Abstract: The invention relates to customization of multi-media capturing devices and more particularly a method which uses multi-media to configure a multi-media capturing device. First, running a software application installed in a configuring device to encode configuration information to a configuring image or video or audio in the configuring device on the basis of user input or by automatic detection of the software application or by obtaining information automatically detected by the configured device; outputting to the configured device; finally the configured device decoding the configured image or video or audio and undergoing automatic configuration according to the configuration information. The invention does not require the configured device and the configuring device to have other specialized communication interface devices.