diff --git a/client/src/pages/Create/Create.js b/client/src/pages/Create/Create.js
index e5b9242..0a87a7b 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/Create/Create.js
+++ b/client/src/pages/Create/Create.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-import React, { useState, useCallback } from 'react'
+import React, { useState, useCallback, useEffect } from 'react'
 import download from 'downloadjs'
 import { Link } from 'react-router-dom'
 import './Create.css'
-import AsyncSelect from 'react-select/lib/Async'
+import Select from 'react-select'
 import Webcam from '../../components/WebcamCapture'
 import Countdown from '../../components/Countdown'
 import Page from '../../components/Page'
@@ -27,33 +27,59 @@ function Create({ history }) {
   const [isWebcamReady, setIsWebcamReady] = useState(false)
   const [gifId, setGifId] = useState()
   const [text, setText] = useState('')
+  const [textLimitError, setTextLimitError] = useState('')
   const [isProcessingGif, setIsProcessingGif] = useState('')
   const [isUploading, setUploading] = useState(false)
   const [warning, setWarning] = useState(
     window.MediaRecorder ? false : WARNING_BROWSER,
   )
+  const [webCamDenied, setWebCamDenied] = useState(true)
+  const [webCamSelectPlaceHolder, setWebCamSelectPlaceHolder] = useState(
+    'Please accept browser webcam permissions',
+  )
+  const [webCamOptions, setWebCamOptions] = useState([])
 
-  const cameraOptions = () =>
+  useEffect(() => {
     navigator.mediaDevices
-      .enumerateDevices()
-      .then((inputs) => {
-        const options = []
-        inputs
-          .filter((input) => {
-            return input.kind === 'videoinput'
+      .getUserMedia({
+        audio: false,
+        video: true,
+      })
+      .then(() => {
+        navigator.mediaDevices
+          .enumerateDevices()
+          .then((inputs) => {
+            const options = []
+            inputs
+              .filter((input) => {
+                return input.kind === 'videoinput'
+              })
+              .forEach((videoInput) => {
+                options.push({
+                  value: videoInput,
+                  label: videoInput.label,
+                })
+              })
+
+            if (options.length < 1) {
+              setWebCamSelectPlaceHolder('No camera detected...')
+              setWebCamDenied(true)
+            } else {
+              setWebCamDenied(false)
+              setWebCamSelectPlaceHolder('Select your camera...')
+              setWebCamOptions(options)
+            }
           })
-          .forEach((videoInput) => {
-            options.push({
-              value: videoInput,
-              label: videoInput.label,
-            })
+          .catch((err) => {
+            console.error('ERROR: No camera input found', err)
           })
-        return options
       })
       .catch((err) => {
-        console.error('ERROR: No camera input found', err)
-        return []
+        console.error(err)
+        setWebCamSelectPlaceHolder('You have denied webcam permissions')
+        setWebCamDenied(true)
       })
+  }, [])
 
   const retry = () => {
     setGifId(null)
@@ -135,6 +161,15 @@ function Create({ history }) {
     download(fileBlob, `${gifId}.gif`)
   }
 
+  const handleText = (input) => {
+    if (input.length === 30) {
+      setTextLimitError('Caption must have a maximum limit of 30 characters.')
+    } else {
+      setText(input)
+      setTextLimitError('')
+    }
+  }
+
   const header = (
     <>
       <h1>Create Your Own GIF</h1>
@@ -188,15 +223,11 @@ function Create({ history }) {
             )}
           </div>
           <div className="container">
-            <AsyncSelect
-              cacheOptions
-              defaultOptions
-              placeholder="Select your camera..."
+            <Select
+              isDisabled={webCamDenied}
+              placeholder={webCamSelectPlaceHolder}
+              options={webCamOptions}
               onChange={setRecordingInput}
-              noOptionsMessage={() => {
-                return 'No camera detected...'
-              }}
-              loadOptions={cameraOptions}
             />
           </div>
           {isPrerecordingPhase && (
@@ -224,9 +255,12 @@ function Create({ history }) {
           )}
           {phase === PHASE_TEXT && (
             <>
+              {textLimitError && (
+                <p className="text-limit-error">{textLimitError}</p>
+              )}
               <textarea
-                placeholder="Add a caption to your GIF!"
-                onChange={(e) => setText(e.target.value)}
+                placeholder="Add a caption to your GIF! (maximum 30 characters)"
+                onChange={(e) => handleText(e.target.value)}
                 value={text}
               />
               <div className="gif-button-group">