Hooking up to Mac: Just wondering if the camera works well with a Mac Computer?
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I had to hunt around on the web because at first I got no audio when playing it on my Macbook. I found out you need to get the free download of Perian so that it will playback in quicktime.
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Yes, it connects to the Mac's firewire port and can download footage directly into iMovie (if you want). I own this camera and use it with my Mac Mini, running OS 10.4
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I know I'm late answering this but for the benefit of anyone else: it works on my iMac running OS X 10.8. I just plugged it in, opened PhotoBooth and selected the LifeCam as my camera. No setup required.
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The video works fine with the Macs, but there is a known issue regarding the audio. The audio doesn't work with USB 3.0 ports. http://www.diamondmm.com/images/wpctvpromac/releasenotes.txt
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Yes, it's compatible with Mac. Just plug it in the USB port and iMovie and iPhoto will recognize it. You can then import video and pic as necessary.
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Hi!It does work with a mac. You just have to go to the Canon website, and from there you can download all of the mac drivers and a whole mac manual comes with it on the website. I just installed it on my iBook and it works great!
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No answer, but my camera also will not provide signal for import to iPhoto on a Mac. This is recent. Help; help!
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Hi! It does work with a mac. You just have to go to the Canon website, and from there you can download all of the mac drivers and a whole mac manual comes with it on the website. I just installed it on my iBook and it works great!
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I'd just like to add that I was unable to find any software for the camera that works on a Mac OSX, with the result that many of the features don't work, including picture adjustment. On my Mac Pro, the picture is higher-res and significantly better than my old webcam, but it's also significantly over-exposed.
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I'm sorry, but I don't know if this camera is Mac compatible. I usually don't use the software and just upload files to my computers. (Windows XP and Windows 7) This camera has awesome quality and has a light so in somewhat darker places it still takes great video. I had one before that broke and I went out immediately and bought JVC again. Love this camera!!!!!
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I do not have a Macbook. But this camera works perfectly with a Mac G5 and a Mac G6. Both of these are desk tops.
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I've used it on both the Mac (Leopard/Snow Leopard) and Windows(Vista/7) sides without issues so far. If you're curious to see how well the camera performs you can check out a camera test here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrUWfX3s6FY
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I am not so sure on the compatability issue. I also have the same concern as I am a MAC user. I know the Apple website seems to promote Canon camcorders leading me to believe they are more compatable.
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I found a review of this camera on Associated Media that mentions it is NOT Mac compatible.
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I have had no trouble at all uploading to my Mac from this camera. I have worked in both iMovie and FCPX with no glitches at all.
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Yes, I have been using it since December 12 and the connection with my MacBook Air has no problem at all. In my case, I connect it via USB and uploaded all the files to iPhoto. Sometimes when I cannot find the USB cable, I just insert the SD card into the SD card slot in my MacBook Air and let iphoto does the job.
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Yes, I have this camera and download the photos on my Apple Powerbook all the time. Canon always does a great job of supporting mac users with its bundeled software. If you have iPhoto (which comes with every mac) you don;t need tyo load the Canon software. When you plug the cmaera into the USB port, OS X will recognize it and open up iPhoto where you can import, edit, resize, etc, the photos.