- If you wish to check, on your Mac, choose Apple menu System Preferences, click Security & Privacy, then click Privacy. Select Camera, you'll notice that PowerPoint app is not available. If you click Microphone on the left pane, you'll see the checkbox beside PowerPoint app.
- How to Fix MacBook Camera Not Working. Now for all the Mac users whose iMac camera is not working, this section is essential. Restart the camera app. Restarting any camera app requires you to close it relaunch it. Doing so gives it the chance to load up the settings anew, this time doing so correctly.
- This utility allows the files to show up in a finder type window so you can drag and drop files from the camera to your Mac. Notes: it is a slower file transfer than if you pulled out the card and put it into a sd reader directly attached to the Mac. (Personally I will take the slowness with convenience of not having to pop out the sd card.
- The MAC should show up on the mac table as soon as the device is connected, but I have seen cameras not behaving that way. I recommend contacting the camera manufacturer and ask for any feedback. This may not make a difference in the issue you are encountering but looking at your configuration you don't need these 2 commands on your access ports.
Check the camera indicator light
If none of the proposed solutions can fix your Mac camera not working on MacBook, find an Apple Store or authorized Apple technician to have your Mac serviced. Or contact Apple's telephone support. Remember that there also remains a possibility for mechanical or hardware problems with your camera, which are impossible to fix with software tweaks.
If the camera indicator light next to the camera flashes green on your Mac notebook, contact Apple.
Update your software
Check Screen Time settings
If your Mac is using macOS Catalina and you use Screen Time, make sure your camera is turned on and apps that use the camera have time available.
- Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Screen Time.
- Click Content & Privacy in the sidebar, then click Apps.
- Make sure the checkbox for Camera is selected.
- Click App Limits in the sidebar. If you need to use your camera with an app in the list, make sure the checkbox for Limits is not selected.
Camera On Mac Not Working
Give apps permission
Mac Camera Settings
If your Mac is using macOS Mojave or later, choose which apps can use your built-in camera:
- Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Security & Privacy.
- Click the Privacy tab, then click Camera in the sidebar.
- Select the checkbox next to the apps that you want to use your camera in. You might be prompted to quit and reopen an app before it can use your camera.
Try another app
Try to use your camera in another app. For example, if you can't use your camera in FaceTime, open Photo Booth.
Reset the SMC
If you still can't use the built-in camera and you have an Intel-based Mac, resetting the SMC might help. Learn how to reset the SMC on your Mac.
Learn more
If you can't connect to FaceTime, learn what to do if FaceTime isn't working on your Mac.
