ISight Turns on with Start of computer (Problem?????)

Does this happen to anyone else sometimes upon start-up the isight green light comes on and stays on but when you try and use the camera it is just a green picture. Besides this i have no problems and if i turn off the system the isight turns back to normal, and this issue occurs sporadically.

I have the exact same issue - or it has happened twice, anyway. Like other posters have said, I have to shut down, not just reboot, to fix the issue. I have only had my MB for 4 days - I don't want to have to take it back already! How serious do folks feel that this problem is?
Honestly, I am not encouraged that on my first visit to the forum, to see if others had the same tech issue, this was the top thread...
-Astro
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