Built in webcam doesn't work on brand new iMac.

I recently got a new, 24 inch iMac. Evverything works good, but i wanted to do video chat today, and i installed all the intsallers for gmail, and my picture didn't come up. And i thought it my be just the internet, so i went to iMovie, and tried to record myself, and it said no camera connected. I know for a fact there is a webcam, for i can see it, i am just wondering if you have to activate it? There is no Webcam tab in system preferences. I also tried photo booth, and it said the same thing, no camera connected. I know its on there, i for fact can see it. And also the mic works. Help plz!

Hello cundiff11
I have three comments to offer you:
(1) Dennis (User den.thed ) has the right answer for you.
If your iSight does not show up as a USB device in your Mac's System Profiler after trying all the relevant suggestions in http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2090 , you have a hardware problem that will require repair or replacement.
(2) For the benefit of new users who might be reading Carolyn's post above, I offer the following info regarding these quotes:
Carolyn Samit wrote:
... Not sure if iMovie supports iSight ...
Your built-in iSight works with iMovie HD 6 or later. Click here for more info.
Carolyn Samit wrote:
... You have to launch iChat to use the iSight build in web cam.
Many other apps can use your iSight, too. Click here for more info.
(3) We will watch for your status update. Hopefully, you can tell us of your success!
EZ Jim
G5 DP 1.8GHz w/Mac OS X (10.5.7) PowerBook 1.67GHz (10.4.11) iBookSE 366MHz (10.3.9) External iSight

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