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1.3MP iSight in iMacs Too

Monday August 13, 2007 10:12 am PDT by Arnold Kim
Xlr8yourMac notes that the new iMac's iSight carries the same higher resolution (1280x1024) as the newest MacBook Pros.

Apple's iChat still only supports 640x480 resolution, but the hardware is capable of 1280x1024.
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MacQuest
59 months ago
Good to know. :)

Hopefully iChat will support that res soon.
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Mydel
59 months ago
Yeah I hope so too. But they should give you a choice cos it will be a bandwitch killer for some people on slower networks
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Eraserhead
59 months ago

Yeah I hope so too. But they should give you a choice cos it will be a bandwitch killer for some people on slower networks


They already do do that, it occurs automatically.
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mkrishnan
59 months ago
So does the Macbook (not pro) still have the old cam, or does it have the new one?
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Poff
59 months ago

So does the Macbook (not pro) still have the old cam, or does it have the new one?


it's not mentioned, so I'm guessing it's not updated yet.. maybe next revision? :) This would be a reason for me to hold out, since I have a 10mbps connection to the internet.. HD webchat would be nice.. :)
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Wayfarer
59 months ago
Maybe Leopard will enable higher resolution in iChat?
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ATG
59 months ago
Maybe it is my imagination, but photo booth does look better on the new iMacs. It's probably photo booth downscaling causing the image to look sharper.
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reallynotnick
59 months ago

Maybe it is my imagination, but photo booth does look better on the new iMacs. It's probably photo booth downscaling causing the image to look sharper.


I would really like to see photo booth support the 1.3MP resolution as it is just to easy to take a picture from my iMac but the resolution looks horrible.

Really I don't think 1.3MP video chatting is that feasible, I still have trouble with 640x480 and I am on cable (the problem is upload speeds). Chances are they are just using these cameras as they cost the same or less as the old ones.

I have to wonder how it will effect PQ though, it's not like their is an amazing large CCD or great optics on it. Hope it does not hurt low light shots.
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bananas
59 months ago

Maybe Leopard will enable higher resolution in iChat?


I'm sure it will. what's the point in upgrading the hardware if software doesn't support it
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Dimwhit
59 months ago
Anyone know if Photobooth supports the full resolution?
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