Simple Question- iSight as merely a camera? how about home movies?

I wanted to know if iSight can be used as ONLY a camera (without video conferencing) if I have a dial up connection. How about using it to make home movies (through iMovie)? Is the broadband requirement only necessary for using iSight with iChat AV?
What is the quality of the images like? good? so-so? excellent?
. . . didn't want to spend the $$ without finding for sure.
Thanks folks!
Powerbook G4, iBook G4, IMac G3   Mac OS X (10.4.5)  

 As Brian notes above, external iSight can do what you want. All iSight needs is the right software.
See the snapshot and movie / video clip apps listed in Some Applications You Can Use With iSight for a good start.
The image quality if fine for a camera with 640x480 resolution. You can find a link to some image comparisons in the second to last paragraph of iSight versus DV Camcorder or other web-cam.
If you use iSight for movie clips, keep your clips short and use lots of light to avoid the iMovie freeze that afflicts some users.
You may also be interested in some of the other possibilities for Using iSight.

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