diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 70cc387..199ff44 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ dist-ssr
 *.sw?
 release/**
 *.kiro/
+.claude/
 # npx electron-builder --mac --win
 
 # Playwright
diff --git a/src/hooks/useScreenRecorder.ts b/src/hooks/useScreenRecorder.ts
index ba95e60..8448b82 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useScreenRecorder.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useScreenRecorder.ts
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ export function useScreenRecorder(): UseScreenRecorderReturn {
 	const allowAutoFinalize = useRef(false);
 	const discardRecordingId = useRef<number | null>(null);
 	const restarting = useRef(false);
+	const webcamReady = useRef(false);
 
 	const selectMimeType = () => {
 		const preferred = [
@@ -182,6 +183,7 @@ export function useScreenRecorder(): UseScreenRecorderReturn {
 
 		let cancelled = false;
 		let acquiredStream: MediaStream | null = null;
+		webcamReady.current = false;
 
 		const acquire = async () => {
 			try {
@@ -217,11 +219,21 @@ export function useScreenRecorder(): UseScreenRecorderReturn {
 					};
 				});
 				webcamStream.current = stream;
+				webcamReady.current = true;
 			} catch (cameraError) {
 				if (!cancelled) {
 					console.warn("Failed to get webcam access:", cameraError);
 					setWebcamEnabledState(false);
-					toast.error(t("recording.cameraBlocked"));
+					const isDeviceError =
+						cameraError instanceof DOMException &&
+						[
+							"NotFoundError",
+							"DevicesNotFoundError",
+							"OverconstrainedError",
+							"NotReadableError",
+						].includes(cameraError.name);
+					toast.error(t(isDeviceError ? "recording.cameraNotFound" : "recording.cameraBlocked"));
+					webcamReady.current = true;
 				}
 			}
 		};
@@ -230,6 +242,7 @@ export function useScreenRecorder(): UseScreenRecorderReturn {
 
 		return () => {
 			cancelled = true;
+			webcamReady.current = false;
 			if (acquiredStream) {
 				acquiredStream.getTracks().forEach((track) => track.stop());
 				webcamStream.current = null;
@@ -464,9 +477,26 @@ export function useScreenRecorder(): UseScreenRecorderReturn {
 				}
 			}
 
-			if (webcamEnabled && !webcamStream.current) {
-				setWebcamEnabledState(false);
-				toast.error(t("recording.cameraDenied"));
+			if (webcamEnabled) {
+				if (!webcamReady.current) {
+					await new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+						const interval = setInterval(() => {
+							if (webcamReady.current) {
+								clearInterval(interval);
+								resolve();
+							}
+						}, 50);
+						setTimeout(() => {
+							clearInterval(interval);
+							resolve();
+						}, 5000);
+					});
+				}
+				if (!webcamStream.current) {
+					// The useEffect already showed the appropriate error toast
+					// (cameraNotFound or cameraBlocked), so just disable the state.
+					setWebcamEnabledState(false);
+				}
 			}
 
 			stream.current = new MediaStream();
diff --git a/src/i18n/locales/en/editor.json b/src/i18n/locales/en/editor.json
index 8acd181..e0cf4fd 100644
--- a/src/i18n/locales/en/editor.json
+++ b/src/i18n/locales/en/editor.json
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 		"microphoneDenied": "Microphone access denied. Recording will continue without audio.",
 		"cameraDenied": "Camera access denied. Recording will continue without webcam.",
 		"cameraDisconnected": "Webcam disconnected.",
+		"cameraNotFound": "Camera not found.",
 		"permissionDenied": "Recording permission denied. Please allow screen recording."
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/i18n/locales/es/editor.json b/src/i18n/locales/es/editor.json
index 5834622..7956b75 100644
--- a/src/i18n/locales/es/editor.json
+++ b/src/i18n/locales/es/editor.json
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 		"microphoneDenied": "Acceso al micrófono denegado. La grabación continuará sin audio.",
 		"cameraDenied": "Acceso a la cámara denegado. La grabación continuará sin cámara web.",
 		"cameraDisconnected": "Cámara web desconectada.",
+		"cameraNotFound": "Cámara no encontrada.",
 		"permissionDenied": "Permiso de grabación denegado. Por favor permite la grabación de pantalla."
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN/editor.json b/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN/editor.json
index 0723c88..2360fe8 100644
--- a/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN/editor.json
+++ b/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN/editor.json
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 		"microphoneDenied": "麦克风权限被拒绝。录制将继续，但不包含音频。",
 		"cameraDenied": "摄像头权限被拒绝。录制将继续，但不包含摄像头画面。",
 		"cameraDisconnected": "摄像头已断开连接。",
+		"cameraNotFound": "未找到摄像头。",
 		"permissionDenied": "录屏权限被拒绝。请允许屏幕录制。"
 	}
 }