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Unfortunately, getting hold of an external iSight now is very difficult as they have been withdrawn from sale in the US and Europe (if not worldwide) &#8211; I had to pay over the odds on <a href=\"http:\/\/rover.ebay.com\/rover\/1\/710-5232-2978-22\/1?aid=8132995&amp;pid=1875354\" target=\"_top\">eBay<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tqlkg.com\/image-1875354-8132995\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" \/> to secure mine (until then I&#8217;d been using a DV camcorder on a firewire cable) &#8211; but even so, I thought I&#8217;d publish a couple of links that might be useful for iChat AV users thinking about their choice of webcam:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>EZ Jim&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ralphjohnsuk.dsl.pipex.com\/EZJim\/EZJimpage8.html\">iSight versus DV camcorder or other webcam<\/a> page at Ralph Johns&#8217; site gives a number of reasons why it might be worth investing in an iSight (I was amazed at how much better the external iSight image quality is compared with a built-in iSight, or with the the Sony CMR-PC1 USB webcam that I used on the PC and featured in a screen shot as part of my recent post about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markwilson.co.uk\/blog\/2007\/02\/video-conferencing-using-ichat-av-on.htm\">video conferencing using iChat AV on a Mac and AIM on a Windows PC<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>EZ Jim also has a page about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ralphjohnsuk.dsl.pipex.com\/EZJim\/EZJimpage7.html\">some applications you can use with iSight<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.markwilson.co.uk\/blog\/images\/ichat-isight.png?w=700&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"iSight image in iChat AV\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This screen shot was captured earlier this evening using the external iSight camera and even though it was taken in a dark room under a mixture of compact fluorescent and halogen light sources, the camera has done a pretty good job of both the exposure and the focus&#8230; although by the look of the bags under my eyes, I need more sleep!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I originally bought my Mac, I avoided buying an Apple iSight camera, as I figured they were a little expensive; however more recently I&#8217;ve been convinced of the need to buy a decent webcam. 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