stellarola Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Best CHEAP webcams... - Xbox 360 Live camera. Works oob, no drivers. You'll need a mic if you want input. The picture quality is nice though. $20-$30 USD - Dynex DX-WEB1C camera. Works oob, no drivers. Built in usb mic. The picture quality isn't quite as good as the Xbox Live camera but its pretty good. The built-in mic is a great feature to have. $13 USD shipped eBay. Personally, I would go with the Dynex cam if you want an all-in-one solution. It's quite small too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolishOX Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 You can install ichatusb + macam and have many more choices... Both of these programs are available for permanent "trial" if you google for them. I have 3-4 webcams I use regularly with OSX86 installs: - Logitech QuickCam Ultra Vision http://techgizmo.net/computers/wp-content/...itechwebcam.jpg - Logitech Webcam for Notebooks Pro http://www.summet.com/x31/logitech_webcam_notebooks_pro.jpg - Ezonics Ez Cam IV http://i.testfreaks.com/images/products/60...m-iv.498125.jpg They vary in price new or used from as low as $5 to as high as $55. Logitech does make a MAC only cam that is decent too: http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/webcam_c...28&cl=US,EN The nicer the cam the better the image and audio as higher priced ones come with usb built in audio. If you need help finding those things in google just PM me...I love playing with cams and software for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilsky Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 waaa... hmm theres all cam can using in i chat too? all.. xP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victoria2 Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 I hear the 360 one works, but is the video good, and does it have built in sound?those are the two things im looking for not choppy video and built in sound that will work is OS X (iChat mainly) i have Macam too Hi,Logitech webcam is advantageous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wassimj Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 I have the Logitech QuickCam S 5500 and it worked right out of the box with no drivers on my custom-built hackintosh (Q9550 Intel 2.83GHz, Gigabyte Motherboard EP45T-UD3R, Palit nVidia 9800GT 1GB, etc etc, installed using Boot-132 and Chameleon with some audio .kexts applied. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narayana Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 The Logitech QuickCam Vision Pro for Mac seems to be the webcam to get for OS X! I actually bought one of these yesterday for the machine I built last week. I will let you know what I think. To the best of my knowledge (assuming you only plan to use the webcam with iChat), iChat supports lower resolutions (I can't remember off the top of my head if it is 640x480 or 800x600). Considering how expensive (and gigantic) Apple's iSight is now, one might consider other, better performing webcams. I'll try to post back on what I think of the Vision Pro when it comes in. I generally use iChat (or Skype when iChat refuses to connect). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilsky Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 Hi,Logitech webcam is advantageous! yihaa.. finally im using, Logitech Webcam C250 over all,was perfectly even sometime lagging and undetection.. work: photo booth,skype,yahoo mess (vid & voice call), ichat(sometimes cant share screen) thx you.. http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/webcam_c...64&cl=us,en Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacADoodle Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 my roommate had this great one that followed you. tall with a ball shaped camera at the top. anyone know what this one is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narayana Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 MAD, maybe this: http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/38/3480&cl=us,en I bought a quickcam vision pro and it works well. Just remember to select the webcam as your mic source in iChat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lashcar Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 It impressed me so much last time I just bought a new model of this iSight look alike - and I love it....full HD who could complain and it has a much better built in mic this time which I am pleased about http://agent.liquiddigital.com.au/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeBuzzsaw Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 logitech vision pro mac is the best. Plug and play. Utilizes the regular webcam drivers in Leopard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alezzblezz Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Hi. I bought a Logitech Webcam/Quickcam Pro 9000 yesterday and it's fully working (video & integrated mic) on my retail install of Snow Leopard 10.6.2 (Core 2 Duo E8400/Asus P5E/4 GB/500GB) without any drivers or macam. Tested OK on Photo Booth, Quicktime X and Skype. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullmetal99012 Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 yihaa.. finally im using, Logitech Webcam C250 over all,was perfectly even sometime lagging and undetection.. work: photo booth,skype,yahoo mess (vid & voice call), ichat(sometimes cant share screen) thx you.. http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/webcam_c...64&cl=us,en howd u get it to work, i have the camera, and it wont work, it just show up black. Edit: just in photobooth it doesnt work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolishOX Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 I hear the 360 one works, but is the video good, and does it have built in sound?those are the two things im looking for not choppy video and built in sound that will work is OS X (iChat mainly) i have Macam too 360 Cam works just fine. The video isn't as good as a $75-$100 webcam...what do you expect? No built in audio. But a $5.00 webcam from GameStop to be able to have a webcam ain't 1/2 bad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enricklary Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 Hi, I am currently using Logitech Quickcam...It's just working in a great way.... Thank you. netgear wireless set up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamanana Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 howd u get it to work, i have the camera, and it wont work, it just show up black. Edit: just in photobooth it doesnt work. Where did you get the drivers for it? I am looking into buying the Logitech C300, but didn't see any mention of it on macam site. Well, it does say that the list is old but... but none of the c200, c250... line are there? I really don't want to boot into Windows just to use it with skype or something.... Somebody mentioned that the picture is lagging behind the sound or something? Is that true? Would it be better to simply get one of those Xbox 360 or PS3 Eye web cams? How do they compare in quality? All suggestions welcome! Thank you!! PS. I really don't care about the built in audio, I prefer my Griffin mic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopGear Posted March 14, 2010 Share Posted March 14, 2010 I've got an 4 year old creative Will it work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nameci Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 I have a Logitech E1100 UVC, it works with Yahoo Messenger, but doesn't work with iChat, Skype or Photobooth. On these softwares, I can only see green and some streaky lines on the top of the box... it seems the video format does not match... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james987 Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 the old iSight was pretty awesome. You can still get them, but they're a bit pricey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicolas77 Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 Hi. I use HP Deluxe Webcam..it works perfect OOTB. No need drivers and modyfications..Works perfect with Skype, iChat, Photo booth..regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dakku Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 Does anyone know if Logitech C300 works? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doktorl Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 Does anyone know if Logitech C300 works? it works fine in osx 10.6.4 with skype and photo booth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James cuck Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 OK, I got solution myself. To be able to record video clip with audio from Photo Booth by using QuickCam, it is required to set System_preference_ Sound_input to QuickCam first before opening Photo Booth and the Cam. (if you open photo booth first before setting system_preference, you'll record no sound.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flakmonkey Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 Creative Live! Cam Socialize HD works with everything from Skype to iChat, good picture quality and a decent mic to boot. Shop around to find one much cheaper than the rather steep RRP. There is a Mac edition available too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gyozadude Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 I've tried a couple of webcams, the A4Tech PK-720J ($24) and the Inland Webcam 300K 86300 ($10). Both available at my local Fry's Electronics in the Bay Area, and fairly cheap. The A4tech comes with USB audio mic. And the Inland Webcam has no apparent mic recognized by USB audio, even though Fry's marks it as such on the price label. There is a similar model that is sold out which is $15 where the online packaging looks like it advertises it has a USB mic. This one doesn't. Plugging into an OpenSolaris box, the USB interface for the Inland 86300 shows only a single usbvc instance plugged into the usba framework. But switching to the A4tech pk720J and I see usbvc and usb-audio devices, both digital and analog. Still, not a bad video camera if you can use a regular analog mic to plug into the mic-input jack. Looks like 10.6.x SL has pretty good support for any cameras compliant with Microsoft USBVC standards. So if the package includes no driver disk and is marked "no driver install required" or something equivalent, then good chances are that these are usbvc devices. I have a few standard PC mics with mini-stereo jack and they work just fine with my hack. This is true for both the Shuttle K45 hack with ALC662 codec and 10.6.2 SL AppleHDA.kext and my ECS945GCT-M/1333 system running 10.6.6 with sigmatel 92xx and latest VoodooHDA.kext. This isn't to say these are the "best" webcams, but for the price - they are pretty good deals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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