quickcam for notebooks pro. mac compatible?

I did a quick Google search and found that the Logitech camera may work with the Macbook Pro but has some shortcomings.

Maybe this would be a better solution for you.
http://ecamm.com/mac/huckleberry/
I built one with a small mirror, some glue and a clothes pin and it works great. The nice thing about the built in iSight on my MacBook Pro 15" is how well it works in very low light. Impressive.

You might try the bluetooth cam on the link in my previous post. $150 but it looks like a lot of versatility there.

Or like I said, I built my own mirror to utilize the existing iSight for viewing in front of the computer. The cost was zero dollars and zero cents.

http://store.apple.com/uk/product/TS665ZM/A

This one works with Mac - in theory any of the new 'driverless' USB class webcams will work.

There would be no harm plugging in the camera and opening photobooth and seeing if you can select your camera as a device.

I don't know this for a fact, but it seems possible to me that your problem is a limitation of Photo Booth rather than of the camera or the OS. Photo Booth may just not have the flexibility programmed into it to work with cameras other than the built-in iSight. So if I were you, I'd try another application designed for webcam control.

invulnerable_0916 wrote:
I just bought a macbook pro and still learning to use this machine as I switched from a windows based notebook. I understand that the macbook pro has a built in cam (isight) but it's very inconvenient that you cant change the position of the cam. really wanted to know if I can use my logitech quickcam for notebooks pro on it. Any info pls? thanks in advance.

Hello invulnerable_0916

Your quick cam for notebooks pro will work with your Mac OS X (10.6.1) equipped macbook pro if it is Logitech Part/Number 861303 (USB/PID 08CB).

One of the improvements added by Mac OS X 10.4.9 was support for USB Video Class (UVC) webcams. Therefore, any Mac OS X 10.4.9 or later can use any "UVC" webcam. However, not all USB connected webcams meet the UVC standard.

Per this Logitech page, QuickCam for Notebooks Pro comes in two different versions. Only the newer version identified above is UVC compliant and will work seamlessly with current Macs.

If your quick cam for notebooks pro is the older version of quick cam for notebooks pro, Logitech Part/Number 861209 (USB/PIDnbsp;08C3), it is not "UVC" compliant and does not work with Mac.

For more info on the UVC subject, see this thread:

  http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=4266538

EZ Jim




Mac Pro Quad Core (Early 2009) 2.93Ghz w/Mac OS X (10.6.1)  MacBook Pro (13 inch, Mid 2009) 2.26GHz (10.6.1)
G5DP1.8GHz (10.5.8) G4 PowerBook 1.67GHz (10.4.11) iBookSE 366MHz (10.3.9) LED Cinema Display External iSight

invulnerable_0916 wrote:
Thanks EZ Jim. That must be the problem why my logitech cam isn't working on my mac. I have an older version of logitech quickcam for notebooks pro with part number 861209. 😟

You're welcome, invulnerable_0916.

If you need an external camera and have one of these, any Mac-compatible, Firewire equipped, mini-DV camcorder will work.

Alternatively, any USB webcam that conforms to the "UVC" standard will work with your Mac:
 
  • eCamm sells both wired USB and BlueTooth®-connected UVC models.
 
  • Apple (and many others) sells the UVC QuickCam Pro.

  • Lots of other options here: http://www.mac-compatible-web-cam.com/

EZ Jim




Mac Pro Quad Core (Early 2009) 2.93Ghz w/Mac OS X (10.6.1)
MacBook Pro (13 inch, Mid 2009) 2.26GHz (10.6.1)
G5DP1.8GHz (10.5.8) G4 PowerBook 1.67GHz (10.4.11)
iBookSE 366MHz (10.3.9)  LED Cinema Display  External iSight

invulnerable_0916 wrote:
... why does my ... cam appears in system profiler if mac doesn't support a non UVC compliant ...

The fact that your Mac can see (detect) a device does NOT mean that Mac software can use (operate) it.

EZ Jim




Mac Pro Quad Core (Early 2009) 2.93Ghz w/Mac OS X (10.6.1)
MacBook Pro (13 inch, Mid 2009) 2.26GHz (10.6.1)
G5DP1.8GHz (10.5.8) G4 PowerBook 1.67GHz (10.4.11)
iBookSE 366MHz (10.3.9)  LED Cinema Display  External iSight