# My camera worked once, but now I'm getting "Failed to initialize camera"

**URL:** <https://discuss.tinyml.seas.harvard.edu/t/my-camera-worked-once-but-now-im-getting-failed-to-initialize-camera/714>\
**Category:** General Discussions\
**Created:** [May 25, 2021, 10:41am UTC](https://discuss.tinyml.seas.harvard.edu/t/my-camera-worked-once-but-now-im-getting-failed-to-initialize-camera/714 "2021-05-25T10:41:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![sce](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dec6dc/32.png) [@sce](https://discuss.tinyml.seas.harvard.edu/u/sce)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2021, 10:41am UTC](https://discuss.tinyml.seas.harvard.edu/t/my-camera-worked-once-but-now-im-getting-failed-to-initialize-camera/714/1 "2021-05-25T10:41:01Z")

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Hi @vjreddi  
you ask me to contact you here about my camera failing to initialise.  
I couldn’t see a way to mail you directly.

thanks  
Scott

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**Author:** ![vjreddi](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/discuss.tinyml.seas.harvard.edu/vjreddi/32/35_2.png) [@vjreddi](https://discuss.tinyml.seas.harvard.edu/u/vjreddi)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2021, 4:53pm UTC](https://discuss.tinyml.seas.harvard.edu/t/my-camera-worked-once-but-now-im-getting-failed-to-initialize-camera/714/2 "2021-06-01T16:53:32Z")

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I will followup with you via private message.