I currently have a base macbook. I am looking at a very specific video camera that i need. Its format is stated as VGA. and says it supports AVI and JPEG formats. However it does say OS required is win 98/2000/ME/XP/Vista. no mention of mac. i was wondering if i plugged it in vis the USB, will it work? it records onto a Micro SD card. The reason im asking is i thought Mac could play pretty much any video format.
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Basically its a little spy camera. these are the specs ;
Specification:
Pixel: 2000000 colour CMOS
View Angle: 62 degrees
Minimum Illumination: 1Lux(Min)
Battery Capacity: 260mAH
Consumption Current: 120mA/3.7V(Max)
Store Temperature: -20 ~80 C
Operation Temperature: -10 ~50 C
Operation Humidity: 15-85%RH
Memory Medium: Micro SD Card (TF Card)
SD Capability: Max 8GB Micro SD Card
Video Function and Format: Video decode use motion JPEG,recording for AVI format.VGA (640*480@25frame/second)
USB Jack: USB1.1
Weight: 50g(approx.)
Dimension: 55(l) x 28(h) x 20(w) mm (approx.)
Operation System: Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP/Vista
It'll work just fine. You should have no problem because the spy camera will probably mount as a removable storage device (like any USB flash drive) or you can take out the micro SD, slip it into a SD adapter and use a card reader.
Agreed. I suspect that this is a case where they don't list Mac support because they can't be bothered to write docs for it.