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Limited Functionality For QuickCam Pro 9000

well sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do

I know some of you will want to flame me for this... :D

.. but,

recent versions of the Linux kernel support the Quickcam Pro 9000 directly
I have an old G4 powerbook and actually have a capture program "Cheese" working quite nicely with a powerpc port of ubuntu Linux 9.04.
Unfortunately, there is no powerpc Linux write of Skype but I'll need to get SIP setup. I think I'll need to use Ekiga I my mac friends who will want to talk with me will need xmeeting.

That said my 3D desktop is not working thanks to digression of the video driver for my old machine. Ah well, such is life with technology.:eek:
 
Has anyone bought and used the Quick Vision Pro? Can you comment on whether the blurring issue has gone away?
 
panasonic Camcorder

T-Bone said:
I gave up on the webcams and bought a brand new but open-box Panasonic camcorder off eBay for $90. It works 1000 times better than any of the webcams I tried, including the more expensive ones. As a bonus, it's a camcorder and obviously not just tied to my computer.

I think that, outside of iSight, this is absolutely the best option for Mac users. It's also incredibly easy to use and requires no drivers or software.
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Which model panasonic Camcorder did you use T-Bone?
 
joegalea13 said:
Which model panasonic Camcorder did you use T-Bone?
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It's a Panasonic PV-GS83. Not sure if you'd still be able to find it on eBay, but you can probably find something similar for around $100. I still continue to use this as my webcam and it's been nothing but great.
 
rebels23 said:
Has anyone bought and used the Quick Vision Pro? Can you comment on whether the blurring issue has gone away?
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I have the Quick Vision Pro. The problem here is that is flickering in artificial light, but it works great in daylight. But now in the winter there isn't to much daylight... But it takes really good still images. Looks to be 640x480 and 30fps to me. Dunno about the fps, but when I move my hand across really fast it looks to get most of it, might be 15fps to... But not 5 I think. I thought about returning, the flickering is really annoying.
 
milk242 said:
You are suppose to get the quickcam vision pro which is basically the 9000 but with all the software features built into the hardware
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Not a very helpful comment.

What the Quickcam VisionPro sales spiel doesn't tell you is that none of the controls are used by any of the mainstream mac programs - QT, PhotoBooth & iChat all decide for themselves on the resolution and frame rates. (i.e. it's not very flexible).
 
Well crappity crap crap.

I just found a Logitech Pro 9000 on eBay for $59 and thought I'd take the plunge to replace the iSight on my Mac Pro. I didn't know the Vision Pro had all that stuff built into hardware, whereas the 9000 was software-driven.

Crap. I thought they were the same basically.

Anyone have an update on the 9000's functionality with modern hardware on 10.6?

Thanks,

JP
 
Lack of functionality with QuickCam Pro 9000.

I have had one heck of a time since damaging my LCD in my white macbook that I bought back in 2007. I am guessing it was dropped at some point because my screen is completely dark, I can barely see the screen under extreme light, so I connected an HP monitor, keyboard and mouse to get it up and working again (I am a poor college student).

Until recently, I have not really needed to use a webcam with this mac. However, I am in need of both a microphone and a webcam for an online class I am taking and I am becoming kind of frantic looking for a solution. I would also like to use it with Skype as well.

I bought the QuickCam Pro 9000 last week and it arrived today. I plugged it in and thought that because it is UVC it should work. I am running 10.4.11 and it is not recognized at all right now. It won't work in Photobooth, iChat or Skype.

Was this a waste of money for me to even purchase this machine or should I be happy that I bought it? Is there hope?

I have also tried downloading iUSBCam (demo) and that isn't working, either.

Any help would be appreciated.

My apologies: this was a Logitech WebCam Pro 9k. If any help is available with that, it would still be greatly appreciated.
 
Quickcam Pro 9000 - Mac User

This may be a dumb question...

I bought the QCP 9000 knowing full well of the Mac problems (I also have a PC I could use it on).
My question is - If I installed the Logitech mac software (from their website), would the QCP 9000 work using said software?

I really need the software's light correcting functionality which I don't get with macam.

Thanks:confused:
 
That is not how Mac peripherals work. Mac webcams either "just work" when you plug them in, or they require a general driver like macam. I have a Logitech webcam on my old Power Mac G5. It requires no driver. It just works. My brother uses a "Walmart Special" webcam with his PowerBook G4. With the installation of macam, it works like a charm. No color-correction necessary. On its website, Logitech clearly states that it supports only the QuickCam Vision Pro for Mac on the Mac. It produces no software for the Mac, relying on the MacOS X built-in UVC driver. The QuickCam Pro 9000 should work without macam or any other additional software.
 
Why not get the QuickCam Vision Pro for Mac. It's the same camera, but with built in hardware support for Mac. It's usually about $20 more than the regular QuickCam 9000 Pro.
 
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