I have tried killing the VDCAssistant from terminal but it just says 'No matching processes were found'. I am having a similar issue, very much the same as yours, just that I do not see the FaceTime HD Camera under USB Bus (Screenshot attached, the Logitech device listed is my mouse). Be sure to backup your Mac and deauthorize iTunes before tendering it for service. (4) If none of the above suggestions resolve your trouble, contact Apple or an Apple-Authorized Service Provider to have your Mac professionally serviced. Don't bother testing Skype or other third-party apps until you have your camera working with Apple apps. (3) If your cam won't work properly even with Apple apps, use OS X Recovery to completely reinstall your Mac OS from the Recovery System stored on your startup drive. Ī ' Standard' user account is all you need for testing. If you need help, how to do it is explained in.

If you do not have more than one user account for the testing, create a new one now. Do NOT use the 'Guest' account for this test.

However, after the article was published, Apple has changed the built-in camera's name on newer Macs from 'iSight' to 'FaceTime' and then to 'FaceTime HD.' Regardless of the name of your built-in camera, the same info and troubleshooting applies.)īe sure to test more than one Apple app (Photo Booth, FaceTime, iMovie, QuickTime Player, etc.) in more than one user account. (BTW - The Troubleshooting article calls the camera an 'iSight'. (1) If restarting your Mac doesn't fix the problem, One of these will fix your camera problem:

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