John61254
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Q: connecting 6 pin plug to 9 pin jack

I have an older iSight camera which I want to connect to my new mac mini.

The iSight has 6-pin firewire 400 plug.

My mac mini has a 9 pin firwire input.

Is there an adapter that will allow me use the fw400 device with fw800 input?

What is the best source for this?

Posted on Jan 28, 2012 12:47 PM

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Q: connecting 6 pin plug to 9 pin jack

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  • by John61254,

    John61254 John61254 Jan 28, 2012 1:16 PM in response to John61254
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    Jan 28, 2012 1:16 PM in response to John61254

    OK. So I went on Amazon and see they sell 6 pin female to 9 pin male adapters (which is what I need).

    They cost about $7.

    I would also like to extend the length of the built in cable on the iSight.

    I am wondering if anyone knows of an adapter that also serves as an extension cable?

    Question: how much can I extend the built in cable on the iSight without degrading the signal?

    Finally, is my older iSight (I'm thinking I got it in 2003 or 2004) worth buying cables for?

    i.e, Is the quality of picture I will get from the camera worth buying adapters, etc. for, or should I just buy a new webcam?

  • by Ralph Johns (UK),

    Ralph Johns (UK) Ralph Johns (UK) Jan 28, 2012 3:14 PM in response to John61254
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    Jan 28, 2012 3:14 PM in response to John61254

    Hi,

     

    I would tend to look at some of EZ Jim's Posts on this as he has said which one he has had success with.

     

     


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