I'm using macbook pro mid 2009. Everything is working good but my camera. The problem is camera stops working after 1-2 minutes in skype chat. And during the conversation I can't close my camera because camera icon is not working. Is that problem about camera or skype? And how can i fix it ?
MacBook – Built-in iSight camera in MacBook Pro stops working in Skype
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In Skype's Audio/Video preferences you need to see the microphone and speaker source to the BlueTooth headset in order for Skype to use them. So CMD-` to open Skype preferences, click the 'Audio/Video' tab icon and then check your settings.
In my own Skype install you can see I have to set it to use my Plantronics .520 headset if I want to use that for input or output:
Before doing an SMC Reset as suggested by @Thecafremo, I decided to clear the PRAM/NVRAM (because the SMC Reset page says: "an SMC reset should only be attempted after all other standard troubleshooting has been performed")
This seems to have been enough to bring the MacBook back to life at least for the moment.
Clearing the PRAM/NVRAM is achieved by holding down Command+Option+P+R during boot before the gray screen appears and letting the startup go thru three chimes before releasing the keys.
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Best Answer
I've seen problems like this before with Skype and I'm pretty sure there's nothing you can do about it. Make sure you're not running any other apps that are using the camera and that you've got the latest version of Skype installed. I've found that sometimes going into the Skype preferences and clicking on the "Audio/Video" icon can "free" it up.