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Camera Permissions

Finding the Apps that use the Camera

Recently I connected a new camera to my iMac. After it was connected, I was wondering what applications had camera support that I could try out the new camera.

I know that Apple has apps like Quicktime, Facetime, and Photo Booth that support the camera. What about other Apps on my computer?

The easy way to find out what apps have Camera support is to look at the Camera permissions.

Camera Security

Finding Camera Access

Simple steps to find what Apps have Camera access:

  • Go to System Preferences.
  • Select the Security & Privacy category
  • Select the Privacy Tab
  • Select Camera.

Note: That you have to allow Applications to have permission to access the camera. If you haven't used the camera functionality in some apps, you may not have been asked for permission to use the camera.

Quicktime Movie Recording

Quicktime

Using the "New Movie Recording" in Quicktime Player was the fastest way that I found to get RAW video on the computer.

The keyboard shortcut: Option Command N is good one to remember.

This is the capture options that you have:

High H.264 video and 44100 Hz AAC audio
Maximum Apple ProRes 422 video and Linear PCM audio

 

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