Hi there. I have the mac book retina running Mac OS X Lion 10.7.5, my built in camera seems to have just gone off, and I can't get it to work. Unable to use FaceTime or photobooth as both say no camera installed. Has anyone any ideas how to get it working Cheers
MacBook Pro with Retina display, Mac OS X (10.7.5)
You could try an SMC and PRAM reset:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2090
(Over time, Apple has changed the Mac's built-in camera's name from "iSight" to "FaceTime" and then to "FaceTime HD." Regardless of the name of your Mac's built-in camera, the same info and troubleshooting applies.)
Thanks to both but camera still not working. I tried both resets but still nothing. Any other ideas ???
If it's still not working and you've tried all the steps in the support document that EZ Jim linked to I guess it's looking like a trip to the workshop. Good luck.
HI,
Just to check.
How many different apps did you try and how many different Mac User Accounts ?
I see you mentioned two apps originally.
iChat ?
iMovie ?
Quicktime Player ?
Any of the snap shot options ?
System Preferences > Accounts > your Account and change the Pic ?
The Buddy Pic in iChat.
The Pic on Your Card (the My Card) in the Address Book ?
It is most likely the Store or an Apple Authorised Service Provider will be the answer if the SMC or PRAM resets have not worked - but they are not infallible.
8:51 PM Tuesday; May 28, 2013
iMac 2.5Ghz 5i 2011 (Mountain Lion 10.8.3)
G4/1GhzDual MDD (Leopard 10.5.8)
MacBookPro 2Gb (Snow Leopard 10.6.8)
Mac OS X (10.6.8),
Couple of iPhones and an iPad
"Limit the Logs to the Bits above Binary Images." No, Seriously
Camera issues
