ISight built into iMac not recognised

My iSight was working fine for a year then suddenly ichat / photo booth / skype all stopped recognising it. They all say no camera connected.
I tried resetting Pram - this worked once then never again.
I tried resetting the power unit - again this worked once then never again.
I thought it might have been related to 10.4.10 update as it seemed to stop working around that time (although i didn't notice it). But install of Leopard didn't fix it either.
Any ideas anyone?

If you have tried all the relevant suggestions without success, you will need help from an Apple Approved Service Provider. If you have no access to local Apple service technicians, the following links may be useful:
http://www.apple.com/support/contact/phone_contacts.html
http://www.apple.com/support/isight/service/
EZ Jim
PowerBook 1.67 GHz w/Mac OS X (10.4.10) G5 DP 1.8 w/Mac OS X (10.5) External iSight

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