ISight Camera Video Problem

I record a video in PhotoBooth and lets say the video was 4 minutes long. When I stop the video, and go to watch it. It had only recorded a portion of the video. LIke the first 30 seconds or first minute of the video.
How can I fix this?
Jenny

Is the little green light on?
Open Console in Utilities & see if there are any clues or repeating messages when trying one of those Apps.

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