# Your microphone and camera

Turn your microphone and camera on in the popup or the Mac toolbar before you record. Your camera records as its own track, so its layout can change later.

Where to find it in the Mac app: Recording toolbar › Microphone

Where to find it in the Chrome extension: Chrome toolbar › PointerCam › Microphone

**In the Mac app:**

1. Open the recording toolbar with **New Recording…** in the menu bar.
2. Click the microphone button and pick a microphone, or **No microphone**.
3. Click the camera button and pick a camera. A preview shows where it will sit.
4. Click **System audio** to record what the Mac plays as well.

macOS asks for permission the first time. If you said no, turn PointerCam on in **System Settings › Privacy & Security** under Microphone or Camera.

**In the Chrome extension:**

1. Click **PointerCam** in Chrome’s toolbar.
2. Switch on **Microphone**. The first time, Chrome asks for permission. The level under its name moves when it hears you.
3. To pick another microphone, open the menu under its name.
4. Switch on **Camera** the same way. Its live picture shows in the row.

If a row says **Blocked in Chrome**, switch it on and PointerCam opens a page that shows you how to allow it again.

## After the take

- Your voice and the tab or system audio each get their own volume in the editor. See [Volume, ducking and the mix](https://pointercam.com/help/audio-mix).
- The camera is recorded beside the screen, so you can change its layout, size and shape at any moment of the video. See [Camera layouts](https://pointercam.com/help/camera-layouts).
- Captions can be written from your voice on your own computer. See [Captions](https://pointercam.com/help/captions).

> **Note:** A guide take never records your voice or camera.

## Read next

- [Camera layouts](https://pointercam.com/help/camera-layouts)
- [Volume, muting and the mix](https://pointercam.com/help/audio-mix)
- [Captions](https://pointercam.com/help/captions)
- [The Mac app cannot record my screen](https://pointercam.com/help/mac-permissions)

Source: https://pointercam.com/help/microphone-and-camera