FaceTime blurry issue on iMac OS 10.8

webexplorer · 03-21-2013, 08:30 PM

I have an iMac for almost two years. Last year, I washed with a soft microfiber cloth and tiny amount of warm water to dust off the glass (screen). Then, a fresh soft dry cloth to wipe off any water on the screen. No scratch so far. Now, I looked at my face using the FaceTime, and it looks a little bit blurry. Is there a software that I could adjust the lens?

Off record, I made a foam board slider to cover the lens in case I forgot to turn it off because I have an EyeTV to watch a TV show. ...A black tape is in the back the foam board to avoid the scratch on the glass.

acme.mail.order · 03-21-2013, 10:57 PM

Look very closely at the glass in front of the lens. Sure it's clean? Software can't fix muck on the lens.

Also compare images between FaceTime, Photo Booth and anything else you have that uses the camera.

DeltaMac · 03-22-2013, 08:21 AM

The glass front on your iMac is, well, glass...
It is not so fragile as the surface of older laptop screens (or the older, white iMacs), which used to have a fairly soft plastic cover on the screen, and was easy to damage. Your glass front can use normal glass cleaner, with ordinary care. I use a window cleaning pad that I got years ago at a hardware store, but that's just my routine, nothing special about it.

03-21-2013, 08:30 PM	#1
webexplorer Triple-A Player Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 60	FaceTime blurry issue on iMac OS 10.8 I have an iMac for almost two years. Last year, I washed with a soft microfiber cloth and tiny amount of warm water to dust off the glass (screen). Then, a fresh soft dry cloth to wipe off any water on the screen. No scratch so far. Now, I looked at my face using the FaceTime, and it looks a little bit blurry. Is there a software that I could adjust the lens? Off record, I made a foam board slider to cover the lens in case I forgot to turn it off because I have an EyeTV to watch a TV show. ...A black tape is in the back the foam board to avoid the scratch on the glass.

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03-21-2013, 10:57 PM	#2
acme.mail.order League Commissioner Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tokyo Posts: 6,046	Look very closely at the glass in front of the lens. Sure it's clean? Software can't fix muck on the lens. Also compare images between FaceTime, Photo Booth and anything else you have that uses the camera.

03-22-2013, 08:21 AM	#3
DeltaMac League Commissioner Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 7,958	The glass front on your iMac is, well, glass... It is not so fragile as the surface of older laptop screens (or the older, white iMacs), which used to have a fairly soft plastic cover on the screen, and was easy to damage. Your glass front can use normal glass cleaner, with ordinary care. I use a window cleaning pad that I got years ago at a hardware store, but that's just my routine, nothing special about it.