Why won't my webcam work on my macbook?

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Why won't my webcam work on my macbook?

My built in isight camera isn't working, so I pulled out my microsoft webcam and I plugged it in. My macbook isn't reading any object as plugged in. Will macbooks only work with isight cameras? If not how do i get this to work? Thanks.

MacBook, Mac OS X (10.4.11), I'm not sure which one tiger is, but that's what I have.

Posted on Jan 2, 2009 10:38 AM

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Answer 1

Jan 2, 2009 10:40 AM in response to basstone97

If Microsoft doesn't offer Mac drivers for their webcam it won't work.

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Jan 2, 2009 10:46 AM in response to Templeton Peck

Then how do I make my isight camera work? I just restored my computer from the apple store, they gave me a new hardrive and everything, and when I turned on my macbook, I updated it and I tried to open photobooth, it said that the camera was being used by another application or there was no camera plugged in. The green light that was supposed to be on when its in use wasn't on (and right now it isn't on either) and so i know there is some problem. Is there a setting I have to turn on? Because I've gone through system preferences and I can't find one. Thanks.

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Jan 2, 2009 10:57 AM in response to basstone97

Then how do I make my isight camera work?

Contact Apple support.

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Jan 2, 2009 11:02 AM in response to Templeton Peck

thanks.

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