iphone as webcam for FaceTime on mac-mini

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iphone as webcam for FaceTime on mac-mini

i have an iphone and a mac mini. I use facetime on the iphone and have also used my iphone as a webcam for my mini for skype and other applications but failed with facetime. I know that i could use facetime directly from the iphone but when i am at home i prefer to use the larger monitor conected to my mac-mini instead of holding the iphone in my hands. i dont want to buy another webcam. I expect that apple should at least make their own devices compatible in all these possible ways.

Does anyone know an app or way i can use my iphone camera as a cam for facetime!!

iPhone 4, iOS 4.3.2

Posted on Nov 24, 2012 1:10 PM

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Nov 24, 2012 3:47 PM in response to esporto

This app is available in the Mac App Store, for $5 I think:

http://www.drahtwerk.biz/EN/Products/iPhone/iWebcamera.aspx

It should enable you to use your iPhone as a camera accessible by any other app as if it were any other camera connected to your Mac.

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Nov 24, 2012 5:25 PM in response to John Hammer1

This is the app that i installed and have been using with skype but it doesnt work with facetime or else i dont know how to connect it. on the iwebcamera website they say that facetime is not supported,

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LousyFool

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Nov 25, 2012 12:08 AM in response to esporto

Before you spend more money (and time) on 3rd-party apps - which could cause you trouble with the next OS X update as much as they interfere with the system - you may want to consider putting your $$$ into an external, Mac-compatible webcam from a well-supported brand (drivers!) and have peace.

BTW, if you don't want to run FaceTime off your iPhone because you don't want to hold it, how would you use it's camera only without holding it? If you have a solution for it, it would also apply for FaceTime via iPhone, obviously...

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esporto Author

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Nov 25, 2012 4:57 AM in response to LousyFool

I mount My iPhone on a special stand, then lean back and relax because I am home!! And I can have the benefit of a large screen. The heart wants what it wants and while I appreciate your suggestions , I am not blind to the alternatives or ignorant about them. Given my understanding of my current needs, limitations and abilities. I just want a specific solution.

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cslick

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Apr 4, 2014 1:43 PM in response to esporto

This works and it's free:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/epoccam-wireless-computer/id449133483?mt=8

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