A video communication method and apparatus are provided. The method includes: determining whether or not to switch a video image for a video communication with a peer device of the terminal device and the terminal device when the video communication is in progress; switching the video image for the video communication from a first video image acquired by the terminal device to a second video image acquired by a designated smart device when it is determined to switch the video image for the video communication, the designated smart device being communicatively coupled to the terminal device; and sending the second video image to the peer device. Accordingly, video images acquired by the designated smart device may be flexibly switched at the terminal device side, and thus video images at the terminal device side can be displayed at a peer device of the terminal device flexibly.