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my camera works erractically. Is this likely to be a software problem or hardware? Its a 2015 macbookair

My camera on my mac book air, 2015, works erratically. I have tried turning the computer off and on and looking at settings. Sometimes it works, sometimes it turns on in the middle of a zoom call, sometimes it shuts off in the middle of a call. Is this software or hardware? Do I need a new computer?

iPad 2, iOS 9

Posted on May 22, 2022 8:58 AM

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Posted on May 23, 2022 9:02 AM

You might want to reinstall the OS as perhaps a driver got damaged. If that does not work then it may be the camera at fault. My guess is that the repair cost may not be worth it and a new mac may be a better choice.

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my camera works erractically. Is this likely to be a software problem or hardware? Its a 2015 macbookair

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