsoft has designed the Windows 10 and Windows 11 operating systems keeping a wide range of hardware in mind.

Microsoft is rolling out a new update to its the Camera app in Windows 10, and Insiders are getting some capabilities borrowed from Office Lens, with document scanning now available.

Windows 10 is now able to do most of the heavy lifting when it comes to unsupported devices and functionality, so the duplicate handling that’s specific to the app has been removed.

Loading up the new Camera experience, and you get a mishmash of Lumia Camera features in the default app. For instance, there is now the magic wand from Lumia Camera 5.0's Rich Capture option.

However, as a general rule, if you don’t use the app, don’t allow camera access. Although occurrences are rare, camera apps have been used to breech Windows 10 security protocols.

If you enjoy toying around with different camera apps on your Windows 10 Mobile device, 1Shot is certainly worth a look. And for anyone still on Windows Phone 8.1, 1Shot remains available there as ...

For one thing, we only just learned for sure that the Lumia Camera app -- the one included in the recent "Denim" update -- will actually be the default camera app on all Windows 10 devices.

Moreover, the integration of the Lumia Camera app as the default camera application on all Windows 10 devices highlights Microsoft’s commitment to providing high-quality software solutions that ...

The built-in Windows 10 Camera app is generating MASSIVE video files. 320MB for a 4-minute 720p 30fps video. Way too big to distribute via e-mail.