Using a USB Webcam on Tiger 10.4.11

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Using a USB Webcam on Tiger 10.4.11

I have an iMac G4/800 running Tiger 10.4.11. I know that a Firewire iSight webcam is necessary to function in Tiger but I am musing as to whether there is some sort of "fix" that will allow me to use my Intel Pro PC USB webcam (a pc webcam of equal quality) in lieu of the iSight webcam. Even the used prices for the iSight webcams is "nuts". Thanks, Ken.

iMac G4/800, Mac OS X (10.4.11), 768 megs of ram, dsl internet

Posted on Feb 10, 2010 4:06 PM

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BDAqua

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Feb 10, 2010 4:22 PM in response to Pixturesk

Apple’s 10.4.9 update introduced a really cool feature. It allows you to use a USB webcam for iChat. Be warned though, not all USB webcams will work. We’ve started ordering the ones that do, so here’s a list of the USB webcams we’ll carry and will work with the new update.

http://blog.smalldog.com/article/628/apple-os-x-1049-update-adds-usb-webcam-supp ort/