Built-in camera question

hi everyone, the green light of the built-in camera is turned on as if it was active but when i go into photoboot or imovie nothing appears on photoboot there's only a green square and on imovie not even the black screen comes up. anyone know something about this?

IF it is turned on (green light) when you arent using the applications u mentioned that means another process is using it at that moment. Therefore you cant use it in photobooth or whatever... You can try going to applications>utilities>activity monitor and look through the list at possible culprits. You could try quiting the processes you think it may be until the green light goes off.
Also check your login items in your account setting in Preferences to make sure some sort of software isnt loading up at startup and hogging the use of your camera. Delete anything in the loginitems that look completely useless (this wont harm your Mac at all, even if u delete them all) Infact, do this one first. Then do the one I wrote before this.
Lastly, try uninstalling anything you may think may have caused this to happen.

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I know this may sound very elementary but there was no documentation with my Mac when I bought it new (except a thin flimsy pamphlet with very baic stuff in it) and the help menu comes up with nothing at all when I search for web cam, webcam or isight.
Where do I go to learn about how to use the built-in camera/web cam as a camera and also as a web cam?
Thank you

VortexBoy wrote: ... I know this may sound very elementary but there was no documentation with my Mac when I bought it new (except a thin flimsy pamphlet with very baic stuff in it)...
There should have been a seventy page booklet in the box with your new iMac. If yours is the latest version, clicking here will download it if you cannot find the physical copy. If yours is an older iMac model, you can search for the correct manual from the iNtel iMac Support Page > "Manuals" link.
After that, Mac 101 is a great web-based information source. If you don't need general help, take a look here for specifics about each application of interest.
VortexBoy wrote: ... and the help menu comes up with nothing at all when I search for web cam, webcam or isight....
If your posted info is correct that you are running Mac OS X (10.7.3), you should be able to get started by using your Mac's Finder > Help menu command. Searching for "camera" (without quotation marks) on my 10.7.3 Mac returns Mac's Help article entitled "Use your Mac’s built-in camera." This is the web version of the same help.
Other apps, like QuickTime Player (the Lion QT 10.x version), and iMovie (part of iLife that came with your Mac) can also use your iMac's camera.
iMovie Help or this web page version of the same help will explain how to "Record video directly into iMovie".
Use QTX Player's File > New Movie Recording menu command to record video with it. You can configure size and quality of the recorded material by using QTX's preferences as shown in this image:
VortexBoy wrote: ... Where do I go to learn about how to use the built-in camera/web cam as a camera and also as a web cam? ...
Different apps do not all work the same. For function-specific help, search Help in separate camera applications; i.e., after you launch Photo Booth, iChat, QTX, iChat, etc., use the individual app's Help menu command to search for more info on the camera or what you want to do.
This article offers great basic tips about how to position, light, and use built-in cameras. Although its subject shows it was written for iMacs, it is equally applicable to other reader's inbuilt Apple cameras, too.
For more specialized functions than those offered by the camera software already included with your Mac, you can search the Mac App Store for other apps that can use your camera.
For webcam help with iChat, use Apple's iChat Support page if you need more help that that provided in the dialog boxes and iChat > Help on your Mac.
To use your camera with FaceTime, search your Mac's FaceTime > Help or these web versions of the same Help topics that should be available on your Mac.
Skype or other third party webcam apps will offer their own Help menus of varying quality. In additon to these app Help services, some apps offer comprehensive Support services via their web page. If you decide to add Skype to your Mac, you can click here to review the excellent Skype Support pages.
If you need to start a new topic for specific questions after you get started, give as much detail about what you want to do and what you may have already tried unsuccessfully. We will offer specific suggestions based on the details you provide.
Enjoy your new Mac!
EZ Jim
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New 24" imac 2.8ghz built-in camera doesn't work

the built-in camera doesn't show up in ichat or photo booth. "there is no camera attached to this computer" error in ichat...
plugging in an external iSight does work.
i've repaired permissions, rebooted, run fsck,
tried to run the 10.4.10 combo intel updater but the one available online won't let you install it on this system. it comes with 10.4.10 installed.
powered down and unplugged everything for 30 seconds, the plugged everything back in and rebooted.
i've reinstalled the os from the included dvds... "archive and install"
all software updates are installed, including "iMac Software Update 1.0"
any other ideas other than send it back?

i might have a little help for you people. I just had this same problem, and i was very frustrated about it. here is how i fixed it.
Have you been messing with Quicktime in the last few days/hours? you probably deleted a file that you needed. i found a place tha told me how to put it back, as well as had a download of the file in question. here is the link address --
http://techslaves.org/index.php?page=17
hope it works for you too!

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My built in camera on Macbook Air 2010 stops working after instaling Mountain Lion. Any help?

This solved the question:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964

MY BUILT IN CAMERA DOESN'T WORK

my built in camera doesn't work, any advise?

Need a lot more information. What Mac do you have? What OS X? What program?
By the way, its is called the Facetime HD camera, which should help you search the forums for an answer to your question.

Does this computer have built-in camera?

Hi there,
I have brought home my son's lovely laptop computer. He is developmentally disabled and needs some upgrading and file organizing done to the machine. I didn't think too much of it but a question came up when I started running Software Update. Two software items -- Airport and iSight -- are listed for updating.
But I don't know this computer's capabilities or lack of them for Airport and iSight.
This is a G4 iBook with a 14 inch screen he purchased in March of 2005. I checked "About this Mac," and it does have an Airport Extreme card installed. I did click on the Airport update.
I know some newer laptops have a built-in camera, but I don't know if this model in new enough to have that. I do not see anything in "About this Mac" to indicate that it does My guess is that it does not, but I don't know how to tell!
Does anyone know if it has a built-in camera? If not, then I don't need to bother with the iSight upgrade, right?
Thanks,
Linda

Hi Linda,
No, the iBook G4 does NOT have a built-in iSight camera.
You might be able to find an external iSight camera on eBay or other Internet source. Then you might need the iSight update software.

Built in isight question

I just recently switched from pc to mac and i love my imac. Anyways, my question is this......i want to run windows on my mac with parallels and i was wondering if the built in cam will work in windows? If so do i need a driver or program to support it?
imac 17-inch model with 2.0GHz processor Mac OS X (10.4.4)

Welcome to  Discussions, mlogikal
As everyone who has posted here says, your built-in iSight will work with Parallels by using Apple's iSight driver from Boot Camp.
Here is a direct link to the Parallels instructions (FAQ) that Glorfindeal quoted:
http://www.parallels.com/products/desktop/faq/6/#6-7
The info you seek is currently the last FAQ on this page.
If you are still having difficulty, you can get assistance with your Parallels-specific issue directly from the Parallels developer via the following link:
http://www.parallels.com/en/support/support/
Please let us know if you need any other info before you can mark your question "Answered."
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After installing OSX Lion, the built-in camera no longer works. Solution?

After installing OS X Lion on a late 2010 MacBookPro, the built-in camera no longer works. Worked beautifully with Snow Leopard. Reset SMU to no avail. Any solutions?

Hi, Thanks for the reply, I really appreciate your help with this.
Yes to both questions: iMovie is in the Applications folder, not in any subfolders. And I have reinstalled iMove from the original disc (before and after the OS reinstall) but can only get up to 7.1.4 without buying a later edition of iLife.
The camera definitely worked under Snow Leopard but not since I upgraded from SL to Mountain Lion.
Found the following on this forum:
If you have iLife '09 or older, there have been no iPhoto 8, iMovie 8 or
Garageband 5 (or older) updates relating to Lion or Mountain Lion. The
support and compatibility situations for those versions is unknown as
Apple hasn't said anything. We can only determine compatibility
anecdotally. If it turns out that there is a problem and Apple doesn't
release an update, your only recourse is to buy the latest version of
the application.
I reinstalled some other iLife apps as well. iDVD went missing after the ML reinstall. When I reinstalled it from the original disc, it wouldn't open and I had to download a manual update to get it working. iWeb previously stopped working after the upgrade to ML (all the menu options were greyed out) but when I reistalled it (together with iMove and iDVD) yesterday, it started working again.
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Trouble using external iSight with MacBook Pro (which has built in camera)

Hey Jim,
Have a question for you. I have a new MacBook Pro 17". I also have a 23" Cinema Display, and a left over Firewire external iSight camera (which I used to love).
Frequently I "dock" my MBP with my 23". I either use the dual-screen between the two, or I close the lid on the MBP, let it go to sleep, then wake it back up with a BT keyboard or mouse, letting it go to a single-screen mode on only the 23" Cinema Display.
So, I'm trying to use my external Firewire iSight with my MBP, and I'm getting mixed results -- the best of which is where I am getting some video with regular, occasional freezes with the picture being split (like a v-hold problem on an old TV). After a pause it goes back to smooth video.
I guess primarily, I'm wanting to know what the world of two iSights (FW and built-in) look like, and can they work together? I cannot for the life of me get this FW iSight to work consistently, but I know it works perfectly in another G5 tower (which has no built-in camera).
Any suggestions or guidance?

Hello Exivus
... two iSights (FW and built-in) ... can they work together?
You can have two iSights connected at one time, but, as explained in Apple's iSight "Your camera is in use by another application" message, iSight can be used by only one application at a time. (my emphasis)
Different apps select between multiple connected cameras in different ways. For instance, iChat > Preferences... > Video settings can select which camera to use with the iChat app, but iMovie 6 uses a drop-down menu as shown in this picture:
The suggestions in How to Troubleshoot iSight should help you determine whether one of your iSights is causing trouble. I suggest you test each one separately and without your external display or other peripherals to rule out possible conflicts.
After you are certain that your iSights are working individually, test them when both are connected. After your system successfully passes these tests, you can add your external devices back one-by-one to be sure one of them is not causing the problem.
EZ Jim
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IChat on older Mac without built in camera

Hey now -
My Mom has an older iMac (G5 White) that does not have the built in camera. She recently saw my niece and I using iChat and thought it was pretty cool. I think she would like to be able to talk to the Grandkids via iChat. I see that Amazon has some USB add on cameras in the $25 - $100 range. I'm thinking about buying her a camera for her Mac so she can start using iChat. I have two questions I'm hoping someone can help me with -
1) Can someone recommend good USB add on camera for use with a G5 iMac and iChat - in the $25 to $75 range? Is that $25 Macally on Amazon any good?
2) I know the G5 Mac is running Mac OS X Leopard - would iChat be installed on her computer even if there wasn't a camera attached to the machine at the time of the OS upgrade? If not, can it be loaded from the Leopard disc?
Your help / advice will be greatly appreciated!

Hi,
Cameras fall into 5 main categories now.
1) Firewire like the External iSight (not available for Apple and expensive on Amazon/ebay)
2) USB 1.1 cameras that do not have Mac Drivers
3) USB 1.1 Cameras that do have Mac Drivers
4) USB 2.0 cameras that are Vista Certified (Or USB Video Class (UVC) Compliant)
That do not need drivers with OS 1.4.9 and above (They will not work in USB 1.1 as they have no Mac Drivers)
5) USB 2.0 cameras that are not UVC compliant.
Re 1) there are not many on the market now.
re 3) Most of these also need the iUSBCam Utility to change the Video feed from the camera into something iChat can work with. However on this site there is a camera Guide on the right hand side of that link that list cameras that will work and links to Drivers that will work with the Mac OS
10:44 PM Monday; December 15, 2008

Disable camera question

I recently got a new MBP and have one question. How do I disable this stupid built in camera so iChat does not recognize or let other users recognize that I have one?
I have people suddenly popping in video iChatting without realizing there's a thing called ETIQUITE.
I want to keep other iChaters from seeing that I have this ability.
Did Apple not think some of us may not want the world popping in on us like this?
Thanks,
Chris

Chris:
The following link describes a method of disabling the camera, but I haven't actually tried it. Use at your own risk.
http://techslaves.org/index.php?page=17
Dennis

Can the built in camera be used with Skype?

I just purchased an Ipad2 with wfi. I have a Skype account, can the built in camera work with Skype the same as FaceTime?

I think your question was: "can i sue the iPad camera with Skype?"
The answer is yes, once in Skype, simply place a video call, skype detects the camera and it works out of the box.
What does not happen is a FaceTime > Skype video call or vice versa.
Ricc

Can the iSight built in camera be used with msn messenger?

if so. how can i make it work?!?!

Hello jellosaladE
can the iSight built in camera be used with msn messenger?
An iNtel Mac can use its built-in iSight "with" MSN Messenger.
For how, see this thread:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=5087786&#5087786
(Also at your other post of this same question:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1134579)
EZ Jim
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*^*^*^*Hp envy touchsmart; Built-in Camera faulty*^*^*^*

Help, didn't use built-in cam for quite a long while already (approximately 2months?) and today when I launch "camera" app it keep flashing and its working but in a constant flashing screen and for awhile later no more than 5 seconds it shows "connect to camera" and after that "there's a problem with your camera".
So I ran troubleshooting for devices, not working. Did a uninstall to Hp TrueVision HD webcam driver and rebooted laptop but still showing the same problem.
Only difference now is that I could no longer see the constant flashing screen which able to see image *blink blink*. So then I tried out YouCam app to check whether is the app that cause this but again no images were able to be seen (it did prompt to me to use Hp TrueVision HD cam).
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Thanks for the response. Please make sure that you have attempted all of the steps in this HP document: Webcam Troubleshooting (Windows 8)
If that doesn't work, I would like you to reinstall the operating system. It will clear up any software conflicts and allow you to start fresh.
First, please ensure you backup your files. Here is information on how to do this: Backing Up Your Files (Windows 8)
Once this is done, it is safe to reinstall the operating system. Performing an HP System Recovery (Windows 8)
If the same situation occurs, the computer likely has faulty hardware. At that point, please contact HP phone support. You can utilize this website to learn how to contact HP appropriately, based on your region: Contact HP Worldwide
Please let me know your results. Thanks!
Mario
I worked on behalf of HP.

Toshiba built in camera

Please could someone help me, with my Toshiba built in camera on my laptop.

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