WEB cam for Skype-any recommendation?

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im looking for a web cam for skype telefon calls.

i do have an eMac, just in case this is of use for the choice.

i have seen on ebay a lot of cams for 1€ from hongkong etc.

but i want a reasonable one to buy in zürich if possible.

having no clue about megapixels, lenses, quality of transmission, durability etc i am very thankful for your/any advice!

cheers!

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I have an eMac aswell and have a Logitech Quickcam Sphere.

If your eMac is not yet a USB 2.0 maybe you can by a cheaper camera.

Cheers

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You can't go worse than the apple webcam as you have an emac already.

Drop into their store by the HB.

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yeah, i do have usb 2.0

and i know the Quest-store/mac shop on the corner opposite COOP.

but i dunno if these guys just rip you off because they run a mac shop= flagship percentage surcharge?

i will have a look...thanks!

p.s.: Logitech Quickcam Sphere=130CHF???? no way!

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Ah ok if you don't like to pay 130 chf then i think you won't like the apple webcam price

my brother owns it though and its really very good. those apple stores are generally the same price as the online store but just don't always have the same online discounts/offers.

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I have the Logitech QuickCam Communicate STX, which I use as both webcam and microphone for videoconferencing with people in the US via Skype. I think it works great for $50 US, although a less expensive webcam would probably work just as well for use with Skype. I was looking at much better (more expensive) webcams, but the guy at the store recommended the least expensive one since I was only going to be using it for Skype only (and not making personal webcam videos for uploading).

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yeah, exactly. thats what i want...no pro tool just a small skype cam.

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Be careful buying webcam for macs as there is limited support.

Check out macam for drivers to many webcams:

http://webcam-osx.sourceforge.net/

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Logitech QuickCam Communicate STX-> bought that one online after i have bought one another logitech at "inderdiscount" and it doesnt work.

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hello again!

does anybody know what the right isight model is?

i have checked amazon and apple.com store

could not make out what to buy. the specs given were

confusing too. sorry...but

thanks!

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Just slightly side-stepping your thread a tad but still within the realm of "Apple" ask your employer if you can get discounts from Apple through them. If yes then you can get about 10% off with Apple's EPP (Employee Purchase Program).

http://epp.event-form.com/enrolment/uk/

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hi flow23.

isnt it about time that you updated your computer to an imac? this comes with a beautiful screen flatscreen, a built in webcam, leopard operating system, and loads of software. it will be much more powerful and have a lot more memory available for you. starting at chf 1499.

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I wasn't aware they were selling iSights separately anymore, I thought they stopped doing that when they started building them into the iMacs and notebooks as part of the body.

Could be wrong though, can anyone confirm?

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We have a philips SPC 1000 NC and it seems to be very good. Have had no problems....

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Christ Kev, own up, your on commission aren't you ?

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I believe you're right, I haven't seen an iSight on the store shelves in ages, even searching the Mac Store online comes up blank.

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Hi Flow...

Since you already purchased a webcam, did you manage to finally get it to work.

If not, I can try to offer some help, but first I need some information.

1. If you purchased a Logitech webcam, could you check the label next to USB plug and give me the M/N and P/N from it.

2. Your eMac, which version of Mac OS do use on it? (You can find it by going to the Apple menu and select "About this Mac")

However, I can already say, that often - very often - it is not easy to get a webcam to work fully on a Mac, not just Logitech's, but everyones.

This is mainly due to the fact that Mac OS does not fully support 3rd party USB webcams. However, there are ways around this such as using webcam-osx.sourceforge.net or purchasing a webcam, which is UVC (USB Video Class) compatible. But, all of this again depends on the version of Mac OS you are running.

/Peter

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its a logitech

mn v-ubk45

pn 861223-0000

osx 10.4.11

the cam runs on that macam test screen but it does not compute with skype anymore! it was running at times, 3 or 4...now it doesnt.

kev, is my name lorenzo di medici?

unless my pc cant handle the the things

i do im not going to buy a new one.

but it will be an imac.

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Hi,

So, the sad news first: You webcam is not UVC, which does mean you need to use it with macam.

Unfortunately, this is not a stable solution, but it is possible to get it to work.

The best option you have available right now, is to make sure you have the latest Skype version, then remove macam and search for all macam files and thrash them. Then reinstall macam and remember to drag macam.component to MacintoshHD/Library/Quicktime folder, then restart the Mac and try to use it in Skype.

/Peter

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Here's some advice for any other budding web-cammers out there