Bill Q. Aren't you short a FireWire socket on the mini to connect the iSight camera?
Other Mac Mini users seem to use Logitech web cams for FaceTime without problems. Colin Sent from Colin Y's iPhone > On 23 Apr 2017, at 08:52, imaclist@googlegroups.com wrote: > > > imaclist@googlegroups.com Google Groups > Topic digest > View all topics > FaceTime/iSight question(s) - 1 Update > FaceTime/iSight question(s) > Bill Spencer <wspen...@jhu.edu>: Apr 22 06:30PM -0700 > > Hi there: I am just now beginning to experiment with using FaceTime with > the machine below; I bought a second-hand iSight camera not long ago to use > with it, but am baffled by some things. So I'm sorry to ask what may well > be obvious questions, but...well, here goes. > > - The attached screen shot shows the message about no camera being > available etc., but the camera is there, the computer shows me moving > around on-screen, the little green light is lit, and I can't find any > on-off switch to turn it on. What's up with that? > - I'm apparently supposed to enter my Apple ID and password in order to > activate FT but I cannot for the life of me find where to do so. > - Are there network configurations I need to set to use FT? I don't see > any but maybe that's part of the issue. > - Am I right in remembering that the camera has a built-in microphone? > - My parents' iPad is what I tried calling; I heard the dialing/ringing > sound but they show no indication that I tried contact them. I assume that > will change once I get the above resolved...? > > > As always, my thanks in advance! > > *************** > > Bill Spencer in Maryland > Mac Mini 2.6 GHz i5/10.11.6 > Back to top > You received this digest because you're subscribed to updates for this group. > You can change your settings on the group membership page. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it send an > email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "iMac Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
