Webcam for MP?

[tribe3]

Anybody using a USB camera (available at Bestbuy or Circuitcity) that actually works with ichat and Photo Booth?

Brand and model will be highly appreciated.


Thanks

 

[fistful]

The Xbox Live Vision Cam is cheap, compatible and a decent quality cam according to this thread.

 

[Eric Lewis]

Anybody using a USB camera (available at Bestbuy or Circuitcity) that actually works with ichat and Photo Booth?

Brand and model will be highly appreciated.


Thanks

what about the isight?

 

[aaronw1986]

what about the isight?

Well yeah, the isight would work, but you can't buy that from a retail store anymore. Also, the cheapest you'd get an isight for would be $150 if you were lucky.

 

[Mackilroy]

Apple doesn't sell iSights anymore. You might be able to find one on eBay or something...

 

[brewno]

iMage is a good webcam, compatible with iChat and Photobooth.

 

[gsfgf]

The Microsoft LifeCam VX-3000 works with the Maccam(http://webcam-osx.sourceforge.net/) driver. It's the middle grade one, the other two might not work yet according to maccam. The quality isn't great, but it works.

 

[tribe3]

Thanks for the replies.

I just got a Logitech quickcam ultravision and it works plug'n'play.

The feature I like is that it's ultra wide angle of view.

 

[fleacat]

that is exciting to know because I was also looking for a good webcam. I don't mean to be repetitive but are you sure it is completely compatible with Mac? I ask because the Logitech homepage shows it is only compatible with PCs.
🙂

 

[ndriver182]

Thanks for the replies.

I just got a Logitech quickcam ultravision and it works plug'n'play.

The feature I like is that it's ultra wide angle of view.

So you didn't have to use the maccam driver? Do you use this with iChat?

 

[tribe3]

So you didn't have to use the maccam driver? Do you use this with iChat?

It worked with iChat and photo Booth out of the box (in Leopard). No drivers needed; no maccam; no nothing. It also works with "amsn" (a clone of msn)

First I bought a cheaper Logitech model and it did not work but this one does.

Regards.

 

[pagansoul]

I have a Logitech Quickcam Pro 9000 and it works with my Mac Pro. I have used it with Photobooth but I have not tried to use it with chat. No software needed. It did not work with Tiger.

 

[jholzner]

this one looks pretty sweet and it works with Macs and iChat etc...

It's kind of an iSight clone.

http://agent.liquiddigital.com.au/index.htm

 

[Decrepit]

Thanks for the replies.

I just got a Logitech quickcam ultravision and it works plug'n'play.

The feature I like is that it's ultra wide angle of view.

The forum search engine DOES work! Thanks for posting this, it saved me from spamming with a question about this camera working, and in Leopard.

Thanks!

 

[iSaint]

I just bought a Logitech Quickcam for Notebooks and it's not working. I assume some of the webcams you have working are probably higher cost than my $19.99 one!? 😕 🙂

I'm running Leopard on my G4 Powerbook.

 

[tribe3]

I just bought a Logitech Quickcam for Notebooks and it's not working. I assume some of the webcams you have working are probably higher cost than my $19.99 one!? 😕 🙂

I'm running Leopard on my G4 Powerbook.

Hey Saint it could be the price point related with the technology it carries ... the one that works on my machine is over $130. I first purchased a 50 dollar one and it did not work