Why MATLAB R2014a can not recognize my usb camera, while my camera works fine with amcap ?

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Xiang · Feb 25, 2022 · 1.8K views
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My usb camera works fine with amcap ,but R2014a hardware browser can not see my camera.   The result of imaqhwinfo is below   >> imaqhwinfo   ans =   InstalledAdaptors: {} MATLABVersion: '8.3 (R2014a)' ToolboxName: 'Image Acquisition Toolbox' ToolboxVersion: '4.7 (R2014a)' << >>
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Kshitij Singh PhD Expert
Answered Sep 9, 2026
Hi,
 
look at the line
InstalledAdaptors: {}

You don't have any adaptor installed. Please install at least winvideo and you cam should be detected. In order to install the adaptors run

>>supportPackageInstaller

and follow the instructions (choose the OS Generic Video Interface a.k.a winvideo adaptor later on)

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