HT201295 My isight built in camera is only turning on for few second on my MacBook Pro (13-inch, Late 2011 ) when I use any camera needed app. Please help me.

My isight built in camera is only turning on for few second on my MacBook Pro (13-inch, Late 2011 with osx Yosemite) when I use any camera needed app. Please help me. Its getting a little annoying.

If restarting Mac or reinstalling OS X does not correct this symptom, you likely have a hardware problem.  Contact Apple Support or an Apple Authorized Service Provider for service.
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Mac OSX 10.10.1

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