Built-in iSight sometimes automatically turn on upon boot

its just nearly a month after purchasing my macbook. yesterday the built-in isight indicator illuminates automatically upon boot. i tried opening photobooth to see how it will behave, but then i see only black screen. this is certainly not normal. What seems to be the problem? anyone?
big thanks! =)

Welcome to  Discussions, macberoy
Try the suggestions in Apple's How to Troubleshoot iSight. The reset suggested there often restores proper functioning.
EZ Jim
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com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily          2.7.3
com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily          1.4
com.apple.kec.corecrypto          1.0
Model: MacBookPro6,2, BootROM MBP61.0057.B0F, 2 processors, Intel Core i5, 2.53 GHz, 4 GB, SMC 1.58f17
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics, Intel HD Graphics, Built-In, 288 MB
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M, NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M, PCIe, 256 MB
Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 2 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x80CE, 0x4D34373142353637334648302D4346382020
Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 2 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x80CE, 0x4D34373142353637334648302D4346382020
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x93), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.106.98.100.16)
Bluetooth: Version 4.1.3f3 11349, 2 service, 11 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: Wi-Fi, AirPort, en1
Serial ATA Device: ST9500325ASG, 500.11 GB
Serial ATA Device: MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-898
USB Device: hub_device, 0x0424 (SMSC), 0x2514, 0xfa100000 / 2
USB Device: Internal Memory Card Reader, apple_vendor_id, 0x8403, 0xfa130000 / 5
USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad, apple_vendor_id, 0x0236, 0xfa120000 / 4
USB Device: BRCM2070 Hub, 0x0a5c (Broadcom Corp.), 0x4500, 0xfa110000 / 3
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, apple_vendor_id, 0x8218, 0xfa113000 / 7
USB Device: hub_device, 0x0424 (SMSC), 0x2514, 0xfd100000 / 2
USB Device: Built-in iSight, apple_vendor_id, 0x8507, 0xfd110000 / 4
USB Device: IR Receiver, apple_vendor_id, 0x8242, 0xfd120000 / 3

Presenter 8 fails using built-in iSight on Bootcamp

Presenter 8 won't work with my Apple built-in iSight camera in Win7 in bootcamp
I have 3 different generations of imac and 1 macbook pro that have the same problem.
Presenter tries to start the camera, the indicator turns on, then after about 20 seconds, it errors out saying the camera is turned off.
If I remove Presenter 8 and re-install 7, it works. If I connect an external USB camera, it works.
I'm caught in the middle on this, as is always the case when I find something weird in my labs.
Neither Apple, or Microsoft, or Adobe seem to care about this because it's a poor configuration. And it is too easy to blame the "Other Guy"!
Please don't tell me I should have bought a windows machine, It wasn't my decision, only my responsibility to maintain.

Hi,
I've been working on computers for over 30 years and it always amazes me how troubleshooting hints are stumbled upon.
Your questions prompted me to check the settings in video creator again. I hadn't previously looked at the resolution settings.
The iSight cameras that were giving me problems are not HD. Changing the setting to SD resolved the issue.
Thanks much for the hint.
Dan

First iMacs with built-in iSight

I got one of the first iMacs with built in iSight. When I got it, the documentation said that I could not use the built-in iSight to record directly into iMovie.
I CANNOT choose iSight from the import options, but if I have a DV camera plugged up to import and turn it off, it automatically switches to the iSight and the Import button switches to Record from iSight. It actually works as well.
Did I automatically install an update that allowed this? I like it, I just don't know when it happened.

Anyone know how to turn off isight so Imovie will only see the DV camrea /VTR deck? I've got a school setup for Imovie editing and to capture footage from the DV tape deck, but Imovie just keeps wanting to select the Isight Cam and i see no way of telling it what to connect to!!
Imac G5 Mac OS X (10.4.6)
Imac G5 Mac OS X (10.4.6)

MacBookPro Built in Isight problems

I have problems with my built in isight all the time. I get the message that another program is using it if i open photobooth. If i open Ichat i get the telephone icon instead of a webcam icon, which prevents me from using the webcam, and if i use yahoo messenger the webcam icon is inactive(it turns a different shade and is not actually "clickable". sometimes if i turn of the computer, pull the battery out and hold the power button for 5 seconds and then replace the battery and turn the computer on it will start to work agian, other times the problem remains. i have now not been able to use my webcam for about 4 days. i can assure you that i only try and use one program with the webcam at a time, and i have Mac OS vers 10.4.11 and the update thing says my software is u to date. any help?

Try resetting your SMC.
Resetting the System Management Controller >>
Also, read this: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93216
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Built in iSight always on

My built in iSight's green light is always turned on, even when sleeping. Sometimes it will turn off, but not often. It started doing this recently, maybe after I installed Parallels but couldn't say for sure. I tried an iChat video chat one day and I got an error message that I can't start a chat because the camera was in use by another application, but I couldn't see any application running that might be using it. Any advice?

Now, I haven't used Parallels, only VMware Fusion, but it should practically be the same;
Start up your virtual OS in Parallels. Then, through the Parallels menu, there should be an option to attach/deattach USB devices and such. Deattach the iSight, and shut down the OS.
Hope this short and concise answer helps!

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