Was digging in my computer parts box and found my old Apple cam. The round tube kind. Will this work on the M1 mini? Still in its box in brand new shape. Mini is using a dell 24 inch monitor without any cams. Thanks.
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Will have to look at it to see how it hooks up. Bought it on a whim when I had my 2008 Mac Pro doing video editing. Used ones on eBay are less than 50 bucks. Used it maybe 5 times then put it back in the box. Thanks for the reply.
It might still work, or it might not.
In any case, it's nearly obsolete (except for having "collector value", as mentioned above).
If I was going to buy a "desktop" camera (I really don't have a need for one), I'd get something new and 4k ...
In any case, it's nearly obsolete (except for having "collector value", as mentioned above).
If I was going to buy a "desktop" camera (I really don't have a need for one), I'd get something new and 4k ...
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You'll need a Thunderbolt 2 to 3 adapter and the now-discontinued Thunderbolt to Firewire 800 adapter, and then a Firewire 400 to 800 adapter to even find out if that works on the new computer. The price of all these will cost about as much as a much more capable USB camera.
I bought one off eBay for my old Mac Pro a few years ago. Definitely not worth it. macOS no longer supports it and the quality sucks anyway.
You’ll get MUCH better results from a $30 noname USB Chinese camera, which will also be much smaller.
Plus, even if you were running an old Intel Mac with an OS X version old enough to support that iSight, it still might not work properly if it hasn’t been updated. And to update it you need to run OS X 10.4 or something. I dusted off an old iBook G4 to update my iSight. 🤪
You’ll get MUCH better results from a $30 noname USB Chinese camera, which will also be much smaller.
Plus, even if you were running an old Intel Mac with an OS X version old enough to support that iSight, it still might not work properly if it hasn’t been updated. And to update it you need to run OS X 10.4 or something. I dusted off an old iBook G4 to update my iSight. 🤪