[X-HW] WebCams

[John E. Bowen]

Hi Jim,

You might check out IOExperts. Their idea is that sure, there are 
several nice, inexpensive webcams, because the companies stinted on 
good drivers. So rather than buy a $100 camera, buy a $50 (or less) 
camera, ignore the CD that comes with it and use the $20 driver 
software from IOExperts.

I haven't tried it, but I like their approach. It has a trial version 
which works for 30 days. They have versions for FireWire and for USB.

<http://www.ioxperts.com/usbwebcam.html>

<http://www.ioxperts.com/dcam.html>

Good luck,

John
Cedar Hill Design


>Has anyone seen comparisons of various webcams that are Mac compatible. My
>son wants one desperately. Most of his friends have Wintel boxes, so my
>uninformed impression is that there wouldn't be any particular advantage
>(now) for him to use Apple's camera, other than the ease of mounting it to
>his screen. I've read that the iSight does work with Yahoo messenger. Will
>it work with REGULAR iChat? AIM?
>
>The only competition we saw visiting CompUSA was Logitech's Quickcam Pro
>4000 (in the box; none were installed, and the Apple Store within a Store
>didn't seem to have any iSight cameras). (We never did find a salesman).
>
>My son has a Sawtooth 450 MHz G4 with the 15 inch flat panel Apple display
>that was available concurrently.
>
>Thanks so much for any personal experiences or pointers towards comparison
>reviews.
>
>Jim Robertson
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