Apple iSight Web Cam

Pros: Great video and audio quality out of a tiny handheld unit!
Cons: Doesn't pay to buy if you won't use it often enough!

Well, there are now just about as many web cams as there are mouse pads! Some as just cheap pieces of junk that sit there and have an inexpensive chip camera mounted in a cheap plastic housing that requires a lot of light, and it noisy, grainy and looks ...

Pros: Size, portability, quality, expandability into other purposes.
Cons: Comparative ticker shock, desktop stand would be nice.

A little more than a year ago I purchased an iMac at the local Comp-USA for a Unix class I was taking. The longer I had the computer, the more I used it (I am a Windows person by trade). Eventually I got to the point where I was spending more time on ...

Pros: integrated mic, performs very well, looks and feels high quality
Cons: expensive, Mac only, mounts are a little fussy, Mac to PC video chat is iffy

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.2.5 and iChat AV. 600MHz G3 or faster, broadband Used with: PowerBook G4 867MHz, Mac OS X 10.2.8-10.3.8. When Apple first debuted the iSight, I just shrugged my shoulders and said, "I guess that's neat." I've always ...

Pros: Extremely easy to use, great picture and audio quality
Cons: Requires bright light; need to know other people who own one!

I'm not a gadget person. I don't like electronics stores. I didn't want a Palm Pilot. And I certainly didn't want an iSight Webcam. Though I LOVE my iBook G4 laptop computer, it's simple programs were enough for me. Or so I thought. For my birthday, ...

Pros: Sharp video, can be used for purposes other than webcam, video mute
Cons: expensive, tends to heat up, stands are cheap, can't set defaults with iChat AV

Comes in a groovy multicompartmental box; Apple is king of product packaging, especially when it comes to making the most of little space. First off: this is Mac specific for now. It's possible that Apple might write PC drivers for it, but I wouldn't ...

Pros: Very cool addition to the gadget arsenal, good quality all-around, nice design, software integration
Cons: Pricey, niche product, needs better stands

I got an Apple iSight in the summer of 2003, and have enjoyed it a lot. I don't get to use it as much as I'd like -- and that's why I would call it a "novelty." It's not something you absolutely need, but it's a device that is well done and can serve ...

Pros: Image quality, autofocus, microphone quality
Cons: Pricey

Apple's iSight is simply a great webcam. I've seen the washed out colors of most webcams, and iSight is just a completely different animal. You do have to have a well-lit room, however. Everything is automatic, including the autofocus, which is a great feature. The built-in microphone is also of good quality. I use it so that my parents can see their grandson almost anytime.

The iSight comes with several different mounts, so that you can use it with laptops, flat-panel monitors or just as a desktop camera. If you can drop the money on it, and plan on using it frequently, it is well worth it.

Pros: EXCELLENT all around
Cons: Included mounts are adequate, but not great.

This is the best Webcam I have ever used and I have used a lot, even some which were supposed to be very high quality from Kodak. This beats them all. It does everything: has privacy shutter which doubles as a mute switch, BUILT in high quality noise cancelling MIC which picks up a whisper in any room--better than any speakerphone I have ever used, auto focus, auto white balance, auto exposure, 30fps, good resolution, good dynamic range for a webcam. Single cable firewire interface for power, audio, video REALLY cuts down on cord clutter. The included mounts (3) are OK but not great. There ARE some really COOL 3rd party mounts just for the iSight though.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED....nothing comes close. I like it so much and use it so much I am considering purchasing a second just for the laptop.
When used with iChat I have UNINTERRUPTED audio and video. The audio quality is BETTER than cell phone quality!!