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| Apple iSight Video Conferencing Webcam with Autofocus |
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List Price: $149.99
Our Price: $390.00
Availability: N/A
Manufacturer: Apple Computer
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Binding: Electronics
Brand: Apple
EAN: 0718908090688
Feature: Video conference easily over broadband Internet
Label: Apple Computer
Manufacturer: Apple Computer
Model: M8817LL/C
Publisher: Apple Computer
Studio: Apple Computer
Warranty: 1 year warranty
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Video conference easily over broadband Internet
640 x 480 resolution with 24-bit color at 30 frames per second
Built-in noise-suppressing microphone
Includes 3 stands and can be clipped to the top of an LCD display for a more accurate centered video image.
Autofocus from 2 inches to infinity
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Editorial Reviews:
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Includes: 4 mounts: magnetic for anodized aluminum Apple Cinema displays, Powerbook and iBook, flat-panel iMac, eMac and desktop, 2 FireWire cable adapters, 1 FireWire 6-6 pin 1.8m cable, and carrying case. Apple iSight - High-quality video conferencing technology has gone from the board room to your living room! This iSight webcam delivers an impressive 640x480 resolution at up to 30 frames per second. It also includes a built-in dual-element microphone for crystal clear audio. Together, they make talking over the Internet as natural as a face-to-face conversation! Durable aluminum alloy frame Lightweight - 2.3 ounces
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Wonderful, but no longer available
Comment: Would you believe there's an inexpensive substitute available from... Microsoft? The Xbox 360 Live Vision Camera is natively compatible with OSX 10.4.9 and up (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_Live_Vision_Camera)
The Live Vision Camera is not as beautiful and sophisticated as the iSight. It doesn't have autofocus (you focus it manually by turning the lens barrel) or a shutter to prevent unwanted video spying (instead a green ring glows around the lens when the camera is on).
Still, the picture quality is excellent, the camera is much smaller, convenient and portable than the original iSight, and you can't beat the price.
A great alternative to the iSight now that it is no longer manufactured.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Very nice
Comment: But what else would you expect from Apple? I plugged it in and followed the onscreen direction. Within two minutes, I was looking at my picture on the monitor. Awesome!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Amazing!
Comment: The iSight camera gives a crystal clear image- so clear, in fact, that I
decided I needed to make myself presentable before our next conference!
It runs smoothly - no jerking, & within milliseconds of real time. I use this
w/SKYPE to talk w/my children & grandchildren in Israel. We feel like we are
in the same room. It is easy to set up, & I hightly recommend it.
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Summary: I found a great money-saving substitute
Comment: This is the only other FireWire base camera for the Mac or PC. Great Picture and comes with removable stand.
FIRE-I DIG CAM F/HOME/OFFICE MONITOR/2X FIREWIRE 6PIN/30FPS MAC ( 2035 )
Customer Rating:
Summary: Apple comes thru again
Comment: Video quality is excellent. The firewire connection and dsl or broadband provides some of the fastest responses in video casting with very, very little jerkyness. We recently had a video conference with our son and daughter-in-law from the birthing room in California after the birth of our granddaughter. Both of us were using PowerMacs and isight webcams. The video quality was great and I was able to take good digital photos of the baby directly from the screen. It was a great experience.
The connection was simple with ichat and AIM. I've also used it with gmail and skype with excellent results. I've used other video cameras of various quality, but the isight lens, auto focus, contrast and other features are the best I've seen. Firewire solves a lot of problems for both quality and data transmission/reception. It's very close to a real time, in the room experience.
I thought the cost was a little steep when I bought this unit a year ago, but the product is top quality and well worth the price.
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