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external iSight, Photo Booth

My external iSight works just fine with iChat. But in Photo Booth, it shows only a black screen.
Photo Booth help says it will work with an external camera.
I am trying to use it on my G4 with Tiger. Is that the problem?

MBP 15, MBP C2D 17; TiBook, G4 MP500; iMac Grape, Orange, Classic II, PB180C, Mac OS X (10.4.11), 60G iPod Photo, 4G nano, 8G iPhone, 1G shuffle

Posted on Jan 9, 2009 7:30 PM

17 replies

Apr 21, 2009 1:24 PM in response to Judy

Judy,

were you ever able to resolve the issue of an external camera and photo booth? I have the same problem with a Dr. who wants to take photos of his patients for the medical records. Thanks.
Tom Kelley
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Apr 24, 2009 2:05 PM in response to Tom Kelley

Hi,

If Using an External Camera the Mac has to have a suitable Driver for this.

If Firewire the camera needs straight forward DV output (Not HDV or MPEG or other format)
This is critical for iChat but less so for Photo Booth.

To "See" the camera in Photo Booth it has to be plugged in first before Photo Booth is started to display th picture in Photo Booth.

Other USB Cameras can be used if they are USB 2.0 And you have a USB 2.0 port and the camera is UVC Compliant (USB Video Class)
These tend to be marked either Vsta Certified or UVD compliant.
The OS has had a UVC driver since 10.4.9

USB 1.1 cameras are likely to need a Mac Driver that comes with the camera or be able to use one of two generic Drivers from either macam or IOXperts
(for iChat they need the iSUSBCam Utility as well)

The IUSBCam page has a link to A Camear Guide page that links to the two generic drivers and tells you about which some cameras need (or come with them)

10:05 PM Friday; April 24, 2009

external iSight, Photo Booth