Green Tint to incoming video in iChat 5 (Snow Leopard 10.6.2)

I recently upgraded my wife's Mac Mini (32bit Core Solo Intel) to SL, and now all of the incoming video during an iChat video session is tinted green. Has anyone else had this problem and have a solution? Any info is much appreciated.

Hi,
Do people say it looks different if you wave you hands in front of your face, between you and the camera ?
Also does holding a white piece of paper for several seconds in front to the camera make the pic change ?
I have a Buddy who can be quite animated with his hands.
On days with he relies on Daylight on it's own his Video can seem to change colour as his hands get nearer the camera.
I think the Internal iSight is supposed to auto correct White Balance and that we are talking about an issue with this.
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