On Feb 8, 2012, at 10:10 AM, Valter Prahlad wrote: > Hi people! > > I'm looking for a cheap Webcam (with built-in microphone) to use with my > PowerMac G5 DP 2.7, with OSX 10.4.11. > > From what I got reading around, webcams with dedicated Mac drivers are > expensive. > OTOH, any UVC webcam (USB video device class) should work with any Mac with > OSX 10.4.9 or later. > > AFAIK the Logitech C210 and Microsoft Lifecam VX-800 should be both UVC, and > the reviews say their quality is good - I'm not picky about video quality, > but I'd rather have a good audio. > But I'm not 100% sure they will work in a Mac (I could return them in case > they don't, but I'd rather have some info beforehand). > > I know about Macam http://webcam-osx.sourceforge.net/index.html > but its webcam list doesn't include any webcam I found in the shops around. > > Had any of you success in using a cheap (I mean 10-25$) "PC" webcam on your > Mac? Any recommendations?
I've never had any problems with any webcam I plugged in. Many webcams aren't on macam's support list but work because there just aren't that many webcam chipsets out there. ANY UVC-compliant web cam will work out of the box. As for audio quality, if it's that important, I'd invest in a decent mike anyway. There are a bunch if USB ones out there that'll work with OS X out of the box as USB audio devices, but I"m not entirely sure how far back that support goes; the Mac I set up for that was running 10.5. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
