Use a live feed to take images and intraoral photos.
In the Imaging Module, click Video.
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Any webcam or intraoral camera should be compatible with Open Dental. For additional details, see Imaging Camera Compatibility
Note: An active registration key is required to use Video except in the Trial Version. Video Capture is not available for Open Dental Cloud.
Camera: Select the camera to use.
Capture: Click to capture the image or use the space bar.
Close: Click to close the live feed.
Where an image is saved depends on the following:
- If an image is taken directly onto a mount, the image is saved to the mount.
- If a default category is selected for Default Image Category for video capture in Preferences, the image is saved to the default category.
- If no Default Image Category for video capture is set, the image is saved to the currently selected image category.
- If no image category is currently selected, the image is saved to Default Image Category in Preferences.
- If no Default Image Category is set, the image is saved to the top-most image category.