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?
MacBook, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
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/.
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... :-(
- apple / about this mac / more info / system report - look in the area under "hardware" area, then USB. Do you see your iSight or Facetime camera listed??
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 :-)
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.
I will do that :-)
Thank you very much for your help and time :-)
Regards and all the best for you
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
Hi
I don't have that file. 😟
Take the computer to an Apple store or an AASP. Whichever is more convenient for you.
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?
