The green light beside the built-in camera

9 minutes ago it just came on without me launching Photo Booth or iChat or anything else. I feel like my computer just turned into HAL. I opened Photo Booth to try and see what was happening, maybe turn it off, and the camera shows no image (and it takes a black picture).
I'm stymied.

Ok, if it persists, try resetting the NVRAM/PRAM. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1379
And if necessary, try resetting the SMC. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1543
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