I have a Mac mini. I have a Logitech camera that I rarely plug in but have used it to Facetime on the computer. I'm taking some online music lessons where I need to send video to my instructor. I plugged in the camera, started the camera software where I get a message that another app in using the camera and it is unavailable. How do I find out what is using the camera so I can take videos? Thanks in advance for any help.
Taking a video on my Mac
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Instead of the camera software, try using Quicktime and its New Movie Recording function in the File Menu.
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You didn't provide us with much data to go on, but there are two other apps on a Mac that have access to the camera: Photo Booth.app and FaceTime.app. It could be either one of them.
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