NotReadableError: Failed to allocate videosource

Question

I get this error in Firefox 51 when I try to execute the following code and when I select my laptop\'s camera:

navigator.getMedia = (navigator.getUserMedia |         


        

Answer 1

I have searched everywhere for the solution at last found this. Basically in my case camera permission was turned on and Mozilla firefox can access web cam but chrome can't. Infact older versions of chrome like 74.x can use webcam but latest 84.x cannot. I thought the problem is with chrome but at last, I tried turning on my microphone access from windows 10 settings. Now chrome can access webcam too.

Solution: Please check you camera and microphone access both are turned on from windows settings.