Blurry Pictures Photo Booth/iSight

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Blurry Pictures Photo Booth/iSight

Hello

I suddenly noticed that Photo Booth is taking pictures that look blurred or fuzzy. I have the MacBook on a table (not moving) so it's not from movement. Everything has a soft focus (no, it's not from the special effect "glow", but it sort of looks like a more subtle version of that). I tried gently cleaning the lens. No luck.

Help!

Thanks.

Mac OS X (10.5.6), purchased march 2007

Posted on Mar 3, 2009 6:54 AM

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Answer 1

EZ Jim

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Mar 3, 2009 8:28 AM in response to lizziebee1000

Welcome to Discussions, lizziebee1000

Try the applicable suggestions in http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2090

EZ Jim

G5 DP 1.8GHz w/Mac OS X (10.5.6) PowerBook 1.67GHz (10.4.11) iBookSE 366MHz (10.3.9) External iSight

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Answer 2

Mar 8, 2009 8:41 AM in response to EZ Jim

None of the suggestions helped. It is still blurry. Part of what is going on is it seems like iSight lost its ability to adjust to lighting conditions. For example, anywhere there is a source of light, it is way over-exposed, overblown. It's like there's just too much light in general. The problem seems to be the same no matter what application I'm using iSight in.

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Answer 3

Mar 8, 2009 9:46 AM in response to lizziebee1000

Take the computer to an AASP or your local Apple Store for a check-up. Hopefully, you have Apple Care.

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