# \&webcam

Sender-Side Option! ([`&push`](/advanced-settings/setup-parameters/push.md))

## Aliases

* `&wc`

## Details

Automatically selects the Share your Camera option and hides the screen-share button in the control bar.\
![](/files/gn8ieauEFRKb8KtImfX9)

{% hint style="danger" %}
Do not use while on a director page to autostart a camera; `&autostart&vd=video_device` should handle that.
{% endhint %}

If you would still like the guest to have access to the screen-sharing button once they have joined the call, you can force it to appear with the [`&ssb`](/advanced-settings/buttons-and-control-bar-parameters/and-screensharebutton.md) option. The [`&webcam`](/advanced-settings/setup-parameters/and-webcam.md) option by default will hide the screen-share button otherwise.

Starting with [v19](/releases/v19.md) of VDO.Ninja, there is also the [`&webcam2`](/advanced-settings/setup-parameters/and-webcam2.md) option; a minor UI variant that requires an additional button press, but more clearly preps the guest to the fact they will be sharing their webcam.

## Related

{% content-ref url="/pages/-M\_oRQSkAJFpidl8B7xd" %}
[\&screenshare](/advanced-settings/setup-parameters/screenshare.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="/pages/XueNVvQLR9l3bCQjn5bh" %}
[\&webcam2](/advanced-settings/setup-parameters/and-webcam2.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}


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