Recognizing external video cameras

My associates and I are encountering inconsistencies with iChat and an external video camera connected via FireWire. The camera is a SONY DFW-V500.
We are using a new MacPro desktop, new 27" iMacs and a 15" i5 MacBook Pro. All machines are running OS X v 10.6.5 and iChat v. 5.0.3.
When I launch iChat on the 15" MacBook Pro, I can click through the several setup screens in iChat (Welcome to iChat, Account Setup, Conclusion and click "Done") Then, when I choose iChat>Preferences from the iChat menu, I see an "Audio/Video" window. Below the viewer where I see the incoming video is a pop-up menu entitled "Camera:" where I can choose "Sony DFW-500" or "Built-in iSight". I can switch readily between them just fine.
On our iMacs and the Desktop Macs we are getting very different behavior. On the iMacs, NO "Camera:" pop-up menu shows in the "Audio/Video" window. On the desktop machines, we are getting a "no camera attached" message.
Why is this happening? How to fix it?
Thanks,
George

Hi,
Sounds like you need to do a Firewire Reset.
Disconnect all Firewire devices.
Power down the computer.
Wait 15 Mins
Restart the computer then plug in the devices.
(With Laptops you must also remove the power cord otherwise the ports stay "Charged")
You need to wait long enough for some internal capacitors to discharge that help with holding Device numbering info.
If this does not help you may need to reset the SMC/PMU
(You may need to do this anyway as the Internal USB camera is not showing Up).
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
Are all machines using Firewire 800 ports ?
Are you using the same Adapter (400 > 800 ) on each ?
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