Try out the all-new camera browser!

January 11, 2012 · by Anna Rohleder

What's the first thing most people do when they try out a new computer?

Take a photo of themselves, of course!

Usually, you have to save the photo to a hard drive or some other form of local storage before sharing it with friends. But wouldn't it be more convenient if you could skip that step and do everything online?

Well, dear readers, our endlessly inventive engineers here at Opera have just brought that day a little closer to everyday browser reality.

A new Labs build has just been released which lets you take pictures with your computer's webcam and do cool stuff with them online - not only adding little flourishes like HTML5 moustaches (more on that below), but even turning your image into an Andy Warhol-style Pop Art portrait. In some cases, you can even e-mail the images with a single click!

To try it out, you'll need to download a separate Labs build of Opera. (Remember this is a test version, so it may have bugs, be unstable, or not work as expected.) Once you've got that, you can try out some of the demos that have been created to show off this cool new feature. These include the real-life color picker, the (in)famous Warholiser, the exploding camera, an old-fashioned photo booth and of course, the magical HTML5 moustache maker!

Check it out and let us know what you think! Or if you're interested in more technical details, you can read more about it here.

Readers' comments 18

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Swapnil RustagiWednesday, January 11, 2012 10:54:16 AM
I don't have a Webcam on the computer I am currently using.
TamilWednesday, January 11, 2012 11:01:28 AM
Originally posted by Swapnil99pro:

I don't have a Webcam on the computer I am currently using.
Same here.
Sami SerolaWednesday, January 11, 2012 11:30:49 AM
Sounds interesting and I will definitely try it once the stable release is out
Kelisha G FerdinandsWednesday, January 11, 2012 1:25:15 PM
Originally posted by serola:

Sounds interesting and I will definitely try it once the stable release is out

Agree with You there Sami & Have to Try it out when the Stable Release is out also & I think I'll Look with a Moustache maybe I'll even be in the Polls for this Movember Kelisha http://files.myopera.com/Tamil/Smilies/LOL2.gif - http://files.myopera.com/Tamil/Smilies/LOL.gif - http://files.myopera.com/Tamil/Smilies/Yahoo.gif -
CoyoteeWednesday, January 11, 2012 4:07:05 PM
I'll try it also when a stable release is out.
DON'T YOU AGREE ANNA?
SET AS IMG NOT A LINK!
d4rkn1ghtWednesday, January 11, 2012 4:33:58 PM
NimeshWednesday, January 11, 2012 6:13:56 PM
Cool demos
absalous4uWednesday, January 11, 2012 6:29:25 PM
u guyz are d bomb
ErensdhThursday, January 12, 2012 7:48:35 AM
Mantap! Nice!
Anna RohlederThursday, January 12, 2012 9:38:51 AM
Originally posted by Coyotee:

I'll try it also when a stable release is out.
DON'T YOU AGREE ANNA? http://files.myopera.com/Coyotee/a/Ana.gif" />
http://files.myopera.com/Tamil/Smilies/LOL2.gif />SET AS IMG NOT A LINK!
Hee hee!
Kunle O. DaramolaThursday, January 12, 2012 1:39:55 PM
do you have anything interesting for java or j2me mobile users?
rogerwilco75Thursday, January 12, 2012 2:19:02 PM
Seems like Opera 12 is going to be a BIG release with regard to what kind of new things will come with it. Looking forward to it.
gabriel augustoFriday, January 13, 2012 1:59:21 PM
gostei
noualoSunday, January 15, 2012 1:53:18 PM
Whaoooou! cool avec opéra-mini. Seulement jai pas encore réussi a naviguer avec la webcam de mon téléphone.
Doc Flay™Sunday, January 15, 2012 6:35:50 PM
Wow, this is very old-fashioned !
I have been able to do this and more for the the last 10 years, using REBOL scripts
http://www.rebol.com

If Opera used REBOL it would be even faster and more powerful.
ddalleyThursday, January 19, 2012 3:58:10 AM
REBOL? Wow, been using it since ~1997.

Let's see, if we could only have REBOL do things in our own Opera Unite area!
Oh, yeah. That'd be cool.

I just wish Opera would work as well as REBOL.
Xander Le MechantTuesday, January 24, 2012 7:07:40 AM
Found a security issue already.... When I tried all the sites, after the second one, I didn't need to give access to the rest... That's when I noticed that the web cam was still on...
Any TopixTuesday, January 24, 2012 1:54:18 PM
Impressive