Built in FaceTime HD camera heavy lag

After all the good things you have already considered, if neither restarting Mac nor reinstalling OS X corrects your problem, contact your retailer for help.

If they cannot show you how to get things working correctly on your new MBPr, they may need to exchange it for one that works properly.

Backup your important files before having your Mac professionally examined.

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Mac OSX 10.10.1

I am having the same exact issue once I use Omegle my FaceTime and Photo Booth lag. Then I have to reset the PRAM and SMC every time. I really don't want to get another Macbook I have the Macbook Air 13" which I purchased September 2014 and OS X Yosemite 10.10.1. Flash is updated and have contacted Apple today and yesterday and they seem as if they are not fully understanding why this issue happens which I cannot troubleshoot myself either other than doing the resets. Is there possibly a problem with these sites when using a Macbook?

deon95 wrote:... Is there possibly a problem with these sites when using a Macbook?

I think not "...when using a MacBook?", but rather when using a specific browser. Apple does a (IMO) good job of keeping Safari up to date for all the latest security and browser coding improvements. However, Apple is sometimes ahead of websites in these updates. In these cases, you may encounter sites that will not work with the latest Safari update.

My favorite alternate browser is Firefox, but you can use any other browser you trust. I do not like using alternate browsers (even my Firefox favorite alternate) because I trust Safari to keep my Mac Apple-compatible and safe from less than secure sites. However, occasionally I MUST access a site that does not work with Safari until it is updated by its webmaster. In that case, I use an alternate browser on a one-time basis, only using the alternate again if Safari cannot work with the site when I next try it.

If you normally use Safari, and if you have not tried a different browser with your problem sites, check to see if the site works on your Mac with an alternate browser before looking for Mac hardware problems.

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Mac OSX 10.10.1

NDL-23 wrote: ... my webcam will lag sufficiently less if its on with daylight in the room ....

Bright light is always best for video. Mac cameras slow down in dim light to improve image quality (at the expense of frame rate.)

Also, be sure you do not have other extra-load factors such as multiple apps running, less than 20 percent of hard disk space free (available), backup (Time Machine, etc.) working, etc. that may be slowing your Mac down.

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Mac OSX 10.10.1

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I'm having the same issues with my recently purchased 13" macbook pro w/ retina. I'm wondering if there is a fix yet. I'm not able to use any webcam apps or websites in an optimal manner. Cannot seem to exceed beyond 6-9 fps when lag kicks in. When it does work optimally, fps are around 20-30.

and here I am with a 2015 model and me and you are on the same level. Why is the isight camera so horrible on the new retina's? I made a video here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5cInpAtvOQ and you can see all the skipped frames. This was with quicktime and it was actually THE ONLY thing running, on an i7 with 16mb of ram

Same here. Mid 2014 Macbook Pro with latest Yosemite and built in camera is incredibly slow. Wish this was fixed. Will a reset of PRAM & SMC improve anything?

I have the same here. It happened after I reinstall my MbP, early 15. Any ideas or solutions?

Same problem on my MacBook Pro Retina late-2013. Can Apple recognize this problem?