My iSight Camera is not recognized by my 2009 MacBook Pro. How do I fix this?

A couple of months ago, my camera was working just fine. Today, I attempted to open Photo Booth, and the camera won't work for anything at all.

shldr2thewheel has already given you the best answer. Just follow his advice.
• If you have not already done so, shut down Mac, restart,
    and try again. If the iSight still does not work, continue.
• If Apple's http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2090
   suggestions do not help you, (are you certain that you
   used the correct "reset" procedure?), yours is most likely a
   hardware problem that will require a professional fix.
   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."
• If you want to try one more thing on your own first,
use your Mac's Disk Utility to repair permissions. Then
download and apply the latest Combo Update for
your OS. Currently, the latest ML Combo is here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1581
• 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.
Message was edited by: EZ Jim
Mac OSX 10.8.2

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