Fix internal MacBook camera if it stops working
I purchased a new MacBook recently. A few days after its purchase, the internal camera stopped working. Launching iChat or PhotoBooth activated the camera displaying the green light. The Apple System Profiler also showed that the camera was installed under the USB section. Everything looked good, except that the picture was black.
I read through the forums everywhere, and none of the obvious solutions worked. Zapping the PRAM didn't help. Restarting into Single User mode and then restarting again didn't help. But one trick did get my internal MacBook camera working again:
Solution to fix your black screen camera on your MacBook:
1) Shut down your Mac.
2) Remove the battery and plug power sources.
3) Hold the on/off Power switch button on your Mac for 5 seconds.
4) Reconnect the battery and turn your Mac back on. That should re-enable your internal iSight camera.
29 Comments:
This has somewhat... Windowish feel to it :-/
isight in my macbook suddenly stoped working, i did the following and still i was unable to see isight in the system profile under usb. I removed the lcd panel and reconnected the usb wire and since then i have my isight back.
worked for me yo :)) easy
Great tip! it works!
Awesome. I was so worried as my Mac was only a week old. This worked perfectly; thanks for posting it.
worked for me - but my problem was that the green light was on all the time and camera didn't show a picture. after I did the trick everything was fine again.
Great. Worked for me too.
great tip! worked for me too! my macbook also is only two weeks old
Great tip! Fixed my month old macbook like a charm. thanks!
great tip! worked for me too!
This happened to my MacBook after almost two years, but your tip fixed it easily. Thanks!
This trick worked great. I've had my Macbook for about 2 weeks now and love it, but this does feel a little too much like windows.... This was an easy fix, though! Thx for the tip!
bomb diggity
worked for me
Great trick, worked for me. Thanks
Hey,
thank you SO much! Damned iSight stopped working on me 15 minutes before an important videoconference. I was about to freak out :)
Thank you!
P.S. And thanks to Google :)
I can't believe this happened to me only 2 days after I bought this thing! Luckily the trick worked... but seriously... I keep saying "brand new macbook" in the comments... it shouldn't be happening this much!!
This did help me to resolve this odd accident. In addition, to fix the cam in Skype, we may need to reactive cam in skype preference or just re-install skype.
It worked for me too... and I'm sorry since it is really windows-style...
worked for me, but the problem reoccurs. works everytime, but is there a permanent fix without sending it in?
Thank you, thank you, thank you. I was simple but it worked.
thanks very much, worked for me
Thanks! This worked for me!
Just Great. Works for me.
Thanks a lot dude.
Omg mine isnt working im stressing out i just got it today ! help ?
seriously, are there any permanent fixes? this seems to happen all the time and i keep having to do this...
Excellent. Worked like a charm for me. Thanks for taking the time out to post the solution!
My macbook was only 4 days old and this happened. This fixed it in under 2 mins. Thanks for the help!
My macbook was only 4 days old and this happened. This fixed it in under 2 mins. Thanks for the help!
I just updated to itunes 8 and quicktime 7.5.5 and then the camera went pfft - green screen in photo booth, black screen in skype. Your tip fixed it. Many thanks.
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