# Change Cameras

This topic covers how to quickly change out cameras in a Task, for scenarios where a previously connected Camera Device is being swapped out for another type of camera/frame grabber.

In this scenario, the Project Explorer had been configured with Camera1 connected to a particular type of camera, and that camera connection is no longer available.

1. Go to the Task where Camera1 was being used as a Camera Blocks.

2. Double-click the Camera1 Block, which will open the CogAcqFifoTool.

   Related Topics

   The following topics can be referenced in the VisionPro® Online Documentation:

   - Configuring an Image Source
   - Acquiring From a Connected Camera

3. From the Image Acquisition Device/Frame Grabber drop-down, select the desired new camera.

   Note: This drop-down menu will display all of the discovered devices on the network. Selecting a device that is already linked to an existing, configured device in Designer will result in an error.
4. From the Video Formats drop-down, select the desired video format.

5. Press the Initialize Acquisition button.

6. Now the new camera can be configured.