Isight camer gives green screen in photo booth, black in ichat.

imac g5 insight Mac OS X (10.4.6)

I have an intel 20" imac and was going to install bootcamp. I have updated the firmware and now have the same issue with the photo booth green screen. I can see my camera in imovieHD and recorded videoitw hout any problem.
I have decided not to proceed with the actual bootcamp until I find the reason for this, and to check nothing else has happened.

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Green screen on Photo Booth

I turned on my system this morning,
went to Photo Booth, and I get a
green screen. I can't tell if the iSight
is on. I have a new MacBook Pro and there's no
green light indicator.
I have my colors set to millions.
Display resolution at 1280 x 800, 15" clear screen.
Besides this green screen problem,
this morning when I turned on my MacBook Pro
the display resolution was at 800x600.
It just changed overnight. I didn't change it.
Yesterday I installed Adobe Photoshop Elements.
Could this have anything to do with all these problems I'm having with resolution and photo booth?
Any ideas what's going on?
And where do I go to see if iSight camera is on or off?
THANK YOU

Hello again, teresita.
Do I still have to boot from the Mac OS 10 install CD to do the Disk Utility maintenance?
Short answer: Only for Disk Repair. Other maintenance tasks must be performed while booted from your normal startup disk.
If you read Travis' FAQ carefully, you will see that you must start from another disk in order to repair your startup disk. Travis says to use your Mac's included Software CD. However, you can use any other disk of the same OS X version (10.4, 10.3, etc) as your normal startup disk if it will boot your Mac. If you change versions, for example, your Mac came with 10.3.x and you have installed 10.4.x, you should use your 10.4.x installer disk instead of the one that came with your Mac.
You cannot repair the active startup disk while it is in use as the startup disk. I usually startup from an alternate hard disk drive when I need to repair my normal startup disk. If you have installed OS X on your external Firewire drive and can startup from that disk, you can use it instead of your Mac's installer or restore DVD. Remember that you cannot repair the external disk (or any other disk) while you are using it as your startup disk.
(Disk) Permissions Repair, however, is different. Travis' FAQ also tells you that you must repair disk permissions while started-up with your normal startup disk.
To avoid confusion between repair disk and repair disk permissions, I usually write "repair disk" and "repair permissions". "Repair permissions" means exactly the same as what Apple calls "repair disk permissions" in Disk Utility, Help, and Apple Knowledge-Base (kbase) Technical Articles. I will use the term "permissions" hereafter in this post in place of "disk permissions."
Permissions can change between updates (example: 10.4.7 and 10.4.8), and do change between versions. (Example: 10.3.x and 10.4.x.) Repairing permissions always results in non-conforming permissions being reset to those in the currently running startup System. Therefore, to be certain you are repairing permissions properly, you must repair permissions while started up from your normal startup disk or a disk that is using exactly the same OS X version and update level. To do otherwise risks resetting permissions to improper values.
I have not used OS 9 for more than two years. I suggest you follow the directions that you have read. If you need more OS 9 help, search or post in Using Mac OS 9.x Discussions.
You have long ago marked your question answered, and we have strayed considerably from your original "Green screen on Photo Booth" topic. To avoid confusion, if you have further questions not related to your original subject, I suggest you start a new topic in the appropriate Discussions Forum.
Thanks,
Jim
Mac OS X (10.4.8) G5 DP 1.8 External iSight

Mid 2009 13" MBP iSight camera bad picture quality in photo booth

My daughter's stock mid 2009 13" MBP 2.26 ghz intel core two duo has a problem with the isight camera. The isight camera is built in to the screen. The isight camera works some of the time flawlessly and other times it comes out real grainy and with small colored pixels all over the screen like colored static (about 20% to 30% of the photo booth screen is affected but the rest of the screen outside of the photo booth app is unaffected). She only uses it in photo booth but we've tried the iChat app and the same thing happens there too, once she couldn't get the MBP to connect to the isight camera (it just showed a black photo booth screen), so she closed the lid of her MBP and reopened it and it worked. All of the software and firmware is up to date and we've tried resetting the PRAM and the SMC, it didn't do anything to fix the problem. It seems like there's a wire loose in the computer from the screen to the computer base, only because I can move the screen back and forth and the picture quality changes, the amount of static on the picture will move, go away or get worse. I had the screen changed in early 2010 (January or February) (the MBP was about 5 or 6 months old then) at the apple store under warranty due to dirt under the screen's glass (manufacturing defect). The photo booth picture static problem comes and goes, but here lately it comes more than it goes. The screen in general is in good shape and doesn't have any detectable problems with it, it has a good picture and no dead pixels, the problem seems to be only isolated to the isight camera. Can some one help with this problem? How long of a warranty is given on the warranty repairs (like the screen change they did in early 2010)? If apple does a repair on it and finds a wire that has rubbed the insulation off of it on a hinge causing a short and the isight problem, as a result of a sloppy repair from the first warranty repair, will they cover it under warranty again even if it's been over a year since they changed the screen? Also how honest will apple be if they do find out it is a problem caused from the first screen replacement, will they own up to their mistake? If I don't agree with apple's repair decision, can I get a second opinion from an outside source, third party, and if it's diagnosis different than apple's and can be proven, can I still get apple to do and pay for the repairs and labor if it turns out to be their fault from the first warranty screen replacement?
The reason why I'm asking is, I took my wife's white macbook in about a year ago for the famous cracked top cover replacement (under warranty) and when I got the computer back, the isight camera didn't work, so I gave it back, they took it apart a look at it and said there was nothing wrong with it and gave it back, then the screen wouldn't come on so after 4 hours at the Apple store they decided to send it to Austin, TX. for repairs (I'm in Ft. Worth TX.). Apple in Austin said it needed a new main board. They said the old one had water damage to it. We never had water anywhere near the computer, not even in the same room. It was working fine when we took it in, we took it in just to get the plastic top case, that cracks all of the time, replaced under warranty. And then they wanted us to pay for an $800 main board because some how while they were doing the top cover replacement it got water damaged. I argued with them and they finally gave me a one-time offer of them paying for half of the repair and labor or if I disagreed or left the store I would have to pay the whole amount if I chose to have the repairs done. So I ended up having to pay $467 for a year old macbook main board that was water damaged in their possession during their repairs. I like Apple and their products but I am worried about giving my daughter's MBP over to them for repairs because of this incident, it's an honesty issue with how honest they will be with what they find because they won't give back the old parts for analysis by a third party to verify their diagnosis.
Thanks for any info and advice anyone can give.

Hi,
As a personal note I find long posts like this hard to read if they are not broken up in to paragraphs.
As I say it is a personal thing.
I can give you some information about the camera and laptops over the past few years.
Basically in early Laptops of the MacBook Pro and MacBook range the cable did tend to fray at the point where it passed through the hinge. It did take a well used laptop that had the lid open and closed frequently to cause this. (your 2009 model might just be in that group - I have no firm dates or models I am afraid)
Later models have this rerouted so that this does not happen.
However the cable has then tended to get pulled from the camera end and become loose.
This On Line Self fix site has pages about some models (The one I have linked to may not be yours)
I have linked in to later pictures in the sequence but there are navigation points to work back to the start.
Note:- they use pretty specifc specialest tools as well in these pics.
Doing this would certail Void any Warranty you have left.
From Posts mainly in the iChat and the iSight areas I have gathered that it seems common for Apple to replace the Screen as a whole rather than fiddle with getting solely at the camera.
Apple has this article on Trouble Shooting an iSight
Basically it says try several apps then try logging in on another Mac User account to see if it is App based or User based or in fact System wide.
If System wide then resetting the SMC/PMU is the only suggested fix. (Which I did read you had done)
In addition to that I would add that testing should be done in different lighting conditions.
Lighting in the evening or dark that is good enough to read buy is not always good enough for the camera or is not illuminating the right areas.
Some people have reported that Starting the computer in Safe Mode (then Rebooting afterwards) seems to help. (it clears out some caches and starts up with reduced extensions)
As to actual Repairs and any Warranty that may still be in place I cannot say.
I can say that when people post about problems with repairs a certain stores someone else will tend to post that their experience was different.
You seem to report two different experiences with the two computers yourself.
10:24 PM Thursday; July 14, 2011
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Issue with Apple Camera VendorID_0x106B ProductID_0x1570 green light blinks continually...camera does not work in photo booth or face time

Green light blinks continually...camera does not work in photo booth or face time.Any suggestions?

Hi Rogerya,
Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities. It sounds like you may be experiencing issues with the built-in FaceTime camera (also known as iSight) on your MacBook Air. The following resource provides relevant troubleshooting information that you can try:
How to Troubleshoot iSight - Apple Support
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT2090
Important: Follow these instructions in order. Test the camera between steps to see if the issue is resolved.
Built-in iSight cameras
These steps are for iSight cameras that are built into a computer, such as the iMac G5 (iSight) or later, the MacBook, or MacBook Pro.
1. See if the issue is application-specific.
Try another application (iSight works with applications like iChat, PhotoBooth, and iMovie HD 6) to see if the iSight camera exhibits the same behavior in all applications. If it only happens in one application, try reinstalling that application.
2. See if the issue is user-specific.
Test your iSight camera in another user account. If the issue only occurs in one user, the issue would be isolated to user settings.
3. Find out if the computer recognizes the iSight
Check System Profiler (in the Utilities folder, inside the Applications folder). Under the USB header, check to see if the iSight camera is detected.
4. Reset SMC or PMU
Reset your computer's SMC or PMU, and then check System Profiler again. (SMC reset instructions for iMac G5 (iSight), Intel-based iMacs; PMU reset instructions for MacBook and MacBook Pro.)
If your built-in iSight camera is still not behaving correctly after trying all these steps, you may need to contact Apple or an Apple-Authorized Service Provider for service.
- Matt M.

My isight camera has green speckles

My isight camera has green speckles/dots in it when i open it with Photo Booth. I have tried a smc reset and pram reset, i was hoping it was just a visual bug, but it actually has the green dots/speckles in the photos I take with the isight camera.

Contacted apple care, booked into Genius Bar at my local apple store
Genius at local store: ran some apple diagnostics called MRI
macbook would not post video in MRI
booked in my macbook pro for replacement screen (clamshell) where the camera also resides
wait 5 days, return to store to collect macbook.
Open macbook instore, boot into osx, open photo booth and green speckles are still there. Apple employee says that its not a screen problem (obviously) and that it could be the GPU and advised me to leave macbook in store for a genius to have another look at it. I told the apple employee that the GPU is not a replaceable part and I was told that it was up to a genius to decide.
required macbook to complete assignment, so will book it back in afterwards

MACBOOK AIR Camera is not detected in Photo Booth or FaceTime

MACBOOK AIR: Camera is not detected in Photo Booth or FaceTime. It did work for a short period and now it is not detected.

Hi there,
There are a couple of things that we can try. A good first troubleshooting for a varity of issues is resetting your computers PRAM.
OS X Lion: Reset your computer’s PRAM
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH4405
If your issues persist, then ther eare some troubleshooting steps found in the article below.
How to Troubleshoot iSight
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2090
Hope that helps,
Griff W.

My MacBook Air 2nd h 2011 running Mac OS X ver 10.7.5, camera disappeared. FaceTime. Photo Booth, iChat, Skype can't find it. It isnt in System Report, in USB High-Speed tree. I've browsed discussions found no solution.Pls help me

My MacBook Air 2nd h 2011 running Mac OS X ver 10.7.5, camera disappeared. FaceTime. Photo Booth, iChat, Skype can't find it. It isnt in System Report, in USB High-Speed tree. I've browsed discussions found no solution.Pls help me

JLeme wrote: ... camera ... isnt in System Report, in USB High-Speed tree...
If you have tried every relevant suggestion from How to Troubleshoot iSight but your camera is still not recognized anywhere in your System Profiler's USB Device Tree, you likely have a hardware problem.
Properly applying the Combo version of the latest update for your Mac OS can sometimes correct software problems, but, if your trouble is caused by a hardware problem, there are no user serviceable parts of the camera. For hardware help, contact Apple or an Apple-Authorized Service Provider for service on your MacBook Air.

HT4623 I can't get my camera to work, or my Photo Booth. Any sugestion

I can't get my camera to work,or my Photo Booth. Any sugestion

Close all apps on your iPad and reset the device.
To close an app, drag the app up from the multitasking display. Double tap the home button and you will see apps lined up going left to right across the screen. Swipe to get to the app that you want to close and then swipe "up" on the app preview thumbnail to close it.
Reset the iPad by holding down on the sleep and home buttons at the same time for about 10-15 seconds until the Apple Logo appears - ignore the red slider if it appears on the screen - let go of the buttons. Let the iPad start up.

HT2090 hello, my eyesight issue happens occasionally, from time to time i run multiple apps that use the isight camera. when i close each app the isight camera's green light is still active. When that happens the only way to stop the isight camera is to r

hello, my eyesight issue happens occasionally, from time to time i run multiple apps that use the isight camera. when i close each app the isight camera's green light is still active. When that happens the only way to stop the isight camera is to reboot.
Is there a way to use activity monitor to identify and kill the process controlling the isight? My apologies in advance if this sounds windows (task manager) like.
Thanks

tqtclipper wrote:
hello, my eyesight issue happens occasionally, from time to time i run multiple apps that use the isight camera...
http://support.apple.
com/kb/HT2411: Your camera can be used by only one application at a time.
(Over time, Apple has changed the built-in camera's name on newer Macs from "iSight" to "FaceTime" and then to "FaceTime HD." Regardless of the name of your Mac's built-in camera, the same info and troubleshooting applies.)
tqtclipper wrote:
... Is there a way to use activity monitor to identify and kill the process controlling the isight? ...
http://support.apple.
com/kb/PH5147: You can quit any process you can see in those listed in the window that opens when you use Activity Mornitor's
Window >
Activity Monitor
menu command.
Message was edited by: EZ Jim
Mac OSX 10.8.3

Microsoft NX-6000 works with Photo Booth, not with iChat

I'm trying to use a Microsoft NX-6000 webcam with my wife's MacBook running 10.5.5. The camera appears properly in System Profiler, and it works properly with Photo Booth. However, iChat tells me that the camera is in use by another application, even after rebooting and ensuring that iChat is the only app running. Is there a way to fix this? (and yes, I know the MacBook has a built-in iSight but she's using it in clamshell mode, so that won't help!)
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I had 3IVX and deleted it and it works now..
Uninstall it if you have it.

ISight Not Functioning, Photo Booth Gives Green Screen

I got my Macbook Pro back from the repair shop recently and shortly after my built in iSight stopped functioning correctly. The green light goes on to show me it's working but:
In Photo Booth I see this
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In iChat when not in a video conference I see this
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But interestingly enough as soon as I connect to someone in a video chat it starts to work. I've already tried resetting the pram, repairing permissions and repairing the disk. Any other ideas?

Try the suggestions mentioned in Article http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2090 How to Troubleshoot iSight. Some of the suggestions you already tried.
If no success, then I suggest that you return your comp to the repair shop & have them repair it properly. Don't leave the shop until your computer is working to your satisfaction.
Good luck!
P.S. Thanks for the screen shots.

Web cam is very sluggish with Photo Booth

Hi,
I'm on the new 24", 2.4 Ghz iMac and most everything works consistently and well, but I'm getting concerned about the internal Webcam.
From time to time I go into Photo Booth just to check things out. More than once, I have gotten a green screen with no Webcam working. And last time, I even had a green screen and the camera/Webcam green light was on at the top of the iMac. I tried taking a photo and I got a green square (surprise!).
Usually, if I quit the photo booth application and restart it, eventually the Webcam will come on and I can see myself etc.
But I worry that this is a possible defect. What if down the road I need this Webcam and ooops! too late to claim any warranty.
Has anyone else had this problem?
Many Thanks, Frank B.

Hi, ah the green screen issue! from what I remember a few pepe's had this issue with the white iMac c2d.. From memory-Repair Permissions & Reboot. If that fails do the SMC reset thing. A great addition to the iSight App is iGlasses ->http://www.ecamm.com/mac/iglasses/settings.html ....L

My isight camera is green

When I open photo booth to take pictures with the camera, the screen is just green and wont show me or anything else. If I hit the camera button to take a picture, it will just take a green picture. Has anyone else had this or know what I should do?

Welcome to Apple Discussions, JacquelynMurray
The green screen problem is not uncommon, but neither is it universal.
Here are the solutions that help most users who encounter green-screen problems with their iNtel Macs. None are complicated, but the only way to find which one will work for you is to try them one-by-one until you find the one that fixes your MacBook.
(1) Check your System Preferences as explained in this kbase article about Built-in iSight camera produces blue or green pictures.
(2) If your System Preferences are set correctly, try every suggestion re: Built-in iSight in the "How to Troubleshoot iSight" article.
Be sure to include the checks for whether the problem is "application-specific" and "user-specific".
If you need help creating a new user account to check whether your problem is "user-specific" during Troubleshooting, see this Help article.
(3) If resetting or the other suggestions do correct your problem, try the following:
• Backup your Home Folder, or at very least, your important files.
• Repair permissions. (Click here if you need help.)
• Then download and apply the Mac OS X 10.4.10 Combo Update v1.1 (iNtel).
• Finish with another Permissions Repair, and then check your iSight again.
Users have reported fixes to a variety of audio, video, connectivity, and software conflicts and unreliability issues after properly applying Combo Updates.
(4) A few iNtel Mac laptop users have also reported success after unplugging EVERYTHING (including power and peripherals) from their Macs and leaving the battery out for half-an-hour to overnight.
(5) If none of these suggestions help, contact Apple or your Apple-Authorized Service Provider for a professional check.
EZ Jim
PowerBook 1.67 GHz Mac OS X (10.4.10) G5 DP 1.8 External iSight

Photo Booth~ Black Screen, Faulty/Broken/Missing Effects

Hi
Photo Booth was working fine when first use with new computer.
Now, when opened the [internal] iSight camera switches on (little green light) and the main image screen is black. Any photos that are taken appear as black. When selecting Effects Button 1, the effects display, but not correctly - they all use 25% of the space they are supposed to use and in Effects Button 2 - no effects show whatsoever.
I have tried deleting the plist. It is a system wide problem - all users have same difficulty.
Thanks in advance.
A

You have posted this in the wrong forum, this is for Front Row NOT Photo Booth.
You may get more answers if you post to the right forum.
Ian

My camera will not work with Photo booth or any other camera application.

I have an iMac Intel 21.5".
Camera has always worked just fine.
Suddenly it has stopped.
The green light right next to the camera is on, but nothing is displayed on the screen (photo booth).
No error message is displayed either.
I have already tried the reset function (turn off, remove all cables and power cable for 10 sec, and turn it back on) but it hasn't worked.
Any thoughts?
Thanks

Hi Rogerya,
Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities. It sounds like you may be experiencing issues with the built-in FaceTime camera (also known as iSight) on your MacBook Air. The following resource provides relevant troubleshooting information that you can try:
How to Troubleshoot iSight - Apple Support
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT2090
Important: Follow these instructions in order. Test the camera between steps to see if the issue is resolved.
Built-in iSight cameras
These steps are for iSight cameras that are built into a computer, such as the iMac G5 (iSight) or later, the MacBook, or MacBook Pro.
1. See if the issue is application-specific.
Try another application (iSight works with applications like iChat, PhotoBooth, and iMovie HD 6) to see if the iSight camera exhibits the same behavior in all applications. If it only happens in one application, try reinstalling that application.
2. See if the issue is user-specific.
Test your iSight camera in another user account. If the issue only occurs in one user, the issue would be isolated to user settings.
3. Find out if the computer recognizes the iSight
Check System Profiler (in the Utilities folder, inside the Applications folder). Under the USB header, check to see if the iSight camera is detected.
4. Reset SMC or PMU
Reset your computer's SMC or PMU, and then check System Profiler again. (SMC reset instructions for iMac G5 (iSight), Intel-based iMacs; PMU reset instructions for MacBook and MacBook Pro.)
If your built-in iSight camera is still not behaving correctly after trying all these steps, you may need to contact Apple or an Apple-Authorized Service Provider for service.
- Matt M.

Isight camer gives green screen in photo booth, black in ichat.

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