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Glitch on In-built Cam when i turn on face time EFX

Hi!


3 months ago i purchased a Macbook Pro M3 Max. Reciently my in-built webcam shows a glitchs effect (distortion) when i turn on. The problem increase when i turn on portrait effect or another effect of Face time.


I hace tried reinstalling MacOS and full reset but nothing works.


sometimes the cam works well but a loy of times the glitch appears. ???


MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 15.3

Posted on Mar 31, 2025 4:09 AM

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Apr 9, 2025 5:39 PM in response to mrptheblessed

mrptheblessed wrote:

Hi!

3 months ago i purchased a Macbook Pro M3 Max. Reciently my in-built webcam shows a glitchs effect (distortion) when i turn on. The problem increase when i turn on portrait effect or another effect of Face time.

I hace tried reinstalling MacOS and full reset but nothing works.

sometimes the cam works well but a loy of times the glitch appears. ???


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