
To change the default webcam on a Chromebook:ġ) In the Chrome browser at the top right, click More (3 vertical dots) and then Settings.Ģ) Click Privacy and security and then Site settingsĤ) Dropdown at the top allows you to choose default camera. From the menu that appears, click either the microphone or camera, then from the drop-down menu, select Allow or Block, then click the X to save your changes. A similar process on Mac is not possible, but you can check with Photo Booth, Facetime or QuickTime to verify what cameras are actually detected. Go to the website for which you want to change the permissions and click the lock icon on the leftmost side of the Omnibox. To change the default camera on a Windows computer, please refer to this article. In such a case, the only camera that will be used for all steps of the Monitor startup sequence will be the camera specified as the default in your computer's operating system.


However, this is not true of Windows or Mac computers that have built in front and rear cameras. With our webcam application (link provided here) you can easily check or adjust the resolution and Frames Per Second (FPS) settings for your webcam.

If you have an external USB webcam that you desire to use, rather than the built in webcam on your computer, you can change the camera during the webcam check via the "change my webcam" link.Ĭlicking on that link will produce a list of the cameras that we have detected are connected to your computer.
