My in-built camera has stopped working?

Can anyone shed any light? 2 weeks ago it was working fine with Skype. I have since uninstalled and then reinstalled skype. I have also tried to see if the computer detects the camera using iChat - and it still is not detecting it. I live on the other side of the world from my family, so Video Skyping is ultra important - please help!

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2090 How to Troubleshoot iSight
my isight camera is not working-not recognized with photo booth or ichat

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Here are my best suggestions for your camera problem, Stephen:
• If you have not already done so, shut down Mac, restart,
    and try again. If the camera still does not work, continue.
• Try ALL relevant suggestions from Apple's Troubleshooting
   article: 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.)
   If you need to use the "reset" suggestion, use the correct reset for your Mac.
• Use your Mac's Disk Utility to repair permissions and then
   download and apply the latest Combo Update. For your Mac OS,
   the current version is at http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1640
• Repair permissions again immediately following the system restart
   that completes the Combo update.
Properly applying the Combo version of updates can sometimes correct software problems, but, if your trouble is caused by a hardware problem, there are no user serviceable parts of the camera.
• If nothing else resolves your problem, yours is likely a hardware issue.
   Unless you have a current backup, make one now.
Then use the final "Troubleshooting" suggestion:
"... contact Apple or an Apple-Authorized Service Provider for service."
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My built in camera has stopped working since Skype...

Since recent Skype updates the camera has stopped working - but it works in other applications. I am running on Windows 7 - do I need to uninstall and load n older version - anyone else suffering these problems?
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Go to Solution.

You didn't state what camera you are using. There have been some issues with Dell XPS models. If that is the case, the problem has not been resolved as of yet. You can try downgrading to an older release to see if the camera works once again.
You have two options to try to resolve this:
1. Try 3rd party software like manycam (manycam.com). See if your camera works in the manycam software. If it does, select the manycam virtual driver in Skype and see if your camera still operates with the latest release. If you go this route be sure to do a custom install to install only the main program.
2. Your other option would be to revert/downgrade to a prior release or a version that exists to address video/camera compatibility issues like the Skype special version:
Skype 6.3
http://download.skype.com/msi/SkypeSetup_6.3.0.105.msi
Skype Special Version (6.1.999.130):
http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-sse
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If restarting doesn't fix, use the relevant suggestions from Apple's How to Troubleshoot iSight. If nothing else there works, the repair by an Apple-Authorized Service Provider suggested there and by spudnuty will get it sorted.
(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.)
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I have a Satellite T130 and, suddenly, the inbuilt web camera has stopped working properly. A blue light is on, but there is no image. What can I do?
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Hi,
the blue light is beside the web cam, on the top of screen. But this light is on when I try to use the web cam in anywhere, like Skype, Msn or even in programs in the computer that only take a pictue or make a video of you, without ineternet (I do not know the name of this program). But it seems that computer and the programs recognize the web cam, because there is no messages when I turn on the web cam.
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Recently, my FaceTime HD camera has stopped working. The green LED indicating that it's on will turn on for a second, then turn off. The camera is never activated, and it constantly repeats this cycle. I contacted Apple for help after I had tried repairing permissions, resetting the SMC, and reinstalling the OS as a last resort. I don't know what to do at this point. I'm running Mac OS X Mavericks, and the camera had no problems with the OS. The camera has just suddenly stopped working. Can anybody please help?

See this thread:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5306216?tstart=0
FIX:
1. You need Time Machine
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3. Copy AppleCamera.plugin to good place (usb memory stick is the best place).
4. Go to Time machine in date that skype work fine.
5. Change AppleCamera.plugin with file from Time Machine
6. Restart system, Now skype need to work with camera.
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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.
See if the issue is application-specific.
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