> On Apr 22, 2017, at 6:30 PM, Bill Spencer <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi there: I am just now beginning to experiment with using FaceTime with the > machine below; I bought a second-hand iSight camera not long ago to use with > it, but am baffled by some things. So I'm sorry to ask what may well be > obvious questions, but...well, here goes.
I found a bunch of references like this googling the issue, but all of them said the symptom is a black screen, not a clearly working camera :-/ but it’s worth a shot: http://osxdaily.com/2013/12/27/fix-there-is-no-connected-camera-error-mac/ Does the camera work in other apps like Photo Booth? I did find bunch of reports regarding Facetime not working with the original iSight under OS X Sierra. https://discussions.apple.com/thread/7677858?start=0&tstart=0 If the issue turns out that it’s because of this bug, any UVC "USB Video Class” USB camera will work with OSX out of the box. You may get others to work via macam http://webcam-osx.sourceforge.net. UVC webcams are readily available and cheap online. Kind of sucks because the iSight is such a gorgeous piece of over-engineering :-) <https://www.ebay.com/p/?iid=112318365093&lpid=82&&&ul_noapp=true&chn=ps> The MS LifeCams are pretty nice, we have been recommending them for folks here wth PC’s for videoconferencing. > • I'm apparently supposed to enter my Apple ID and password in order to > activate FT but I cannot for the life of me find where to do so. When I started facetime on my computer just now, it prompted me to log in right in the FT screen. Maybe trash FT prefs? > • Are there network configurations I need to set to use FT? I don't see > any but maybe that's part of the issue. Nothing other than a working one. > • Am I right in remembering that the camera has a built-in microphone? Yes it does. > • My parents' iPad is what I tried calling; I heard the dialing/ringing > sound but they show no indication that I tried contact them. I assume that > will change once I get the above resolved...? > My wife and I have had issues like that in the past, solved by having the other party call back. We’ve had it happen in both directions. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "iMac Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
