I can't get my IMACs internal camera to work

Hi,
I'm a newby and now have y first Apple, a 2007 intel IMAC. I succeed to update from snowleopard to lion and also manually forced to install the aktual combo-update. all seems to work fine but the internal isight camera. If I start Photo booth, the app comes up but its "preview-screen" keeps black and the waiting ball is cycleing. The green camaera-LED went on and it's also going off as soon as I end Photo booth.
The hardware three shows the camera located somewhere underneeth the USB-part.
Is there any e.g. command-line way to check if the camera is installed ok? any ideas?
Unluckily I can not start the diagnostic boot (where I can chose hw-tests and installation process, because I've an ordinary Logitec wireless keyboard and no apple original keyboard available. Pressing "D" during power-on did not work, I guess some "special key functions" are limited to Apple-Keyboards. :-(

You're welcome, linowtho.
linowtho wrote: ... it's time to cary my IMac into the brand new mac-store here in hamburg, to see if any genius could help. I'll keep You updated.
I think you are wise to have it checked under warranty. You have tried the right things and have a good plan.
linowtho wrote: ...
btw.: are there any relevant app- oor system logfiles I could check for isight messages?...
Some (not all) apps that can use iSight (or the newly named "FaceTime HD" camera) are listed here:
http://www.ralphjohns.co.uk/EZJim/EZJimpage7.html
You can look for log files on any of them that you use. However, with what you have found on your new Mac, I think your fastest and easiest fix will come from professional service at your "mac-store".
We will watch for your status update.
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