Windows Camera for Windows 10 has been updated, bumping the app on Microsoft's desktop OS to version 5.49.3001. Unfortunately, while we enjoy updating the vast collection of apps we have installed, there's no changelog to accompany this latest release.
We've had a good look around after updating, but have failed to spot anything notably new after patching. Perhaps it just seems faster to achieve the ultimate selfie? Let us know if you happen to spot anything new in the latest release.
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Microsoft rolls out update for Windows Camera on Windows 10
my gadget is mobile tablet, after the latest win10 update my camera is not working. can somebody help fix this problem. thanks
No change log again? MS still doesn’t understand.
I think the update of this app is for trying to patch a problem that the app does not work on certain devices. I can tell you that my camera app on windows 10 build 10525 is still not working on my surface pro since build 10122. The feedback continues....
if only my store didn't crash after I upgraded to 10525. Tried a couple of powershell commands, DISM, SFC, wsreset, new user profile... and nothing works. Everytime I upgrade to a new build on PC this same shit happens.
dare to reset your PC?
I was trying to avoid that. Gotta do a clean install now.
by reporting changelogless updates your are supporting this trend
Still can't get the camera app to start on Surface 3 (non pro)
I swear most of you come here just to cry.
This^
And still they use pre release software... That's the funny part
Windows camera is a total crap compared to lumia camera.on my 1520 I use lumia camera, for some lucky reason, even after hard reset, lumia camera 5 is still here :). Sorry MS but your camera app is one of the worst I've ever seen
+1520
When will we get replacement for Nokia smart cam app??I bet half of the people when Microsoft phones won't know what it is, that's why this problem isn't given needed attention
I suppose that app never even was made available on any phone beyond the 520, I neither had it on my 625, nor can I get it on my 640.
And as Microsoft has always been doing, they'll keep doing: Kill the good Nokia services and products, and replace them with no or very poor solutions
Windows Camera crushes when I try to take a video or picture with the error code 0xA00F425C
One of the Biggest Notable change is the app icon .New Camera App icon .
Something totally irrelevant, Photo app on mobile is very broken and when are folders coming, why is the photos app team dragging.
http://windowscentral.com/commenting-guidelines
I'm totally aware of the guidelines you moron.
Want to talk about that? ;)
yesterday I saw update for the store, also for the camera today and last time for groove and videos app. Don't really use the apps, I wish groove supported the url from radios so I coudl listen to radio on a nice app. but anyway
On Surface Pro 3, my daughter noticed that the main camera wasn't able to focus things closer than say 30cm after upgrading to W10, something which wasn't a problem on Win 8.1.
Perhaps they fixed it?
SP3 never had autofocus. The S3 does....
This is about Windows 10, right? HP Envy 4 camera fails. Will try This update tonight.
What sort of trouble are you having? On my Lenovo X140e, it's as if the camera is completely dead. Fortunately, I have an external Logitech (Logi?) that does work.
This update doesn't seem to do anything to fix the problem...
Try rolling back the Windows 10 Imaging driver. On my mothers Dell Venue Pro 8 I had to roll back to their original Windows 8 driver to get the camera to work.
Heh. Turned out the answer was absurdly easy. In Device Manager, I completely uninstalled the camera, then scanned for hardware changes. The Lenovo driver must have been causing the problem, because the generic driver from microsoft installed and--bingo--the camera works.
Look at that ugly 1995 s icon..
Grab your Head racket and get revenge with Murray..
I go to check for Windows Camera update and what I get is an update for Outlook Mail & Calendar instead lol
On windows phones the the default camera app is called Microsoft camera. Then y this camera is called windows camera. Again a mess with branding? So the on windows 10 mobile the default camera app would again be renamed to windows camera??
Yes, the new branding for the camera app is "Windows Camera", it replaces both "Microsoft Camera" and "Lumia Camera" in Windows 10 Mobile. The actual app name in the apps list is just "Camera".
Lumia Camera was killed and no worthy replacement yet. Perhaps in coming years MS manages to develop one.
Camera app is still split into half when launching it while phone is locked. I hope they fix this issue on my Lumia 930 running current build on W10M TP
Rich capture is also unusable, stick with Lumia Camera
Had the store update as well. And camera on PC too.
On mobile I found update for STORE. I hope that will fix the main problems with my five apps that demands update every time and with the lag.
Windows 10 is balls for tablets
That's why I mentioned "on mobile"
This!
I too have the problem with the store..... but its still not fixed with this update.
The updates are handled by the OS, not the Store app. So updating the Store app will not fix any of those issues.
App update implies Windows Store and vice versa. Windows Update implies OS and Firmware updates plus software updates (I.e. Office)
In case you don't mind resetting everything, you should try a complete reinstall from the latest build. To me it works flawlessly, on lumia 930.