Note that USB cables for cameras feature different. I'm not a computing ninja so any pointers appreciated. Plug the other end into one of the USB ports on your MacBook Pro. (Although if there's a neater way to do that I'd love to hear it!) However, because the lid's open, apps like Zoom and MS Teams use the webcam on the blacked-out MacBook, whereas I would prefer to use the webcam on the external monitor, so that I'm looking at my colleagues.ĭoes anyone know a way to 'prioritise' the webcam on my external monitor? Or does this involve playing with the sources in the specific apps? (It unfortunately doesn't seem changeable in Zoom.)

Since upgrading recently, I've decided to keep the MacBook open to use the keyboard on my new MacBook Pro (to take advantage of the Touch ID and the Touch bar) - I just mirror the screens and turn down the display brightness until it's black. On my old MacBook, I kept it in clam-mode most of the time and used an external mouse & keyboard, which worked great. Does Safari even allow to use an external webcam IF Safari does not allow for use of a separate webcam would it work with Chrome or Firefox I will also need to change the microphone settings as well too, right Backup plan is to just use my Chromebook or SurfacePro 6, but I would prefer to use my MacBook Pro 15 (Mojave 10.14.5-18F203 and. I have a new MacBook Pro connected to an external monitor (HP E243m, which has a built-in webcam and speakers). My question is about how to set the source for a webcam for conferencing. Others might require you to download their software from their website. Some external webcams come with their own dedicated software to configure them on your system. How to prioritise external webcam Hello Apple Community! My first post here. Plug your external camera to the USB-A port on your dongle and wait for a few minutes for macOS to detect and install your camera.

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