[kill bill]

is i-sight the only webcam that works on macs. i dont know anything about them, but i was walking through an electronics store and i noticed how cheap webcams were and thought of buying one. i looked at the i-sight and it was WORLDS more expensive. i hope that's not my only option. any others out there?

[Hal06]

there is some shareware drivers that let you use some USB webcams…

http://www.ioxperts.com/devices/webcam.html

I would do some numbers and check out if it is worth or to get an used iSight is still a better option. The iSight is a beauty.

[Hal06]

iChat USBcam seems to be even better…

http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/12294

[tooki]

Originally Posted by kill bill

i looked at the i-sight and it was WORLDS more expensive.

For one thing, it's not the world's most expensive, and you get what you pay for. iSight is comparable in price to other webcams of similar quality. The $30 webcams can't even come close.

tooki

[Cadaver]

Originally Posted by tooki

For one thing, it's not the world's most expensive, and you get what you pay for. iSight is comparable in price to other webcams of similar quality. The $30 webcams can't even come close.

tooki

I'd agree. The iSight is way better in low-light situations, and its FireWire interface provides a very clean, fast 640x480 image. Most USB webcams still produce low-res or choppy images (though surprisingly, Apple's built-in iSight cams in their new machines are internally USB-based, but still work very well).
More expensive, yes. But as said above, you do get what you pay for in terms of quality.
To save a few bucks, you can always check out eBay now that most of Apple's machines include them.

[Gordio]

What programs do isight work with? I asked a while ago but no one answered. Does it work w/ yahoo? msn messenger? It can't just work solely for ichat...