photo booth "there is no connected camera"

[rickybobby315]

hey well I'm not so much new to a mac but well it seems like a small problem.
But i cant seem to find the solution, my photo booth app says there is no connected camera (im on a mbp 13 (late 09 model)) iv tried everything
any ideas whats going on?
does it mean my isight cam isn't working?....
Thanx for reading....

 

[TattooedMac]

HAHA love Talladega Nights

When photbooth is open can you see yourself in the picture frame ???

When its open goto Camera in the Menu Bar and make sure Built-in iSight is checked.
By default im sure it should be though

 

[rickybobby315]

haha yeahp good movie...

anyway on the options(camera drop down) there is nothing there it only says no camera available
iv tried restarting the app and the mac....

 

[TattooedMac]

Hmm so then the green indicator light isnt on near the iSight then ..
Have you done a Repair Disk Permissions ??
HERE is a link to Apples Troubleshooting iSight .. It covers most things ... Easier than writing them all here

Cheers

 

[rickybobby315]

well i got the idea to try to use it with another app and its working now
that was really wierd
but thanx so much for the help!

 

[TattooedMac]

Good glad you found a solution ... Not a problem mate

 

[droflex]

well i got the idea to try to use it with another app and its working now
that was really wierd
but thanx so much for the help!

Photobooth is really fun but the background needs to contrast with the clothing your wearing and especially your hair color.

Dark hair requires a white background and blond hair requires a dark background.

Make sure your clothing is in complete contrast to the background color also.

Illuminate your face with a light if you can (the flash from the screen isnt enough) and if it's a white background illuminate that as well

To do it right you have to create a mini studio.

Just my 2 cents so that you dont get too frustrated with it.

 

[Matfeynisya]

My problem solved

My camera had been working in Skype. Next it wasn't working - wasn't even there. Photo Booth said no camera. Profile said no camera. Tried logging out. Tried shutting down. Still no camera.

Then I read

HERE is a link to Apples Troubleshooting iSight .. It covers most things ... Easier than writing them all here

On Apple's page I followed the instructions for "Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC)".

End of problem!

 

[pUnK0311]

force quit all the app that possibly can be using the camera and then open terminal and type

sudo killall VDCAssistant

enter your password and u r done!!!
reopen the photo booth n u can see urself

 

[Rustyrufus]

Thanks, pUnK0311.

After upgrading from Mavericks to Yosemite yesterday apps that use the built-in camera of my MacBook Pro would not recognise the camera existed. I can confirm that following your advice restored normality. Cheers!