How to activate the camera on MacBook

If you want to look at yourself on the display of your MacBook, all you have to do is activate the integrated camera. We show you in a practical tip how this works.

MacBook: Activate iSight camera - how it works

• To use the camera on the MacBook, all you need is a suitable program that accesses the camera. It is not necessary to activate the camera. It only has to be switched on and off.
• Several pre-installed programs on the MacBook are capable of this. If you start a video call with FaceTime, the camera is automatically activated in the MacBook. With Photo Booth, you can take snapshots yourself via the webcam.
• Recording videos is also child's play on the MacBook. Use the iMovie application or the QuickTime Player. Programs from other developers can also access the camera. The best known is the Skype software.

MacBook: when is my camera activated?

• If the camera is currently being used in the MacBook, a small green light lights up next to the camera. Only when the light has gone out will the camera stop recording.
• If necessary, you can also connect external cameras to your MacBook. With the respective software, you then have to choose between the internal and external camera.

In the next practical tip, we will show you how to deactivate the camera on the MacBook and thus prevent unnoticed espionage.