Web Cams

HI-

Have you seen this list?
http://forum.skype.com/index.php?showtopic=69289

Easy question. 🙂 Any webcam built around the UVC (universal video class) standard will work out of the box. That's a fully supported technology both in Windows and Mac OS X.

I think these two are your best options out there:
Logitech HD Pro Webcam C910
Logitech QuickCam® Vision Pro 9000 for Mac

Hi Michele - Question for you. I recently purchased the 2nd camera on your list (Logitech Quickcam Vision Pro 9000 for Mac).
You may know this or you may not but I'll ask just in case...
Other than the camera actually working, how can I tell if my MacPro computer recognizes it? Is there a place on the system settings page that identifies WEB CAMS? if so, where would that be? I couldn't find it on the systems preffs page.

My quickcam doesn't want to work with Screen Flow (recently updated). When I go to configure it, the thing works fine (in the configuration box only). When I go to record, it shuts off (the lighted ring fades out) and I get a message saying that the computer doesn't regognize the chosen camera. It's so weird.

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

Steve

Under Applications>Utilities>System Profiler - under USB - you can see if the webcam is being recognized by OS X. If so, that's good.

About Screen Flow, I've never used it. Maybe you could try a different USB port.

Message was edited by: Michele Bugliaro Goggia

http://eshop.macsales.com/search/web+cam

i have the icecam2 and the higher res creative live. Plug and play.

I bought a Dynex webcam last month for $20 from BestBuy because the guy there said it was the only one that was supported by OSX. It works pretty well. I don't see a model number on the cam, let me see if I can find it on Amazon...

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Ah, here it is. It's simply called the Dynex 1.3 MB webcam. http://www.amazon.com/Dynex-DX-WEB1C-1-3MP-Webcam/dp/B001AO2Q5W/ref=sr11?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1302289069&sr=8-1

I have both a Logitech 9000 and a C910. I thought the C910 was going to be a better cam than the 9000, but for me it's not.
The 9000 appears to give better color, and more importantly for me, the width of image is better.
The C910 costs too much for use on a Mac (it offers a ton of features for our PC brethren).