isight and my ibook

lil.topelil.tope
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in Current Mac Hardware edited January 2014
I want a webcam, im only on dial-up and i watch other peoples webcam's. What webcam should i get? Should i get an isight or something else, if there is even something else



thanks

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 5
    cakecake Posts: 1,010member
    The iSight requires a broadband connection.

    I believe that you can do only audio chat on a dialup connection with iChat AV and an iSight.
  • Reply 2 of 5
    placeboplacebo Posts: 5,767member
    For Audio Chat, you need a microphone.



    For Video Chat, you need a broadband connection and either an iSight or other webcam, or you can even use a standard DV camcorder.
  • Reply 3 of 5
    lil.topelil.tope Posts: 62member
    how do ppl do it on dial-up then, i dont need full streaming video, just images every few seconds would be fine. my friends on pc's dont have probs with it. are there other webcams compatible with os x out there?
  • Reply 4 of 5
    tacojohntacojohn Posts: 980member
    I think you only need broadband if you are using iChat AV. I'm not sure what other programs the iSight will work with, but I think iCHat requires it because of the codec it uses for the audio/video...
  • Reply 5 of 5
    kingofsomewherehotkingofsomewherehot Posts: 4,179member
    iChat will use ANY firewire cam (including DV camcorders) ... for example the "iBot". (search for that at MacMall or someplace.



    iSight should work with other programs ... it's just a firewire cam (but more stylish than others) ... though I don't use one, so I can't confirm that.
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