Setting Up a Webcam

Your webcam needs to support the following specifications to work with Yahoo! Messenger:

This article describes how to share your webcam and view others' webcams with Yahoo! Messenger.

To start a webcam conversation: Select Messenger My Webcam

  Using a Webcam with Messenger

If you've got a webcam , it's easy to have video chats with your friends in Messenger. Watch this video to learn how.

Setting Up a Webcam

First, be sure that your webcam meets the Yahoo! Messenger requirements .

There are two ways you can view a contacts webcam . To view in the Messenger List: Right-click on the contact.

The image in your webcam broadcast window might be inverted because of your camera settings. To change the settings: Click Messenger