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 Great for the price!USB1.1 June 12, 2010
Ligia Rush (Gainesville,FL, USA)
I'm so happy i got it! easy to install and it works! the goose neck its too short its hard to adjust! overall good for the price you pay! it works with old macs 10.4.11
 MacAlly IceCam 2 (web cam) February 28, 2010
K. Wallis
Never having used a web cam before, I found this extremely easy to install and use, right off the bat. Within minutes of installing it, we (the entire household) were able to clearly see and hear our far-away family in Olympia.
I bought another one for our daughter in Portland and convinced my writing teacher to get one, so he can teach via the internet.
We use it with Skype, which I had also never used before. It's free and easy.
So far, so good!
 Save your money and your mind August 29, 2009
Michael J. Hughes (Tulsa, OK)
It was the least expensive Mac-compatible camera available. I thought, "How bad can it be?" Hmmmm, "Atrocious, Baleful, Contemptible, Deplorable, Execrable, Frightful..." Too bad the English alphabet has only twenty-six letters; there are so many more words to describe how truly awful it is.
Although you can adjust the sharpness slightly by moving the tiny ring on the lens, the displayed image appears as though viewed through waxed paper. Without the additional purchase of eCamm's iUSBCam software it doesn't work at all, and you'll find even that software truly and still requires the additional purchase of the sister product, iGlasses, to get a picture that doesn't approximate the glowing blobs described by someone who has been abducted by extra-terrestrials. Lighting is tricky ... it doesn't like low light or shadows. but too much light, as from a desk lamp set to illuminate your face, makes your image glow as though it were radioactive.
The field of vision is oddly short and long, like a 3x5 index card. The preview app, if left in the dock, is helpful for adjusting the ambient light before attempting to use iChat and, despite complaints, will turn off both the camera and its little green light. The USB connector must be connected directly to the computer or a powered hub. But the twisty cable is only about twelve inches from connecter to lens, and so rigid at the ends that it protrudes inconveniently far, wasting a good bit of the gooseneck type coil. Oddly, this coil, with all the strength of overcooked spaghetti, actually strengthens when bent or twisted lightly. However, that action further lowers the positioning on my eMac, requiring me to look down and to the side to appear as though I am looking into the eyes of the person I'm iChatting. If I try to look at their image on the display, what they see is me looking in any direction but theirs.
Yes, it's portable; but aren't they all? Yes it's inexpensive; but the add-ons more than double the price. Overall, a purchaser would be a thousand percent better off buying another brand that's plug-and-play compatible. This is pretty much a waste of money, time, and effort ... unless you're doing a report on disabilities. If you are writing about eyesight and want to experience for yourself how severe cataracts affect the vision of someone before surgical removal, this camera is IDEAL. And, just as people who've had their cataracts removed marvel at how clear and bright the world becomes post-op, shifting from this camera to just about anything else will have you shouting, I'VE BEEN CURED! I CAN SEE AGAIN! IT'S A MIRACLE!
MAc compatible March 12, 2009
Doris Faymonville (Büllingen, Belgium, Europe)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have been looking for a certain time for a MAC-compatible web cam. There are not many available and most of the time they are very expensive. This one offers the compatibility at a reasonable price.
Great for older iBooks/Powerbooks etc. January 19, 2009
C. Goldblatt (tempe, Az USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I purchased this for my old 600Mhz G3 Ibook (10.3.9). That particular laptop only has USB 1.1. I purchased this so I can use this with Ichat (using iUSBCam v2.2.5 software). Everything works great! This camera is definitely worth the 29.95 I paid for it. By purchasing this camera you also get 5.00 off the purchase of the iUSBCam software. This setup is a great alternative to purchasing a firewire camera (iSight). Anyone with older hardware like me with definitely enjoy this camera. Just remember its a $29.95 camera so please do not expect a Mercedes at a Honda Civic price.
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