
Since these apps were developed by Apple and usually pre-installed with the operating system, they already have access to the camera on my Mac and the camera will turn on when I open the apps. For example, when I open my FaceTime or Photo Booth app, the app will ask the operating system to turn on the camera. To turn on the camera on a Mac you will need to open any approved application that will try to use it. However, it is more likely that the application just needs permission to use the camera. If you are staring at a blank screen when you think you should be seeing your own face, then your Mac camera not working could be the issue. It turns on only when an application tries to use it. There is usually no problem when you just need to take a look at yourself in the Photo Booth (yes, that is still a thing) or make a call on FaceTime, but nowadays you might be asking more services, like Skype or Hangouts, to access that camera.Ī MacBook camera is internal and has no physical or digital “on” button.

Open Photobooth or FaceTime app from Launchpad, The webcam will turn on in the application. If it doesn't work out then try to uninstall and reinstall the Zoom Client for Meetings latest version from. Here is an easy article to Learn how to reset the SMC on your Macbook Camera.Ĭheck if all the application that has access to the camera are not using the webcam or are closed, you can close these applications from activity monitor.

If you still can't access the internal webcam ( iSight Camera ) on your MacBook, you might need to reset the SMC to make it working again.
