Be sure your webcam is working properly so it's ready when you need it. This article explains how to test a Mac or Windows webcam both online and offline, as well as with Skype. Regardless of whether you have a Windows machine or a Mac, webcam tests are easy. One simple option is to use one of the many free online webcam test sites available on the web.
Others can be found by searching "webcam test" online. We'll use webcammictest. Open your web browser. Type webcammictest. Click the Check My Webcam button on the website's landing page. When the pop-up permission box appears, click Allow. Your webcam's feed should then appear in the black box on the right-hand side of the page, indicating that the camera is working. If you're using an external webcam connected via USB — and if no image appears after completing the webcam test — then you should try disconnecting and reconnecting it.
Some people may not be too comfortable with online webcam tests, not least because some of the above webcam test sites state that users 'may be recorded' if they grant access to their webcams. Fortunately, they can use their computers' operating systems to test their webcams. Click the Finder icon on the Dock bar. Click on Applications in the list of options that appear. In the Applications folder, click Photo Booth , which will bring up your web camera's feed.
If you have an external webcam in addition to the Mac's built-in one , you may need to select it from the Photo Booth app's drop-down menu. To do this you should drag your mouse cursor to the Photo Booth menu bar at the top of the screen and click Camera. If you're a Windows 10 user, select the Cortana search box on the Windows 10 taskbar, then type Camera into the search box.
The Camera app may ask for your permission to access the webcam before it displays the camera's feed. One other popular way of testing a webcam involves using one of the many apps that can use it.
