IMac G5 iSight-as good as the standalone?

I just purchased a new iMac w/built in iSight. I love it, but I'm a little concerned about one thing: the quality doesn't seem to be as good. When I'm recording on Quick Time, it's perfectly sharp, but when I was having a video chat, the other party (who also has an iMac G5-with standalone iSight)said I looked a little "blurry". I noticed I was blurry in my preview window, as well. Wassup?
It's been said that the quality on this new iSight is superior, but could they be wrong? Is there a setting I can fiddle with? I have a high speed cable internet connection, and 1.5 Gigs of RAM.

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There are several reasons this might be the case. Data has to be compressed and decompressed live as videochat is happening. It also has to be transferred over at a good speed. Open your Connection Doctor window to see if you have a steady frame rate and connection speed. If not, there might be a factor that is affecting your videochat.

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