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MacBook Air front facing camera.

I recently bought a late MacBook Air and can't find the front facing camera. Surely they have one. If not, can an external camera be used?


MacBook Air 13″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Mar 26, 2023 3:24 PM

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Posted on Mar 26, 2023 6:19 PM

Hepcat66 Said:

"MacBook Air front facing camera.: I recently bought a late MacBook Air and can't find the front facing camera. Surely they have one. If not, can an external camera be used?"

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Troubleshooting iSight Camera:


I. Is there a Camera Even Seen? Screenshot of a Mac Without a Camera

A. To Find Out:

  1. Go to: Apple menu
  2. Select: About this Mac
  3. Click: System Report... button
  4. View: Hardware on left-column
  5. Click: Camera
  6. Confirm if a Camera is Even Seen


B. If no camera is seen....

Get the Drivers:

If no camera is seen, then the drivers went missing, somehow. So, you need to get to drivers. And to do that...

Reinstall the macOS:

Nothing would be deleted. It's just that items that have become corrupted or deleted, would be replaced or reinstalled back to where they should be. Go Here: How to reinstall macOS from macOS Recovery - Apple SupportImportant: Be certain to create a backup of your Mac prior to all of this. That way, you can have something to restore from the Mac from, should anything go wrong with the reinstall.


II. Refer to these Links:



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Question marked as Top-ranking reply

Mar 26, 2023 6:19 PM in response to Hepcat66

Hepcat66 Said:

"MacBook Air front facing camera.: I recently bought a late MacBook Air and can't find the front facing camera. Surely they have one. If not, can an external camera be used?"

-------


Troubleshooting iSight Camera:


I. Is there a Camera Even Seen? Screenshot of a Mac Without a Camera

A. To Find Out:

  1. Go to: Apple menu
  2. Select: About this Mac
  3. Click: System Report... button
  4. View: Hardware on left-column
  5. Click: Camera
  6. Confirm if a Camera is Even Seen


B. If no camera is seen....

Get the Drivers:

If no camera is seen, then the drivers went missing, somehow. So, you need to get to drivers. And to do that...

Reinstall the macOS:

Nothing would be deleted. It's just that items that have become corrupted or deleted, would be replaced or reinstalled back to where they should be. Go Here: How to reinstall macOS from macOS Recovery - Apple SupportImportant: Be certain to create a backup of your Mac prior to all of this. That way, you can have something to restore from the Mac from, should anything go wrong with the reinstall.


II. Refer to these Links:



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