Firewire Webcam For Mac

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Now that the iSight is discontinued, what is left for use with a Mac? This is going on a current Mac Pro with the latest OS. Firewire and onboard sound is mandatory.

Macworld has a nice review of four top firewire webcams for mac os x. Apple's isight camera sets the standard for other firewire cams for mac os x in the review, with the only cons being low-light. Ioxperts firewire webcam driver free download - IOXperts USB WebCam Driver, IOXperts 802.11b driver X, FireWire IIDC Camera Driver, and many more programs.

After sporadic reports of data loss and corruption with FireWire 800 devices operating with the new Mac OS X 10. There is an issue with operating FireWire storage products employing the the Oxford 922 FireWire 800 chipset (firmware version 1.02) when in use with Mac OS X 10. With the release of Apples new Panther operating system. Some FireWire 800 Users may experiience some difficulties using their drives. Many users have reported data loss and corrupion.

I do think apple's isight is a great product. I'm not sure on how the others are at integration with osx.

Apple is always good at breaking into a market with tremendous products. The ipod, and to a lesser extent the isight. The problem with this though, is that they end up cannibalizing their 3rd party software makers to a certain extent. Nintendo has the same problem — they make such great software for their own system that few other companies really stand a chance at competing. Who wants to compete with metroid, zelda, mario, perfect dark, goldeneye, mario kart etc etc? (rip rare's nintendo days) – by - recently (8:50am est fri nov 21 2003) had a look at an apple isight cam in the flesh at slefridges and i have to say the dinky little thing is lovely. A lot of the cams available suffer from ugly design but apple (as expected) have made a very good job at making a small plug-in extra look as good as anything else they have done in the past 5 years.

As for how it performs, i'll leave that to the peopl ewho use and review them but on a purely build and design front it's a corking bit of kit. Wish they'd do a favour to the mobile industry and help someone design a nice looking phone. – by spacca oops (8:54am est fri nov 21 2003) meant selfridges! – by spacca i use my minidv camera (11:55am est fri nov 21 2003) call me cheap, but after i shelled out a grand and a half for my gl2 with a better lens and better microphone than any webcam is likely to have in the next few years, i don't feel like spending the $80-$150 on one of these things. Any firewire dv camera will work with ichat av, and unless you beat the hell out of it doing skateboard and snowboard videos (r.i.p. My gl1 and trv900) they will do a better job than a webcam. There are also usb 2.0 versions of the ibot and pyro.

They list the same features as the firewire versions and cost $10-$20 less. From my experience, the difference between a firewire and usb device's performance, even with similar transfer rates, is that firewire tends to give a more stable connection and is less likely to bog down the rest of the system.

This had been my experience on both my macs and my pcs. – by stinky pete someone explain (1:10pm est fri nov 21 2003) why apple has not embraced usb 2.0? Is there something about firewire that makes it more universal than usb?

I don't think so. Are there firewire printers? Don't think so. Why pay more for a webcam that is 1394 when it is no faster than usb 2.0 and you have to buy an additional hub to use it? New camcorders are starting to even ship with usb rather than firewire. – by zaph1 not embraced usb 2.0 (1:24pm est fri nov 21 2003) because apple developed firewire, so why buy the cow when the milk is for free.

Macs do support usb 2.0, but when all macs come with firewire, and your the company that invented firewire, then is that reason enough? Anyways, the other cameras certainly don't look as good as isight. I've never bought into the whole web camera thing, does any geek go online with a web camera not intending virtual sex? – by topher re: someone explain (1:33pm est fri nov 21 2003) “new camcorders are starting to even ship with usb rather than firewire.” yeah right.

Stop lying zaph1. What new dv camcorder are using usb rather than firewire? More likely they would either have firewire alone or both usb and firewire together.

With some cheap pc firewire cards at about $25.00, it is unlikely that dv camcorder would drop firewire. – by dv camcorder guy re: someone explain (1:34pm est fri nov 21 2003) imac – tech specs: ports: two firewire 400 ports, three usb 2.0 ports on computer, two usb 1.1 ports on keyboardg5 – tech specs: ports: one firewire 800 port, two firewire 400 ports (one on front) three usb 2.0 ports (one on front), two usb 1.1 ports (on keyboard) fireware 400 is faster than usb 2.0 – by khaotiktachyon re: someone explain (1:34pm est fri nov 21 2003) even some new pc motherboards have firewire built in as well as usb 2.0.

– by dv camcorder guy yeah, zaph1 is wrong, move on (2:26pm est fri nov 21 2003) i do not have a webcam, for the reason that i already stated, but my girlfriend wants one. Anybody have any of these cams?

Anybody have anything good to say about some usb 2.0 models with similar specs? – by stinky pete btw (2:30pm est fri nov 21 2003) by similar specs i mean: interface type firewire digital video capture speed 30 frames per second compatibility windows, mac still image capture resolution 640 x 480, 320 x 240, 160 x 120 video capture resolution 160 x 120, 320 x 240, 640 x 480 only in usb 2.0. And i can find the pyro for under $80 now – by stinky pete because usb 2.0 sucks for sustained data (6:15pm est fri nov 21 2003) 480 claim is peak!

Not sustained fw is for data, usb is for periphials just like wifi is for networking, bt is for periphials – by macconvert sorry for being ot (9:16pm est fri nov 21 2003) there are firewire printersmy epson 2200 photo printer for example. Among pro level printers that are directly connected to a host rip, firewire is beginning to dsiplace high speed parallel connections. Maybe not what's on your desk, but it just illustrates the difference between the two standards.

Usb=consumer firewire=professional – by 505 end your life now (10:42pm est sat nov 22 2003) no! Firewire is teh better!

Usb is cpu dependant! And high-def tv's don't ship with usb 2.0 firewire all the way, bitch!

– by intel'si/osucksdicks correction: (9:16pm est sun nov 23 2003) all of sony's newest camcorders, the dcrdvd100, dcrdvd300, and dcrdvd200, have usb 2.0 and do not have firewire. These are the camcorders you you are seeing commercials for on tv(where the kid sings “you are my shining star”). Don't call me a liar when the facts are behind me. My complaint is that if this were a review of usb webcams, it wouldn't make news. Being firewire webcams and making news shows how little industry support there truly is for ieee 1394. The fact is: firewire has never taken off. There are very few desktop accessories that use firewire, even though it has been around for over 10 years.

Sure, a couple printers have firewire connections, but almost all new printers have usb. Firewire was supposed to be the end-all of peripheral connections. It was drastically surpassed by a much slower usb 1.1 and really pales in comparison to the product line of usb products. It has been relegated to camcorders, and is slipping there as well.

Apple has always been a bit slow on the uptake on some things, quite quick on others. For example, they were first to get rid of the floppy, great move.

They were extremely slow in moving to standardized memory and ide hdds, sticking with scsi and 64-pin? Simms i believe. They were first to get firewire, but last to get usb, and they are still trying to convince everyone that they should use firewire.

It just seems that if apple would embrace just a little of the mainstream they would grab huge shares of the market. I would like a machine where i had very little control of the hardware, it makes it tougher for idiots to mess it up. However, i still like to type commands like format, copy, delete, etc. How i miss my amiga where i could have my choice! – by zaph1 zaph1 (10:52pm est sun nov 23 2003) you ever transfer 50 gig of files off a usb 2.0 external drive and then do the same thing with a firewire one? – by sfx zaph1 (1:12am est mon nov 24 2003) do you mean usb 2 or usb 1.1.

Coz if you mean that apple got usb1.1 last then you don't know what you are saying. But if you mean usb 2 then i apolgise. – by smiler re: correction: (4:34am est mon nov 24 2003) the fact is: firewire has never taken off. There are very few desktop accessories that use firewire, even though it has been around for over 10 years.by zaph1 —————. By zaph1 ————— maybe because usb 1.1 was standard on most machines at the time, and you didn't need a 400mbps connection to print! There are many digital camcorders that use fireware.

You're also forgeting that apple machines also have usb 2.0, wich means that there is no problem. Also, if you wanted a really fast connection to transfer films from a digital camcorder or data from a external hd, what connection would you use? Usb 2.0 or firewire? – by khaotik tachyon re: correction: (4:36am est mon nov 24 2003) and i didn't even said anything about firewire 800 – by khaotik tachyon yes, i have (10:43am est mon nov 24 2003) transfered large amounts of data off of usb 2.0.

It runs just as fast as the hdd does off the internal ide connector. Mind you, 2.5″ ide drives aren't all that fast. Unless it is magical, 1394 isn't going to make the hdd work any quicker. Yes, there are many 1394 devices, but not nearly as many as there are usb devices.

And as i pointed out, camcorder manufacturers are slowly but steadily dropping 1394. Not coexisting it with usb, but replacing 1394 entirely with usb 2.0. Note position letter number. – by zaph1 re: yes, i have (4:34pm est mon nov 24 2003) transfered large amounts of data off of usb 2.0.by zaph1 ———- now, which lets you work better while transfering large amounts of data? – by khaotik tachyon neither (10:54am est tue nov 25 2003) i noticed no difference between the two, the transfer was limited by the speed of the hdd, but the usb is much easier to work with since every computer made in the last 5 years has it.

So firewire 800 transfers 100mbps, big deal. 60mbps is faster than the hdd can handle, and just about anything else. Hell, most memory cards can't transfer at half that speed. Exactly what is going to transfer data at 100mbps? Nothing yet, but i am sure something will. Even if apple has to create something just to use it. Until then, building a more expensive webcam just so you can feel superior by using 1394 for it will have to do.

– by zaph1 hey zaph1 (7:15pm est tue nov 25 2003) everybody knows that 1394 is faster, more robust, and most computers have it nowadays, what's the problem? If apple hadn't created it, then your mouth would be closed, ponder that. – by pah usb vs. Firewire (4:22am est fri jan 02 2004) on the issue of hard drive performance between usb and firewire there are several factors: if you have a newer ide hard drive with an 8mb cache, that cached info is going to move much closer to the hight of the bandwidth which firewire sustains much better than usb 2.0. Firewire also has a networking protocol. Ever networked two computers with firewire?

It makes cat5 100mbps seem dog slow especially with fw800 which can run 100 yards. Firewire isn't cpu host dependant. You can hook up speakers to an amplifier through firewire, or control an ipod with a car audio deck. (both have been implemented) firewire can transfer much higher power output. So you can charge many peripherals like ipods and some others through the firewire while it's transfering information.

Firewire 800 is even more inteligent than 400 and can handle multiple i/o transfers simultaniously. This is like allowing two people through a door at the same time while with firewire 400 and any usb has to let one person in and then another one out in random orders until all information is passed. This is only some of the superiority of firewire over usb. Just because one standard is backed by major monopolizing forces to the average consumer doesn't mean other standards are not commonly used by devices which need the robustness that can be granted by such products.

– by tifighter firewire vs usb 2.0 (11:38am est sun jan 11 2004) the biggest difference and related to video between the two specs is that usb 2.0 is a burst transfer rather than a stream transfer that firwire uses. So if you think about it do you want 480 mbs/ 0 mbs/480 mbs/0 mbs/480etc or would you rather have 400 mbs continous?

– by bkitchman mac & dcr-dvd100 (4:13pm est fri feb 27 2004) can any one help? I just got the new sony dcr-dvd100 but i cant get the video in to my mac. Do i use the usb or put the disc right in to the mac after it has been finalized????? Should i use imovie to import the video???? – by mac idoit isight (11:03am est tue dec 14 2004) i realize this is a bit late, per the topic, but i just bought the isight, and sure, it looks “cool”, but unless you are sitting in front of a 300w buld, or lit up like a photo shoot, it ain't worth a pot of beans!!

There is virtually no support for low light viewing, and this is a bad product, really useless in normal, low light home, or soft lit board rooms. Any suggestions for a useable cam? – by elbogo solution for poor lighting (2:40pm est wed jan 19 2005) if you find the poor lighting a real problem, then you can spend a small amount of money on an adapter which apple produce.

Its about £25 (have a look in the us shop for the price in dollars) – its called “griffin sightlight” – firewire light for isight – by monkey ipod mini. Firewire or usb (3:15am est thu apr 21 2005) hi, im not sure if i should buy the usb power adapter or the firewire power adapter to charge my mini??

Is there any benefit in paying more for the firewire? Is it a lot faster when charging your mini into power socket? Thanks – by girl dv cam via usb (11:46pm est sat apr 30 2005) i cant find a driver anywhere that supports my jvc gr-dvl920u, i spent 1k on it, and i prefer to use this and dish out more cash for a dinky webcam.

If i get a firewire cable for it will this make it work? If not can anyone point me in the right direction? – by thank – phil firewire on imac. With virtual pc (4:38pm est thu may 26 2005) hello all i have an imac and a fire-wire webcam. It works fine on mac osx but can not make it work on virtual pc winxp on the same imac.

Ant drivers for that? – by amc web cam via vpc (win xp) (6:08am est thu jun 09 2005) i do not think any web cams work under vpc & win xp. Have a look at mactopia any web cam listed is not a compatible device under vpc.