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macbook webcam light on
so i have a macbook with a built in webcam and the green light that turns on when ever you're using the cam has been on for a while. I tried shutting down, restarting, putting it in sleep... the light just stays on. And if i go into photobooth or something the screen is just black. I dont know if im just being paranoid but could someone be watching me? either way how do i get the green light and my camera off because seeing the light is annoying and i want to be able to use my webcam
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You mean when you go into photobooth there is no picture Does it say that it finds the camera at all? If it doesn't this could mean that your camera is dead, in which case you need to take your computer for repair. Try running software updates first and if that doesn't fix the problem then you need to get your computer checked out. If your camera works, but the light is still on, don't worry about it because it's not the first Macbook to be doing so. Another way to check whether everything works fine is to put your installation CD inside (the one that came with the computer, a 10.4 CD not a 10.5) and restart the computer. Hold down the D button until it begins to load - this will load the diagnostics part of the CD which will test every part of your computer and report if it finds a problem. If you don't have that CD bring the computer to an Apple store, although I don't believe that they will be able to do anything other than take the machine in and mail-it to one of their repair shops (n which case, don't forget to do backup because they might replace the hard drive, of they deem it is necessary to do so, and won't transfer any data but erase it). Another way to do it s bring it to an apple retail repair shop, where they will probably be able to repair it on place and not mail-it in. But like I said, you will need to repair your computer only f your camera doesn't work (if the screen is black on photobooth and the picture below the photobooth screen says there is no camera). If your camera works but the light is just on all the time, don't worry about it. And no, it does not mean you are being spied on. If you turn off your internet (wireless and Ethernet ) then there is no way anybody can have access to your computer (and if the light is still on then that confirms that nobody is spying on you).
Good luck and hope you find a resolution!!
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