I want to plug my MacBook Pro into a nest-box webcam -- any ideas?

Hi there.
I bought my children a nestbox with built-in webcam for Christmas. It has a USB connection, but the software provided only runs on a Windows PC ("It just doesn't work") and, like the OS those things work on, the software is c**p and horribly clunky. It took ages to install and get it running and I hate using those useless pseudo-computers. I'm guessing it has a cheap, generic (480x320 pixel) camera built in, since there are no brand-names visible on either the packaging or the documentation. (I've been on Mac since 2006, rarely had any regrets for making the change while using the Mac, and none while using a PC.)
Since it doesn't just plug in and play, I did a web search for suitable software to run a webcam from a Mac, but I can't find an app that both disables the inbuilt iSight camera and allows viewing and recording of images from the webcam. Ideally what I'd like would be something that would allow me to use QuickTime or iMovie to view and record, without me having to do what I am not competent to do, such as put extra files into library folders or put a front-end onto a background program like Macam (which I did find, but doesn't seem to do what I need).
What I need, basically, is an app that, while running, disables iSight for its own use, but allows the iSight to be used by other apps if needed, receives and interprets data from the external webcam and displays the images, and either makes video files for itself or taps into the recording capability of another app without me having to do lots of switching and command-line stuff that I don't understand; OR a plug-in/modification for an existing view/record app (QuickTime/iMovie etc) that enables the app to switch between iSight and external webcams for viewing and recording. And it has to leave the Apple Mac boast intact ("It just works") and not interfere with other programs.
Please can anyone help me?

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