Webcam recommendations please?

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Webcam recommendations please?

I am trying to buy a webcam for my G5 tower (and also a microphone or headset.) I went into the new Apple Shop in PC World today and the guy with the Apple on his back foisted me off onto a regular PC World employee, who looked at all the webcams in the shop, before informing me that none of them said Mac compatible on the box! Like I couldn't read!

So, can someone please recommend a reasonably priced webcam and microphone that will work pretty much out of the box with a G5 tower? I already have MACAM installed.

Thanks,

Phil

Twin 2.0GHz G5 Tower, Mac OS X (10.5.1)

Posted on Nov 26, 2007 5:57 AM

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japamac

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Nov 26, 2007 7:47 AM in response to Philthy Phil

Hi-

With Leopard, you can run most any USB webcam, without additional drivers, whether the camera is "Mac" compatible, or not. My Logitech Quickcam Ultra works great in Leopard!

To work with iChat, in Tiger, the ichatUSBcam driver helped out (Skype didn't need drivers):

http://www.ecamm.com/mac/ichatusbcam/

Check out the QuickCam line from Logitech. They have some very reasonably priced, good performing products.

MacAlly also makes a Mac compatible webcam.

The following is a list of cameras that are usable on a Mac, and compatible with Skype. note, that this list is pre-leopard:

http://forum.skype.com/index.php?showtopic=69289

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Philthy Phil Author

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Nov 26, 2007 9:48 AM in response to japamac

Thanks japamac - any suggestions for microphones / headsets? I know that I need a USB mike, as the audio in has no preamp - will anything do?

Phil

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