IMac 2011 HD Camera not HD?

I've just picked up a iMac 27" featuring a HD camera, however it doesn't appear to render in HD on the viewed playback.I have seen other similar threads, here is my experience.
FaceTime - not unusuable but blurry, no sharp focus at any distance, looks like SD, over exposed or contrast on subject (me) areas in bright light.
Photo Booth - as above. Photo taken shows as 720 but doesn't look it.
QuickTime Movie recording - as above, even set at Maximum Quality doesn't look like 720.
Bad camera (I hope not as it is a pain to return for fix) or software issue?
Anyone else experiecing similar issue?

Turns out to be a bad camera - a really bad camera in comparision to others I checked in an Apple Retail Store. Contacted Apple Care and iMac will be replaced by Apple.

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Were the forms working earlier?
Are you able to view other pdfs?
Do the forms work fine with Mac's inbuilt pdf Preview application?
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
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My iMac (2011) has been persistently throwing this error message: "SafariDAVClient quit unexpectedly." This started when I moved up to Mavericks, from Lion. Nothing crashes, and all I have to do is click "ok" to get rid of the error window. Still, annoying, as this darn Error message pops up at least every 60 seconds Help?
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As well, my iCloud Pref Pane will not open!
What the HECK is goin' on?

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As well, my iCloud Pref Pane will not open!
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Hei
After upgrading to maverick 10.9.2 on my iMac 2009, the camera was not found in Facetime and all other products using the camera, like skype.
I phoned apple support, but the guy told me that the camera was defect or I had to re-installed maverick again or/and re-format the harddisk if this didn't helped.
Nothing of the above helped.
After spending several days of finding ways to fix the problem, I took my old MacBookPro, where I had Maverick 10.9.1 installed.
I tried FaceTime, And IT WORKED, so I am 100% sure it worked before the upgrade.
I went to App Store and installed maverick 10.9.2.
After installation, I logged in, and started FaceTime.
AND NOW THE Camera could not be seen by FaceTime.
And NO SUPPORT, The camera was NOT defect before the upgrade, it WAS the upgrade to 10.9.2 which crashed it. And now I have 2 dead cameras on 2 computers.
My MacBookPro is 17" 2.4GHZ
Processor 2,4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
Hukommelse 4 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
Grafik NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT 256 MB
Serienummer W874329TX94
Software OS X 10.9.2 (13C64)
Note:
The camera could not be found under System-Hardware-camera
My question is:
When is apple comming with a fix? It is urgent, because I use skype a lot for my business

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Hello,
My apologies for this issue. It's a bug we are aware of. It stems from an issue with OS X. Certain Macs that have a third party video driver installed will exhibit this issue. So, it's not just Air Display that causes this problem but other apps like Display Link, AirParrot, etc. will also have this issue. Apple has contacted us regarding the problem and they're looking into it. It's not actually something we or those other third party developers can fix. Apple has to address the issue with OS X. Hopefully they'll fix it soon.
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Avatron Software, Inc.
[email protected]

I am feeling so ripped off right now. I have wanted a Mac for years and believed the hype about it's stability and I have had more trouble with this Imac 2011 than I have ever had with a pc. It locks up with several software products from APP store.

I am feeling so ripped off right now. I have wanted a Mac for years and believed the hype about it's stability and I have had more trouble with this Imac 2011 than I have ever had with a pc. It locks up with several software products from APP store. I have already had to have a technician to look at it and really couldn't figure out what the deal was. I was told that the APP store software should give me no problems but the truth is that it locks up on the software. This machine is only 4 weeks old and I am using 37 g on a 1 T hard drive. There is no reason for it to be locking up. Also, when I try to use the help program, it always tells me that I am not connected to the internet even though I have used both the mail program and the browser with no problem just before that. I successfully used the help program on my pc lots of times. I did not need a $2000. plus machine to just get email. I just wanted to unload on somebody that might understand my pain and after checking out this site...I think there is a few of you out there.

I was told that the APP store software should give me no problems but the truth is that it locks up on the software.
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when I try to use the help program, it always tells me that I am not connected to the internet even though I have used both the mail program and the browser with no problem just before that
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(.plist) files stores information about a particular app or in this case, the Help viewer. Often times deleting the .plist file resolves the issue.
It's fine to "unload"... we understand that you expect your iMac to be stable but there are times when things go awry. That's why we have these forums so that you can you get help.
You may want to read up on how to repair the disk if necessary or reintsall Lion > OS X Lion: About Lion Recovery
Apple - Find Out How - Mac Basics
How to "switch" from PC to Mac > Apple - Support - Switch 101
I'm sorry you feel, "ripped off", but you are using the world's most advanced operating system and it may take some time to adjust to a new OS. http://developer.apple.com/technologies/mac/

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