New iMac's built-in iSight seems out of socus

Question

I have one of the new 24" 3.06GHz iMacs.
The focus of my built-in iSight is somewhat blurry for objects 1-2 feet away from the monitor (like, the human in front of the computer).
It seems like items in the background 10 feet or so behind me are in better focus.
Is the focus controllable?

Answer 1

Hello again, -Allan
... picture ... taken with a built-in iSight?
Here is one comparison example I did some time back. The one on the left is with a built-in iSight, but the current cameras may perform differently.
As is normal for different digital cameras, images comparing two cameras are very different. Which you like better will likely depend on personal taste and may vary with subject matter and lighting conditions. To remove as many variables as possible, I made the following comparison image showing the same subject in the same location during the same video chat using the two different cameras (internal vs external iSight) on same iNtel iMac Core Duo. You can see some of the differences in color balance, sharpening, and contrast settings used by the two cameras. Click the image below if you want a larger picture:
... Photo Booth ... picture ... overexposed.
Patrick's (PT) tip on how to suppress the screen "flash" is a good one.
If you wan to try an alternative to suppressing the screen "flash", either (a) turning the room lights brighter or (b) turning your monitor's brightness down _before you use the screen flash_ can help reduce the overexposure you experience.
Jim
G5 DP 1.8GHz w/Mac OS X (10.5.6) PowerBook 1.67GHz (10.4.11)   iBookSE 366MHz (10.3.9)  External iSight