My isight camera isnt turning on on an online video chat site!

I go to chat and it wont let me because my cam isnt turning on (the green light isnt on ) i dont know how to fix please help

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My isight camera was working fine, then all of a sudden i went to take a picture with photo booth and the photo booth screen where i would show up is all green. I tried restarting and shutting down but it wont work, i dont have the any applications open for the camera and the light by the camera is green indicating that its on. I dont know how to turn it off.

I had a similar problem with my iMac when I first got it.
Have you installed 3rd party RAM? If I remember correctly, that was my problem. Replaced it and everything worked fine.

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My Isight camera light turns on randomly when the computer is first booted and the only way to make it go out is to completely shut the computer down. Even when restarted the light will remain on. Any idea what may be causing this?

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Some info sources for you, HandyMac:
• Apple Bulgaria's iSight product page is still up. It contains Apple's published "iSight Technical Specifications" in the lower left corner of the page.
• Help in the Application you would use to drive an iSight. With that app open, chose the "Help" menu and type your question in the search oval.
• Some info at EZ Jim's iSite Topics is out of date since Apple stopped selling external iSight, but you may find answers to some of your questions there.
• You can also download the current iSight Users Guide (Manual)
• Apple's iSight Support page is still available
• Apple's iSight: FireWire connectivity frequently asked questions (FAQ) page is available
• Apple's iSight Service: Frequently Asked Questions
• Apple's How to Troubleshoot iSight
• Apple Developer Connection iSight Programming Guide.
• You can search for info on the web, Apple Discussions , or iSight Discussions.
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Check if you can see the lens, it might still be covered. The iSight is placed in the middle on top of your screen. Make sure the iSight has a clear view.
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... I look really dark on camera ...
Add light to the room is the best fix: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3097
iSight apps adjust automatically when your video area is bright enough.
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Hi
Does anyone know either of a Simple way to Turn off the isight camera on a Macbook pro (3.1 model with Snow leopard) or a simple program or Widget to do this ??
I have already Googled this but cannot find much - except disable certain files, or a Applescript by Techslaves.org called isight disabler , which seems great except I have to run applescript each time run this script, put in password, then select !
SO is there a Basic app or even a Way of making the isight disabler work like a simple app - or a way to do with Mac's settings ??
Any help is Appriciated
Thanks Mark

Globalmark wrote:
Hi
Does anyone know either of a Simple way to Turn off the isight camera on a Macbook pro (3.1 model with Snow leopard) or a simple program or Widget to do this ??
I have already Googled this but cannot find much - except disable certain files, or a Applescript by Techslaves.org called isight disabler , which seems great except I have to run applescript each time run this script, put in password, then select !
SO is there a Basic app or even a Way of making the isight disabler work like a simple app - or a way to do with Mac's settings ??
Any help is Appriciated
Thanks Mark
Barring some unusual circumstance, there should be no need to disable your built-in iSight because YOU decide when to use your iSight.
Some apps such as iChat allow you to enable and disable the webcam from menu commands.
Other apps such as Photo Booth only use the camera when you click the button.
However, if you REALLY want to disable, scripts like this one can easily disable and enable iSight.
http://techslaves.org/index.php?page=62
However, be aware that it simultaneously disables ALL USB webcams when active.
Although I do not recommend it, you can manually disable your built-in iSight by removing the "QuickTimeUSBVDCDIgitizer.component" file from your computer's HardDriveName > System > Library > QuickTime folder and restarting your Mac. Your built-in iSight should no longer work with any app.
P.S. Manually moving, renaming, or deleting files outside your Username/Documents folder
is generally a BAD idea unless you KNOW how it will effect OS X.
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The isight camera led (green) of my new Macbook Pro turns on by itself. When the lid is adjust, it temporarily turns off or flickers. Can anybody help please.

Thanks for the kind words, crampy!
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Yes.
Users can test some portions of their Macs' hardware components by using Apple Hardware Test. Different Mac models have different ways of accessing AHT. See the User Guide manual that came with your Mac for specific instructions on how to use AHT for your particular Mac.
AHT can find some problems. However, in my experience, it often reports that all is well, even when the Mac is not working. Therefore, if AHT finds no problem, don't automatically conclude that all of your hardware is working.
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I've checked earlier discussions here on this and am not getting help with my specific question. The problem is that periodically, seemingly randomly, I notice that the iSight camera is on. At the moment it appears that no iSight-using application is running. How in that situation do I turn the camera off.
And while I'm at it, it's occurred to me in the past that someone/something else has got control of my camera. Is that possible? I mean, they're not gonna get anything very interesting on me, but thought that that could be what's going on is a little unsettling.
Thanks.

Hey Eric,
These guys are correct in that Skype, Linphone, FaceTime, Google+ and many other conference or chat programs / apps will turn on your built-in iSight or FaceTime camera if it is available.
You may want to read https://discussions.apple.com/message/22752712#22752712
Just keep in mind if you disable it with permissions, simply running the disk-utility "Repair disk permissions" will make the camera work again.
If you are able to use the terminal program with root privilege enter the following lines using Mac OSX 10.6
chmod 000 /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/CoreMediaIOServices.framework/Versions/A/Reso urces/VDC.plugin/Contents/MacOS/VDC
chmod 000 /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/CoreMediaIOServicesPrivate.framework/Versions /A/Resources/VDC.plugin/Contents/MacOS/VDC
chmod 000 /System/Library/QuickTime/QuickTimeUSBVDCDigitizer.component/Contents/MacOS/Qui ckTimeUSBVDCDigitizer
Or these if at 10.8
chmod 000 /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreMediaIO.framework/Versions/A/Resources/VDC.plugi n/Contents/MacOS/VDC
chmod 000 /System/Library/QuickTime/QuickTimeUSBVDCDigitizer.component/Contents/MacOS/Qui ckTimeUSBVDCDigitizer
chmod 000 /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/CoreMediaIOServices.framework/Versions/A/Reso urces/VDC.plugin/Contents/MacOS/VDC
To make it work again you can change the 000 to 755 and run the commands or simply run the Disk permissions repair.

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Hi,
I was hoping you might be able to help, I am having problems turning my isight camera off, i didn't turn it on and am not sure how to turn it off as I can't see any application windows,
I'd really appreciate your help,
best wishes
katrina

Hi Katrina, you may need to have it serviced...
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=8955538
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=8957727
But if you just want to diasable it...
http://osxdaily.com/2007/03/26/how-to-disable-the-built-in-isight-camera/
http://codesnippets.joyent.com/posts/show/1053

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