I looked at my activity monitor and noticed that it was saying that something called a PTP Camera was running. I'm confused because my camera isn't on or anything. Can someone please tell me why it is saying this thanks :)
MacBook Air
This process doesn't relate to an onboard isight/facetime camera. It's part of the Image Capture software that MacOS uses to connect to, and download images from, camera devices.
okay thanks and do you know what a scanner server is. I also saw this in my activity monitor.
Do you perhaps have, or have had or tried to set up, a multifunction printer/scanner/fax device on the system - or even on a prior system if you used Migration Assistant to set your MBA? I have seen a scanner service process on my iMac (running Snow Leopard) which is connected to an HP printer/scanner, though it only appears when the device is powered and connected.
Why does it use over 20% of the CPU?
Hi I figured this out for my case: ptpcamera used around 13-18% CPU time. I had just flickr upload BETA installed today.
Ma Iphone6 was connected via USB.
So what I did was to disconnect the iPhone USB from Macbook Air Early 2015 and voila PTPCamera dropped to insignificant CPU time usage.
Possible causes:
1/ Flick Uploadr was using the service continuously as it is constantly checking for changes in Photos Library. However, when I paused it nothing happened to ptpcamera process, it was still frying my CPU
2/ ptpcamera process is constantly checking USB connected iPhone / iPad for new photos, or media
I am on El Capitan Beta 3
Hope this helped.
I noticed PTP camera would start up every time I connected my iPod to my iMac to back it up. It used 80% cpu on my iMac. I got tired of killing it each time so I just deleted it. So far no bad effects....
Maybe this helps...
Next time you connect your iPod, open the app 'Image Capture". At bottom of screen on left you'll see a small square icon, click on it and change the setting. Close 'image capture'app.
Why is PTP camera runnining in my activity monitor if I am not using it?
