Camera on Windows 10 VM in VirtualBox on Mac OS X

Question

_{Friday, March 4, 2016 9:48 PM}

Hi,

I have windows 10 vm installed using virtual box from Oracle on a Mac OS. The camera which is part of the Mac is not working on the VM but works from the Mac OS. Any ideas on how I can resolve this?

Thanks,

Lokesh K

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_{Saturday, March 5, 2016 1:45 PM ✅Answered | 1 vote}

Hi,

make sure that the "Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack" is installed(that adds support for the FaceTime HD camera), install the latest guest additions & then add the camera under Devices > Webcams > FaceTime HD-Camera

Regards

Daniel

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_{Friday, March 4, 2016 11:00 PM}

Can you explain more how the camera is not working, it is not clear if this is a Windows 10 issue. Is the camera seen in Windows 10 at all?

_{Tuesday, March 8, 2016 1:05 AM}

Hello Daniel,

Wonderful pointer! I downloaded the extension pack and installed the same. However until I upgraded to the 5.0.16 version the devices\webcam menu was not available. After upgrade everything is okay. Thank you so very much for your help. I really appreciate it.

Thanks,

Lokesh K

_{Tuesday, March 8, 2016 1:31 AM}

Hi Lokesh Kris,

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