Q: My iSight camera does not work. I open the Photo Booth, the green light stays on but appears: camera not connected. Can anybody he ... My iSight camera does not work. I open the Photo Booth, the green light stays on but appears: camera not connected. Can anybody help me? more
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Jan 15, 2013 3:35 PM in response to ziggo_by KarenSelena,Try resetting the SMC first, then the PRAM.
To reset the SMC follow this article - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964?viewlocale=en_US.
To reset the PRAM follow this article - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1379.
Another good 3rd party web site outlining these steps is - http://gigaom.com/2011/07/26/when-to-reset-your-macs-pram-and-smc/. and http://thenextweb.com/lifehacks/2010/12/04/how-when-why-to-reset-the-pram-smc-on -your-mac/.
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Jan 16, 2013 5:23 AM in response to KarenSelenaby ziggo_,I tried to reset SMC and PRAM and nothing worked... I still open photo booth, iChat and the light turns on by appears camera not connected... :-(
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Jan 16, 2013 11:00 AM in response to KarenSelenaby ziggo_,No, I can't ... :-( it mans that my camera it's not installed? What should I do?
Thank you very much for all the help :-)
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Jan 16, 2013 11:28 AM in response to ziggo_by KarenSelena,you may be having an hardware issue. I would take the computer into your local apple store, and have them confirm that it is a hardware issue.
They will be able to give you the service options.
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Jan 16, 2013 12:06 PM in response to KarenSelenaby ziggo_,I will do that :-)
Thank you very much for your help and time :-)
Regards and all the best for you
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Jan 16, 2013 4:17 PM in response to ziggo_by CMCSK,Try the suggestions mentioned in this thread - my isight camera is not working-not recognized with photo booth or ichat
1. Click on Macintosh HD on the top right of your desktop (or whatever else you’ve called your Harddrive)
2. Click through System > Library > LaunchDaemons
3. Now look for the file com.apple.cmio.VDCAssistant.plist - and send it to trash.
http://www.appleware.co.uk/2008/12/03/isight-camera-fix.html
EZJim's Website is an excellent iSight tutorial and DIY read. -
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