Camera being used by another application problem

Hi there
Please help, Ive been using ichat with my Panasonic NV-GS17 digital camcorder on Panther for ages with no hassel at all, ichat just found the camera and away I went.
I recently upgraded to Tiger 10.4.6 now every time I log into ichat it says that the cameras in use by another application. Please help
I have read some other similar messages about this subject but have still had no joy. I do use Qtime pro 7.0.4 but was using this before I upgraded my system.
Its driving me mad! any ideas?

Hi Dano71,
Welcome To The Apple Discussion Pages.
Was the camera plugged in when you did the update ?
If so unplug it for about 15 mins or so.
Do you have any Quicktimew Plug-ins you have added under Panther ?
Have you looked at this FAQ http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=278760 about possible Panther to Tiger iChat problems ?
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