Recommendation for mid-price webcam for iChat

I believe I've got a USB2.0 Mac Mini running 10.4.11 and am looking for a reasonable webcam. I'm tempted by the Logitech Vision Pro, but at £64 or thereabouts, it's a little more than I'm hoping to pay. However, all the cheaper ones look to have very poor optics. Am I going to have to bite the bullet, or can anyone else recommend a cheaper UVC compliant alternative with autofocus and similarish quality?!
Cheers

I have one of these as back-up a Xbox 360 Live Vision http://www.play.com/Games/Xbox360/4-/1720594/Official-Xbox-360-Live-Vision-Camer a/Product.html works well, manual focus and manual tilt.

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Nice webcam for mt Powerbook G4?

Hello,
Does anyone have any recommendation for a nice webcam for use with PowerPC macs? Would most if not all of the USB 2.0 webcams work with the powerbook G4?
My PowerBook model: PowerBook 5,8(5,9 is the 17 inch before the MBP).. I have 2GB of memory(one stick is 444 and the other is 533/667)

romko23 wrote:
Hello,
Does anyone have any recommendation for a nice webcam for use with PowerPC macs? Would most if not all of the USB 2.0 webcams work with the powerbook G4?
My PowerBook model: PowerBook 5,8(5,9 is the 17 inch before the MBP).. I have 2GB of memory(one stick is 444 and the other is 533/667)
(1) I think you be better served by a current production UVC (USB) webcam that has a warranty.
Some examples: http://www.mac-compatible-web-cam.com/
Don't add any of the software bundled with these cameras (unless you have tested and know that you need it.)
Mac OS; X 10.4.9 (and later) include all drivers needed to use UVC cams.
(2) If you are still considering buying an external iSight, understand that Apple has not sold external iSights for several years. These external iSights are great cameras, but they are getting old as electronics go. I have two, and both work wonderfully, but you have no idea how the one you buy now has been used or treated by its previous owner(s).
Many of us have good service from external iSights. However, as in this example from nearly two years ago, you may find it difficult to determine whether the iSight you buy now is functional:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=9015271
If you buy an external iSight now, buy locally and test it on your Mac before you pay for it. If you cannot do that, (try to) get a written guarantee that you can have the iSight examined by your Apple Authorized Service Provider and can have a refund or exchange if the iSight doesn't pass his checks.
Even if the external iSight you are considering is advertised as an NOS (new, old-stock) iSight, it may not be covered by Apple Warranty. If the seller is not providing you service guarantees or warranty, you may be want to check Apple's iSight Service: Frequently Asked Questions, especially if you cannot test the iSight before you buy to be sure it is working.
(3) Users with Macs older than yours or those using Mac OS earlier than 10.4.9 should be aware of the additional information from Ralph's user tip:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2018211
EZ Jim
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HD webcam for the Mac

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Well according to Skype's website, only Skype for Windows supports 720p HD video calling. So no webcam on Mac, be it HD or not will support Skype HD video calling on Mac until Skype supports it on the Mac.
Culled from Skype.com: http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/features/allfeatures/video-call/
*The latest version of Skype offers the clearest, crispest, sharpest quality video calling, and High Definition capability. If everyone on the call has an HD quality webcam, you can see the video in High Definition.*
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** _The latest version of Skype for Windows_*
** An HD quality webcam*
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I'm looking for a good WebCam for the MacPro, and was wondering what the options were.
Aside from the seductive design, is the iSight way behind modern offerings from LogiTech, and Philips?
I found the Macam site, so should be able to work out which ones are a definite no-go, but wondered what other MP users are Skyping/iChatting with?

FWIW, N/B
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=5725045&#5725045
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If you consider buying an external iSight sight-unseen from eBay or other internet seller, (try to) get a written guarantee that you can have the iSight examined by your Apple Authorized Service Provider and can have a refund or exchange if the iSight doesn't pass his checks.
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Moreover, if you buy an external iSight now, verify whether all connectors, cables, and iSight mounts that you need are included. If some items you need are missing but you still want to buy the iSight, this info may be of interest. (Note that Apple no longer offers the "iSight Accessory Kit, Part Number: M9314G/B" that is mentioned there.)
If you needs parts from the discontinued Kit or some part those listed in the iSight Service: Frequently Asked Questions page and cannot locate them in your area, I recently found that the kind people at http://www.synaptech.com will help users obtain those that are still available.
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I'm looking for a good webcam for my aging G4 Ti Book. Currently running 10.4.9.
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I am looking for the depreciation key for mid-month convention for USA in SAP standard system.
Do you know what key is for this convention?
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In addition to specific devices your options are:-
Any Firewire DV output (6 pin to 6pin) Camcorder
Any Firewire Web cam
Any USB cam that has Mac drivers and this Utility http://www.ecamm.com/mac/ichatusbcam/
The chances are that any USB cam is going to have Windows drivers (if you need them for a Intel)
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The Mac OS since OS 10.4.9 has included a USB Video Class (UVC) Driver.
USB Video Class cameras are USB 2.0 speed rated and are those that are marked UVC compliant or Vista Certified.
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OR....
Other cameras are USB 1.1 and these will most likely work IF...
1) You have Mac driver for it (See below for more)
2) IT will need the iUSBCam Utility to get the resultant pic into iChat (effectively a DV Conversion)
The Ecamm page also links to A Camera Guide page with two tables in it.
These highlight some cameras (They are not Exhaustive lists) and which driver they need (Or come with).
In some cases they link to either macam or IOXperts who are two Generic Drivers that works across a range of cameras (Both list which cameras they work with) so even if the camera does not come with a specific Mac Driver, you may find it can be made to work.
It is fair to say that in both cases that the generic USB Drivers or the Mac UVC driver do not always (read as Never) give you the same range of option and features that a Windows drive does (No Pan and Tilt or Zoom).
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i've been using a cheap webcam for awhile now. I would like to get a new one that is good. Looking for clarity mainly its just for online chatting so frame rate is not a concern. Ive been looking at the NX Ultra.
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Do you happen to have a Firewire Camcorder ?
Also see the bottom this page http://homepage.mac.com/john_kenn/video.html
Although written at the time of Jaguar (iChat 2 demo) it does list some Firewire web Cams you may find in some corners of the market.
Fire-I still brings up a link
What was the iRez Kritter now leads you here with all sorts of prices. (They tend to specialise in Medical Cameras now)
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Hi ! I recently came to the forums to get info on how to effectively back up my mid-2010 MBP 500 Gb because according to Disk Utility I need to reformat my HD
I am currently only using Time Capsule to back up with Time Machine. I had initially decided to drag my iPhoto library, itunes, and movies (along with some other user files) to a new Seagate 500 gb GoFlex portable External HD that I had. But since I've done that, I've also done more browsing on the boards here and learned that I probably should be making a bootable clone of my HD (using Carbon Copy Cloner). That sounds like a logical idea, and Im embarassed I didn't know about it sooner. So I plan to purchase the CCC immediately and do this before it's too late. On their website they specifically say NOT to use Western Digital drives because some of them are not bootable. I also saw some comments that the Seagates "go to sleep" and probably should be avoided. I'm not sure how up-to-date those forums are so I am coming here for some recommendations/suggestions.
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chrstene96
probably should be making a bootable clone of my HD
Bootable clone is very important to have, and MUCH more useful than time machine in general.
Forget about CCC, Superduper does the same thing for FREE. Download the APP SuperDuper (most use it).
Some advantages of a cloned HD:
In case of an internal HD crash and failure, there is absolutely nothing quicker to getting back to 100% operation than having a HD clone handy to either boot from, or within 20 mins. installing and removing the bad HD. Nothing to install software-wise, and a speedy immediate return to your computer use and productivity.
If you do an option key startup at boot you can directly boot to your cloned drive externally and operate from same like normal.
Sandboxing: With the help of the Cloned Drive, you can perform sandboxing, or the testing of new software, their updates and applications before they are installed on your Mac system. Moreover, if there are issues with the system, you can troubleshoot them by booting off the Clone. Many people test new APPS or experiment with a secondary clone and never worry about a failure or serious issue since the internal HD is untouched and the secondary clone can be wiped afterwards if any major issue occurs in testing. This is an invaluable tool in many instances.
If you sell you computer for purchase of a new one, you can take the clone you have on hand and install same or clone it to the new internal drive of your new Mac.
As it turns out one of the huge positive benefits of a clone is that people were seeing faster HD speeds; with APPS booting up from the clone than they had seen with the internal HD. The cloning applications in cloning the drive defragments the data to the clone and remove the “holes” in the cloning process.
With a small portable HD clone you can take your ‘computer’ anywhere to most any other current Mac and boot from your HD clone and have your entire system and its data immediately there for use. In case one is across the world and their macbook gets stolen, or damaged, with another Mac you can be up and 100% in the time it takes to boot to the new or borrowed Mac!
You can clone from your external clone to the internal HD/SSD in case of corruption.
The best thing that can be said, ideally, when your HD crashes with all its data is “so what, I’ve got a clone right here” and you can return to normal operation within seconds (by booting from the clone) or minutes (by swapping drives).
In separating out your system hub (OS) and your data hub, and storing them separately, is if you make only periodic clones (every month or so), and have a HD crash, the worst case outcome is that what is lost on your clone are some bookmarks and preferences since your data hub containing your vital files is constantly archived separately as it should be.
Disadvantages of a cloned HD:
A HD clone takes a rather long time to update since it checks all files for changes.
Ideally you would erase and create a new clone of your updated system every 2 weeks or month, which would therefore leave a gap in data integrity and OS files and system changes.
Autonomous constant data hub archiving fills this downside “gap” of HD clones, wherein which the worst that would be lost is a 2 week or one month window of application updates, or system changes irrelevant to your vital data.
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Quality 1TB drives are $50 per TB on 3.5" or $65 per TB on 2.5"
Perfect 1TB for $68
http://www.amazon.com/Toshiba-Canvio-Portable-Hard-Drive/dp/B005J7YA3W/ref=sr_1_ 1?ie=UTF8&qid=1379452568&sr=8-1&keywords=1tb+toshiba
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http://www.amazon.com/Toshiba-Canvio-Portable-External-Drive/dp/B009F1CXI2/ref=s r_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1377642728&sr=1-1&keywords=toshiba+slim+500gb
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http://www.amazon.com/Toshiba-Canvio-Connect-Portable-HDTC720XK3C1/dp/B00CGUMS48 /ref=sr_1_4?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1379182740&sr=1-4&keywords=2tb+toshiba
*This one is the BEST portable external HD available that money can buy:
HGST Touro Mobile 1TB USB 3.0 External Hard Drive
$88
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Most storage experts agree on the Hitachi 2.5"
macjack My Swamp
It's usually not the WD drive
If you're handy you can "roll your own" with a bare drive and an enclosure
Its never the WD mechanical HD itself.      None of those posts on "data corrupted .....Mavericks...HD RAID arrays" has any issue with the mechanical HD from WD
(that being said WD quality is the worst and I refuse to buy them).
Ill let you know when I find a HD enclosure that is worth more than 50 cents and/or is reliable.
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I'm not sure how much luck I will have, but here goes.
I have an old mid-2008 Mac Pro, I've been wanting to get a webcam for it for some time now, can anyone suggest one? — I doubt one of the cheap $20 webcams I can buy at the supermarket will even work with my Mac.
I've known Logitech to make Mac compatible webcams in the past, but I can't find any any locally.
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Thanks for the detailed response EZ Jim,
Yes, turns out after I posted this, I was reading through the Logitech Support pages, and found a similar answer in that no drivers should be required since Mac OS X has UVC drivers included as of 10.4.8 onward (great idea on Apple's part!) — with that information I decided to take a chance, and purchased a Logitech c270 for about $50AU.
So far I've tested it with a number of applications, I figured I'd try Photo Booth first, it works well.
I then tried to set up iChat with my iCloud account, couldn't seem to get that to work, so I called Apple Support, who helped me find the FaceTime app for Snow Leopard, got my iCloud account connected and was able to make a successful call to a family member. (I found the picture quality very nice for a small 720p camera.)
I also figured that since the webcam has a microphone built in, I'd also try using it for audio recording, it worked, which is handy meaning I won't have to connect an external microphone through the line-in.
I've still got a few uses I want to test it with such as Yahoo Messenger and Skype, but I'm confident that given my success so far it will work just fine. :)

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Any suggestions? I'm open to suppliers other than Logitech, as long as it does not cost more than $60.
Please help me ASAP - thanks in advance

Hi raregem, and a warm welcome to the forums!
For 29.95 GBP = 44.8972 USD, there's the VUE HD Webcam...
http://www.huehd.com/shop/shop.html?vmcchk=1
System Requirements
* Mac OS X 10.4.3 or later
* Mac OS X 10.4.9 or later required for iChat compatibility
http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/drivers/huehdwebcam.html
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http://webcam-osx.sourceforge.net/cameras/index.php
Driver downloads...
http://webcam-osx.sourceforge.net/downloads.html

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