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I am trying to use a webcamera and a microphone on a site, to record short videos, and Firefox is controlling them both and the site is not working, or basically useless.

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I am trying to use a webcamera and a microphone on a site, to record short videos, and Firefox is controlling them both and the site is not working, or basically useless. Using Windows 10, Logitech C920, and BlueSnowball. How can this be corrected???

I am trying to use a webcamera and a microphone on a site, to record short videos, and Firefox is controlling them both and the site is not working, or basically useless. Using Windows 10, Logitech C920, and BlueSnowball. How can this be corrected???

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Hi drcoy, glad to see you on Mozilla Support Forum.

Changing camera permissions

  • Click the menu button and select Options.
  • Click Privacy & Security from the left menu.
  • Scroll down to the Permissions section.
  • Click the Settings… button for the Camera option.
  • Enter the website URL in the Search field for the site that you want to access your camera.
  • Press the Enter key.
  • The website displays in the list below. You can remove it at any time by selecting it from the list and clicking the Remove Website.
  • Select the Block new requests asking to access your camera checkbox if you do not want to give any other sites access to your camera.
  • Click the Save Changes button.

Changing microphone permissions

  • Click the menu button and select Options.
  • Click Privacy & Security from the left menu.
  • Scroll down to the Permissions section.
  • Click the Settings… button for the Microphone option.
  • Enter the website URL in the Search field for the site that you want to access your microphone.
  • Press the Enter key.
  • The website displays in the list below. You can remove it at any time by selecting it from the list and clicking the Remove Website.
  • Select the Block new requests asking to access your microphone checkbox if you do not want to give any other sites access to your microphone.
  • Click the Save Changes button.

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How to manage your camera and microphone permissions with Firefox