IPhoto won't recognize camera for new user

I recently set up a user account for my daughter with "Some Limits" selected. She has access to almost all apps, including iPhoto 4.03. When she connects our Canon PowerShot SD100 camera neither iPhoto nor Image Capture recognize it. When I'm logged in as an administrator the camera is recognized and works fine with both apps. The iPhoto Library is in the Hard Drive\Users\Shared folder. "Look for Shared Photos" and "Share Entire Library" preferences are selected in iPhoto in both my daughter's and my admin accounts. How can I get iPhoto to recognize the camera when my daughter is logged in?
12" iBook G3   Mac OS X (10.3.9)  

The steps outlined in the article fixed the problem
for both Image Capture and iPhoto. Thanks - never
would have figured that out in a million
Neither would I. Remembered a problem with a limited account similar to this. Then looked it up in SUPPORT for iPhoto

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