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    iSight Questions

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by irfysis, Dec 29, 2006.

  1. irfysis

    irfysis Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey Apple users!

    I've joined the pack of Love-Apple-But-Don't-Have people - the types that got the iPod, and now drool over the Macs and Mac OS X :D.

    I have some questions about the iSight camera that's integrated into all the new Intel Macs.

    1) What's the quality of the video?
    2) How many megapixels is the camera?
    3) I know it works with iChat AV, but does the iSight camera work with MSN Messenger?
    4) If I Boot Camp, does the iSight camera work as a webcam for Windows applications like Windows Live Messenger?
     
    irfysis, Dec 29, 2006
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  2. M@lew

    M@lew Notebook Evangelist

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    1) I say very good, but depends on the lighting etc.

    2) Not sure, i would also like to know this.

    3) Yes it does, but Msn Messenger (a.k.a Microsoft Messenger for Mac) doesn't support video.

    4) Parallels doesn't support it yet, but Bootcamp does.
     
    M@lew, Dec 29, 2006
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  3. cashmonee

    cashmonee Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    The newest Parallels beta actually should support it, but I may be wrong. Another video chat that it will work with is Skype, which is amazing. Works very well.
     
    cashmonee, Dec 30, 2006
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  4. hollownail

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    The quality is good. Highest quality web cam I have ever seen.
    I'm not sure what the res is, probably 1 mp.
     
    hollownail, Dec 30, 2006
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  5. Budding

    Budding Notebook Virtuoso

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    The built in iSights are VGA (0.5 mpx). The quality and colour of the videos are excellent. It does work with MSN Messenger using Beta drivers.
     
    Budding, Dec 30, 2006
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