on 26/8/02 21:13, Steven Tan at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > hi, > > Anyone knows where I can get the iBot Firewire Webcam in Perth? > Any Apple centres carry them here? > > Steven Tan > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I've just helped a friend buy a FireWire webcam. I wasn't able to find the iBot anywhere but the solution I did find is excellent. It's the Fire-I from Unibrain. The camera is right at $300 and the quality is excellent. The bundled apps aren't too bad either. Only thing I didn't like about it is that it DOES NOT have a microphone in it. Since the person I helped find the camera has a flat panel iMac and the built in microphone in them is pretty good it's not a huge deal for them but it might be for others. The camera does 640x480 native resolution at 20 fps. Adjustable focus from 1.0cm to infinity. It has adjustable brightness, gamma, shutter, sharpness, saturation, and gain. To top it all off it's FireWire bus powered or can use an external power pack (although it doesn't come with the powerpack. Their website is at http://www.unibrain.com and has some decent information on the camera.
