[Richard111]

I'm a big fan of the iSight camera. But here's a problem that I've never seen addressed. I have a Power Book and my daughter has an iBook (both 12" models). Occasionally we have an audio feedback problem (a strange noise that I've always associated with feedback --- when the speaker and the microphone are too close together). Also, I'm not sure what mic is being used --- the one in the camera or the one on the laptop. If the iSight camera is attached to the screen with the supplied clip that is a problem since that's a fixed distance. Has anyone experianced this problem --- and what did you do? Thanks for any enlightenment.

[tooki]

Well, first I'm going to make the assumption that you are talking about using the iSight with iChat. (It works just fine with other apps, too.)

As for which mike is being used -- that's in the iChat preferences Video tab.

iChat does a pretty good job of echo cancellation, but it's not perfect. The very best solution is for one person (or both) to use earphones instead of speakers. That breaks the feedback loop.


If you're using the iSight for other apps (like Skype) that don't have advanced echo/noise cancellation, using earphones on one end is pretty much essential.

tooki