Upping the isight from 0.3072MP to 1.2288MP?

hey =^_^=
the built in iSight on the iMacs, MacBooks, and MacBook Pros give a 640x480 (0.3072 Megapixel) picture, but the hardware of the iSight can give up to a 1280x960 (1.2288 Megapixel) picture. Is there any way to utilise the extra MegaPixel without spending money on a second webcam?
thankyou! =^_^=
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Hello !!!Chris!!!
Older iSights were 0.3 MP cameras. The current ones are 1.3 MP. However, the fraction of any iSight's resolution that is used is controlled by the software you use with your iSight. The latest versions of some of the applications listed in this page, such as Boinx iStopMotion claim support for the higher resolution cameras.
Some of the other apps listed in the page linked above may also offer high resolution capability. Check the info for any that offer functions of interest to you to see which have been updated to provide higher resolution output.
You could try a google search. My quick google search turned up a couple of other apps that may be of interest depending upon what you want to do with your hi-res iSight:
ProScope HR™ Software
Magic Jungle Software's "iSight Screensavers"
Not having a high resolution iSight, I have not tested any of these hi-res apps.
EZ Jim
PowerBook 1.67 GHz w/Mac OS X (10.4.11) G5 DP 1.8 w/Mac OS X (10.5.1) External iSight

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tqtclipper wrote:
hello, my eyesight issue happens occasionally, from time to time i run multiple apps that use the isight camera...
http://support.apple.
com/kb/HT2411: Your camera can be used by only one application at a time.
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tqtclipper wrote:
... Is there a way to use activity monitor to identify and kill the process controlling the isight? ...
http://support.apple.
com/kb/PH5147: You can quit any process you can see in those listed in the window that opens when you use Activity Mornitor's
Window >
Activity Monitor
menu command.
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Globalmark wrote:
Hi
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http://techslaves.org/index.php?page=62
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is generally a BAD idea unless you KNOW how it will effect OS X.
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Hi mediacy:
Welcome to discussions.
This from Apple:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302503
Turning off your built-in iSight camera
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Welcome to Discussions, WimNL
WimNL wrote:
I have got three LED Apple displays connected to my MACPro. Now the Isight webcam is activated in the right Led display. I don't know how to activate the middle Isight webcam en de-activate the Isight webcam of my right Led display.
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(1) For iChat, you can choose which iSight you use in the "Camera:" choices bar in iChat > Preferences... > Audio/Video that appears when more than one compatible camera is connected. Although your camera choices will be different, the choices bar will look something similar to the Preferences settings shown here:
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iMove 8 (from iLife '09) is slightly different as explained in this article:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=iMovie/8.0/en/10172.html
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EZ Jim
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http://support.apple.com/kb/DL502
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"iSightUpdater103.pkg" can't be opened because it is from an unidentified developer.
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kj8 wrote: The camera is not looking good since I've updated to Mavericks....
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Nelson May wrote:
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Cheers
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So would it be possible at all to use the camera without the light lighting up?
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