When opening camera app freezes can't take pictures

when I open the photo booth or camera app it just freezes nothing happens I have done all the updates from apple but still is doing it
any ideas ?

Try closing the two apps completely : from the home screen (i.e.not with the Photo Booth or Camera apps 'open' on-screen) double-click the home button to bring up the taskbar, then press and hold any of the apps on the taskbar for a couple of seconds or so until they start shaking, then press the '-' in the top left of the Photo Booth and Camera apps to close them, and touch any part of the screen above the taskbar so as to stop the shaking and close the taskbar.
If that doesn't work then you could try a reset : press and hold both the sleep and home buttons for about 10 to 15 seconds (ignore the red slider), after which the Apple logo should appear - you won't lose any content, it's the iPad equivalent of a reboot.

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          Replies : 11 - Pages : 1 - Last Post : Apr 1, 2011 2:20 AM by: crh24     
    Adam Daley
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    From: NY
    Registered: Mar 27, 2011
    iPad 2 Camera - Doesnt Work
    Posted: Mar 27, 2011 5:18 PM            
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    So I got the iPad 2 last Wednesday and tried facetime. It seemed to work then froze, but I gave up as it was still new and I was still figuring things out. Anyway i'd use the camera a few times (maybe 3) and made maybe 2 quick videos, nothing big. I never use the camera much. Today I went to videotape my nephew and clicked the camera screen, but it wouldnt leave the shutter screen. If i restore it to default, it works. But as soon as I sync my iPad up so it restores all my settings, the camera freezes. Obviously facetime and photobooth don't load either.
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    Re: iPad 2 Camera - Doesnt Work
    Posted: Mar 27, 2011 6:09 PM     in response to: Adam Daley            
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    Welcome to the Apple Discussions!
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    Re: iPad 2 Camera - Doesnt Work
    Posted: Mar 28, 2011 6:17 AM     in response to: David.Austin.Al...            
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    Mine Also i recieved my ipad last wednesday after strange delay in shipping in hong kong and my front camera does not work at all and i update ipad and reset many times without sucsess .
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    Try this reset. Press & Hold the Sleep/Wake and the Home buttons simultaneously for 10+ seconds. Ignore the red power off slider.
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    Posted: Mar 28, 2011 1:26 PM     in response to: David.Austin.Al...            
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    I try it without any success and i try even to restore the same result . as i see the first group of ipad 2 which ordered on 11 march and delivered on last wednesday is almost have issue in front camera between freeze and not working at all .
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    Posted: Mar 28, 2011 2:01 PM     in response to: iscs            
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    Not mine. It works perfectly.
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    Deleting my backups and starting fresh kinda *****. I'd rather not have to re-do all my settings like email and my apps. Its not that i have a lot of apps, maybe 5 or so I use, but still, its a bit of a pain. I guess I can TRY it... can't hurt right...
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