Facetime HD camera "not connected"

Today I opened the FaceTime app and was greeted with the message "There is no connected camera". I found this extremely unlikely, as (lol) I am using a MacBook Pro, and just yesterday the camera worked. If I go to the system profiler, the FaceTime HD camera is listed under USB devices.
Any suggestions?

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Product ID:          0x8510
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