Microsoft VX-1000 webcam not working

[okhan]

When I open photobooth, it says, "there is no camera connected". I am running Snow Leopard 10.6.4. The mic doesn't pick up any sound either although it shows up as USB mic under System Preferences>Sounds>Input.

 

This is what shows up under System Profiler>USB:

 

USB camera:

 

Product ID: 0x00f7

Vendor ID: 0x045e (Microsoft Corporation)

Version: 1.01

Speed: Up to 12 Mb/sec

Location ID: 0x3d200000

Current Available (mA): 500

Current Required (mA): 500

 

Please Help Me!

 

EDIT:

I got the mic working. Strangely, what I have to do to make it work is to run an application called video viewer every time I boot up and the mic works with all applications.

 

I also sort of got the camera working. It works in macam but when I launch photobooth, it says no camera connected and under the camera menu it says for the available webcams: "macam #0: Microsoft Lifecam VX-1000 (In Use)"