MacBook Pro FaceTime Camera: USB ok, SPCameraDataType empty

Built-in FaceTime HD Camera black screen after macOS Sequoia update, USB detected but SPCameraDataType empty

Hi everyone,

 I’m troubleshooting an issue with the built-in FaceTime HD Camera on an Intel 2019 MacBook Pro after updating to macOS Sequoia.

 Mac / OS

 - MacBook Pro, Intel, 2019

 - macOS Sequoia 15.7.7

 - Build 24G720

 Symptom

 The built-in FaceTime HD Camera shows a black screen / does not work in camera apps. It does not appear to be a simple app permission issue.

 Key finding

 The camera is detected at the USB level, but it does not appear as a macOS camera device.

 system_profiler SPCameraDataType returns empty.

 But USB reports the camera:

 FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in):

  Product ID: 0x8514

  Vendor ID: 0x05ac (Apple Inc.)

  Version: 2.01

  Manufacturer: Apple Inc.

  Location ID: 0x80200000

 Relevant log messages

 From unified logs, I see:

 VDCAssistant: Camera not supported by VDCAssistant

 cameracaptured: Camera driver not started in time

 cameracaptured not supported for camera driver service (null)

 Things already tried

 - Updated macOS to 15.7.7

 - Restarted camera services:

   - VDCAssistant

   - AppleCameraAssistant

   - cameracaptured

 - Checked USB detection: camera is still visible on USB

 - Checked SPCameraDataType: still empty

 - Booted into Safe Mode: same issue

 - Disabled Citrix USB daemon com.citrix.ctxusbd: same issue

 - Confirmed Citrix ctxusbd is not running during testing

 Current interpretation

 This looks like the built-in camera is still visible at the USB level, but macOS/CoreMediaIO is not successfully initializing or registering it as a usable camera device.

 I’m trying to determine whether this is:

 - a macOS Sequoia camera driver/CoreMediaIO issue,

 - a T2/firmware-related issue,

 - or a partial hardware failure where USB enumeration works but the image pipeline does not.

 Has anyone seen this specific pattern: USB detects the FaceTime HD Camera, but SPCameraDataType is empty and logs show Camera not supported by VDCAssistant / Camera driver not started in time?

 Any suggestions before doing a macOS reinstall or taking it in for hardware diagnostics would be appreciated.