[allgiggles1984]

What webcams ACTUALLY work with apple laptops. Hmm...any suggestions? Please send me links. I bought one recently and it said in the catalogue that it would work with Apple but nope

[kwills]

I thought you got one built in?

[Pugsley]

yeah thought they were standard on them all now?

[emil]

Oh noes, somebody stole your isight!

[fasterthanlight]

Originally Posted by designneverdies

yeah thought they were standard on them all now?

yea, they're standard on every model *now*

But if its an older machine, thats not the case

@allgiggles1984: Which model did you buy? was it a logitech? they usually support macs pretty well.... cost a bit more, but its worth the money

[Hunch]

Originally Posted by fasterthanlight

yea, they're standard on every model *now*

Not every model - the Pro doesn't have one. As a Pro owner, I've been quite interested in this subject myself for the purposes of having video chats on Skype etc...

Basically official support for 3rd party webcams is a bit sketchy in Mac OS for the very reason that 99% of people don't need to buy one because of the built in iSight.

However there has been a big third party effort by open source developers to provide drivers for as many webcams as possible. You can find all the info at:

macam : USB webcam support for Mac OS X

They have a big list there of cameras that are supported. I tried macam on a 7 year old Logitech camera (of which I have no idea of the model number - it's got nothing written on it) and it worked absolutely fine.

[freelancr]

Another vote for getting something by Logitech, I've had a few of their webcams over the years and noticed they all claimed to work on a Mac. Their mice are miles better than Apple's shitey mouse too.

[fasterthanlight]

Originally Posted by Hunch

Not every model - the Pro doesn't have one.

Well ya, its a desktop,

but thats also why Apple sells a dedicated iSight standalone

/edit: Err looks like they don't offer it anymore, but I assume you could find one at most computer store, if not on ebay

[Maerk]

She did say laptop. Eh I can't remember how long ago was it before they didn't have isight? Did the macbook range ever not have them?

[fasterthanlight]

Originally Posted by Maerk

She did say laptop. Eh I can't remember how long ago was it before they didn't have isight? Did the macbook range ever not have them?

Nope, the macbooks were the first to feature a built in standard isight on apples laptop line,

the ibook never had one,

and the standalone iSight camera has attachments to fit on laptops

[Hunch]

Originally Posted by Maerk

She did say laptop.

Apologies - didn't start reading until half way.

Originally Posted by freelancr

Another vote for getting something by Logitech

Yeah, I think if anything is going to have a driver, it's probably one of theirs.

[hawken]

I had a sony webcam for my HP before I abandoned that and got a mac. Needless to say, sony dislike apple very much and I never got it working, even with scouring the internet for drivers

[allgiggles1984]

Originally Posted by fasterthanlight

yea, they're standard on every model *now*

But if its an older machine, thats not the case

@allgiggles1984: Which model did you buy? was it a logitech? they usually support macs pretty well.... cost a bit more, but its worth the money

hi my laptop is powerbook G4. Mac OSX v10.4 (Tiger). the model I bought was Mikomi. Buy Mikomi 1.3Mp USB Webcam with Mic. at Argos.co.uk - Your Online Shop for .

it says it works with Mac but I couldnt get the CD in my laptop as Apple laptops suck the CD in and due to it being a small CD, it wouldnt suck in so I had to get masking tape, stick it to the edge and slowly pull the CD out that was slightly sticking out. I can't even install the driver. I then tried on my G5 and the CD just wouldnt run. Sooo...erm...I dunno.

[allgiggles1984]

Originally Posted by Maerk

She did say laptop. Eh I can't remember how long ago was it before they didn't have isight? Did the macbook range ever not have them?

Mine doesn't. My laptop doesnt have a built in web cam. Usually, its the camera installed. Not a webcam right. Web cam is different. Just a note. haha
other webcams:
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Browse/ID69/9555943/c_1/1|category_root|Office%2C+PC+and+phones|9555804/c_2/2|cat_9555804|PC+webcams|9555943.htm

[allgiggles1984]

do these guys seem reliable? Webcam For Mac - Apple Mac Store

[doffy]

Seems a bit shoddy but likely more reliable than these.

[Hunch]

Giggles - if you have a regular video camera, you can usually plug it in and use it as a webcam. Might be a bit overkill, but it's an option.

[allgiggles1984]

Originally Posted by Hunch

Giggles - if you have a regular video camera, you can usually plug it in and use it as a webcam. Might be a bit overkill, but it's an option.

Unfortunately, I don't have a video camera. How does it work for it to be used live on MSN etc?

[allgiggles1984]

Macally IceCam Web camera : Read reviews and compare prices at Ciao.co.uk what about this web page? reliable or not? how can you tell if a website is reliable or not anyway?

[fasterthanlight]

Originally Posted by allgiggles1984

Macally IceCam Web camera : Read reviews and compare prices at Ciao.co.uk what about this web page? reliable or not? how can you tell if a website is reliable or not anyway?

If you're that worried about it, you should buy directly through the manufacturer (in this case, macally) as opposed to a reseller