webcam for g5 desktop 2.5 dual
My new Logictech Quick Cam Pro 5000 worked well with Skype. It has a nice internal microphone. However, if you want to change contrast, light, etc., neither the Logitech software nor macam work with it. I then tried my Sony TRV 525 through the firewire IEEE 1394 port (iLink), and it was quickly recognized by Skype. Incredible sharp picture, much sharper than Logitech or probably any of the webcams. You can adjust for light, etc. I keep it on autofocus. I have heard that some of camcorders with IEEE 1394 also can pick up the sound, but I haven't figured this out.
For sound, I use the Griffin imike I had, attached to a USB port with an inexpensive plastic computer mike ACM-1 that picks up real well from a distance of up to two feet or more. I had a Shure SM 58 mike attached through an M-Audio Fast Track, and that is recognized also by the mac sound control panel, but it's a mike that doesn't pick up more than a foot away. It's an expensive professional mike made for people who need a mike up close. You don't really need an expensive mike to chat.
Mike