usb – Exterior Net Cam Not Acknowledged

I am having a problem with my exterior webcam not being acknowledged on my MacBook Professional. This began immediately a couple of days in the past. Listed here are the main points.

HARDWARE/SOFTWARE SPECS:

• Webcam: VicTsing PC317
• Pc: MacBook Professional (13-inch, M1, 2020)
• OS: Monterrey 12.5 (newest updates put in)

The webcam is plugged into the again of my Dell monitor, which is linked to a powered USB hub, which is plugged into the USB port on my Mac through an adaptor.

ISSUE AND TROUBLESHOOTING

• Webcam labored usually till a couple of days in the past.
• Then immediately it will not seem as an possibility when operating Google Conferences or Zoom.
• I attempted plugging and unplugging the system and restarting the pc – no luck.
• I attempted swapping it with the identical webcam that my spouse has, to see if it is a {hardware} challenge – her webcam would not work both. So this means it isn’t simply that my webcam broke immediately.
• I attempted plugging my exterior microphone into the identical port to see if the port was damaged, however the microphone works. So this means the difficulty will not be as a result of USB port on my show, the hub, the cables, or adaptors – since one other USB peripheral is working effective from the identical port.
• I checked in system report and I DO see the system displaying up beneath the USB part however NOT beneath the digicam part (solely built-in Facetime digicam seems there). So the system is detected – simply not as a digicam?

• I ran grep -i cam in Terminal and the digicam DOES present up there, listed as “lively, busy” (I am undecided of the importance of this).

NEXT STEPS

• I am completely caught at this stage – it looks as if the system is detecting the digicam however will not present it as an accessible digicam within the functions the place I want it.

• Any assist or options a lot appreciated.