kevinhys
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Q: Isight camera won't turn on?

i have a mac pro 2009 and a 27" led cinema display on system setting i can find my isight camera  under usb port, but it won't  turn on when it require like using face time a Photo Booth ?

Posted on Mar 22, 2014 1:21 AM

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kevinhys

Q: Isight camera won't turn on?

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  • by EZ Jim,

    EZ Jim EZ Jim Mar 22, 2014 8:38 AM in response to kevinhys
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    Mar 22, 2014 8:38 AM in response to kevinhys

    Restart Mac and test again.  Sometimes a simple restart corrects things.  If not, continue.

     

    • If Apple's http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2090

       suggestions do not help you, (the "reset" suggested there

       often restores normal function,) continue with the following.

     

    • Use your Mac's Disk Utility to repair permissions and then

       download and apply the latest Combo Update.  For your OS X (10.8.2),

       the latest Combo is http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1676

     

    • Repair permissions again immediately following the system restart

       that completes the Combo update.

     

    Properly applying the Combo version of updates can sometimes correct software problems, but, if your trouble is caused by a hardware problem, there are no user serviceable parts of the camera.  For hardware help, contact Apple or an Apple-Authorized Service Provider for service.

     

     

    (Over time, Apple has changed the built-in camera's name on newer Macs 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.)

  • by kevinhys,

    kevinhys kevinhys Mar 22, 2014 1:04 PM in response to EZ Jim
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    Mar 22, 2014 1:04 PM in response to EZ Jim

    i think is the software problem, i run my snow Leopard and the isight work properly it turn on, but not on osx 10.9.2

  • by EZ Jim,

    EZ Jim EZ Jim Mar 27, 2014 8:06 AM in response to kevinhys
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    Mar 27, 2014 8:06 AM in response to kevinhys

    kevinhys wrote:... isight work ... not on osx 10.9.2

     

    iSight camera failure after OS X 10.9 Mavericks update