Using a different Camera

I want to use a different camera to take a picture in Photo Booth. I connect the camera and the mac recognizes it. I can download pictures but I want to take a good quality picture with the effects. Any ideas?

Hello again, dumbo275
Thanks for letting us know you found the info above helpful.
You probably cannot (or, at least, should not) disconnect your built-in iSight. Here are some alternatives that you can consider.
(1) Unless you are an Apple Service Technician, trying to disconnect your internal iSight will likely void any warranty or Apple Care. Even worse, you might damage something while trying. There are no user serviceable parts for iSight. If you decide that you want your built-in iSight disconnected, see your Apple Authorized Service Provider. He can disconnect it for you in such a way that it could be reconnected should you eventually want to use your built-in iSight again.
(2) Rather than disconnecting your built-in iSight, you could use the instructions in this article to disable it. (It is generally a bad idea to move, modify, rename, or delete any item outside your User > Documents folder unless you are an experienced OS X user.) Once your built-in (USB) cam is disabled, Photo Booth can use your Firewire cam. Because removing the QT component file disables every USB cam connected to your system, this workaround is only useful for users who have an external Firewire cam. If you decide to use this method to disable your built-in iSight, be sure and keep the file in a safe place so you can put it back when you want to use your built-in USB cam again.
(3) If you do not need to make multiple pictures quickly, here's an alternative that does not endanger your Mac's hardware or software integrity. It doesn't use Photo Booth at all. First, make a normal image with the higher-quality camera of your choice. Then, if you used a digital camera, transfer the image to your Mac. Next, open the saved image and modify it using an image editing software application like PhotoShop (PS) or PhotoShop Elements (PSE) to simulate the Photo Booth effects you want. Although it is impossible to EXACTLY DUPLICATE a specific Photo Booth "effect", it is easy to use the various "Filters" and other menu commands in PS or PSE to make an image that most viewers would assume was made with Photo Booth. After a bit of practice, you can do this editing fairly quickly. Although never, of course, as simple as clicking the Photo Booth button, this approach may be worthwhile for those cases where Photo Booth image quality is inadequate for your needs.
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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