My camera is not being recognized on my macbook air

I just got a new macbook air (older version). I updated all the software and it says there is no camera recognized.

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2090
(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.)
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Mac OSX 10.8.2

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