Hardware :: Taking Macbook Isight And Modding To USB?
Jan 10, 2009
I don't know if the title makes much sense, but what I'm wondering... is if I get a MBP isight camera like this:
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And mod it (somehow...) to connect to my comp via a regular USB cable....
Does anybody know how I would go about doing something like this? Not sure what connections are on the isight for mbp....
as I don't want to shell out $150+ on a real iSight camera, nor do I want to pay for a new mac with isight...
I would just go for a Logitech, but with mac they don't support autofocus (even though it claims too, all the reviews I've read say it doesn't work).
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May 23, 2009
I have a replacement keyboard and was wondering whether anyone has connected their replacement macbook keyboard to a usb keyboard controller. I just took apart an old logitech controller, but the port will only fit for the one for the extra buttons, and I cant change the hardware encoded in the controller.
Does anyone have an idea how to do this?
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Dec 16, 2009
Im thinking about a future project where I plan to make my now dying macbook into a Wall PC. My dad is about to recycle his old G5 iMac that has a dead power supply and MB.
Im wondering what the feasibility of this would be: Creating a Wall PC using the display from the imac and the innards from the macbook.
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Nov 29, 2009
I want to start modding my macbook and had a few questions. When replacing the topcase, is it hard to re-apply the ribbon that connects the topcase to its connector? And how would I go about removing and re-attaching the screen bezel? Is it difficult?
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Dec 21, 2009
I've had an idea bouncing around in my head about turning my Poly Unibody Macbook into a sort of Super Stealth Macbook like this one: [URL]
Sending the Macbook to Colorware to be painted Jet Black is the easy part. That leaves only two problems:
Giving my Unibody Macbook a Backlit Keyboard .
Painting my trackpad black.
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Aug 5, 2010
Hey, I'm looking for a place to buy a cheap Macbook that I can mod and enhance. Does anyone know a good place to find one? Preferable refurbished since I would like it to look new.
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Mar 25, 2009
after re flowing my ibook i decided to customize my ibook, so i got some methylated spirits and black spray paint, cracked it open stripped the paint off (using the meths) and painted it! (i have only painted the top of the screen and the battery cover) the top cover has been painted from the outsideibook top screen and battery ibook top cover (soz for the bad picture i took it on my phone)
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Mar 13, 2008
In my ongoing project, my next goal is to see if I can't alter the blue plastic outer case (the stuff on the front, top, and back), the foggyish white panels on the side, and the apples in the middle of them. I already have everything separated and I have no intention of putting it back together until it looks different somehow. Maybe if I could change some of it from foggy to glossy or (ideally) clear (blue seethru would be very spiffy).
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Jan 25, 2007
I have a few year old iBOOK G4 with the glowing apple on the back of the screen much like, if not the same as, the newer Macbooks. I have seen some pictures of people modding the lit apple on the back to a color of their choice. I was wondering if anyone has any ideas, links, or "how-to's" on this subject.
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Aug 30, 2009
I own an Imac g3 snow. I was wondering if i could take the back case off and switch it out with a tangerine one? will it fit? how about the speakers also?
I think it would look sweet with the white and orange. switch it to a imac g3 creamsicle
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Dec 8, 2008
Saw this article on Lifehacker today [URL]enigma-desktop and it got me to thinking about whether or not there was a way to do anything similar on Mac. I've been Googling and searching help forums but all I've found are desktop shots that basically feature different wallpapers and slight tweaks of icons and the dock.
Is there anything on the mac comparable to Rainmeter or Samurize on Windows?
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Sep 22, 2008
He has a stock white 2.2GHz MacBook, the 2.2GHz SR, with 1GB RAM. Now, recently, he noticed that the green indicator light next to his iSight camera, is always on, even if he just started up his 'Book. If he tries to open Photo Booth, all he gets is not a picture on the Photo Booth window, but in fact, just plain black inside the window, with no error message. Does anyone know what is going on?
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Aug 31, 2009
I have been using spotlight and google to find the answer but came up kind of empty.i have a 13" MPB and i want to take out a couple of pics with the isight camera, how do i do that? i know how to use it while using skype or yahoo but how do i get it to take standalone pics?
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Apr 26, 2010
I want to buy an LED Cinema Display and I was wondering... if i have my MBP hookep up to the Display can I use both iSight cameras when doin UStream stuff or whatever???
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Apr 1, 2012
The little green light of the iSight camera on my MacBook Pro 13" is always on. I can remove it by resetting the PRAM, but it always comes back. I have not found what app is triggering this so far. I am using Mac OS Lion 10.7.3.Â
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MacBook 2 GHz Intel Core Duo, Mac OS X (10.4.8)
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May 23, 2012
i have OS X 10.7.4 installed.. and isight will not work with any application i try (skype, facetime, photobooth. i have tried all the different ways of people doing it online, but none of which have worked.
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isight, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
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Sep 30, 2010
I've had my 13" MacBook Pro for 10 months and I'd always tried to use the iSight with Skype here in Australia but it never worked. I just put it down to bad integration as I'd read on forums that it's a common issue. I finally took the MBP into Doncaster (Melbourne, Australia) Apple Store after I'd tried everything else and they gladly replaced the whole screen within the hour. I just wanted to say that I'm suitably impressed with the service they offered. The genius ran tests and tried to get it working and accommodated my request for a quick turnaround. Is this a common issue with the iSight and is this a common turnaround time for a repair?
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Oct 20, 2010
So I noticed that Steve kept saying that the new MacBook Air shipped with the FaceTime camera. I was wondering about this all day long, so I have to ask now.
On the Notebook comparison page of Apple.com, it even notes that they are 2 different features. What on earth is the difference?
Does the new FaceTime program only work on the Air? Is it a better quality camera? Maybe it's just that they wanted to drop the iSight name, and bring FaceTime to the computer audience?
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Oct 25, 2010
Now that we have this new "FaceTime Camera," I'm curious to know how the resolution compares to the previous iSight camera. Is it still .3 megapixels or do we finally have a 1.3 megapixel camera like all the other Macs?? Can someone open PhotoBooth, take a picture of and do a "Get info" please?
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Nov 2, 2010
Apple calls the camera built into the MBA a "FaceTime" camera instead of an iSight camera. What exactly does this mean?
From my understanding, the available APIs from Apple only allow the iSight and FaceTime cameras to record at the same resolution (VGA 640x480). However, the iSight camera is capable of 1280x1020...does this mean the FaceTime camera isn't?
it's the subject of my next YouTube video and demo.
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Jun 25, 2007
the isight camera on my macbook pro isn't working. when i open up Photo Booth, it displays green.
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Mar 12, 2008
My isight camera (as indicated by the green light) on the macbook turns on by itself during startup. Funnily enough, no applications are open that utilizes the camera (eg. skype, ichat, photobooth). The only way I can turn it off is by shutting the macbook off and turning it on again. Not even a restart will do, as the green light is still on after a restart.
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Nov 22, 2008
i bought a new alum. macbook about 3 weeks ago and so far i love it, but suddenly my isight camera isn't recognized in anything, and it doesn't light up? What could be wrong?
I tried in ichat and in photobooth
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Jul 16, 2009
well I tried recording on my white macbook and well everything is mirrored..
when i'm playing guitar, it's like i'm a lefty, I have a friend who has a MBP 15" and when he records his, it's like normal...
why is it like that...?
do i need some type of firmware update or something?
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Sep 30, 2009
I have a white macbook (the gen. before the unibody), everything works fine except that sometimes the isight camera turn on by itself. This sometimes happens immediately at the start up and other times when the system is already loaded. The result is the same, the isight camera doesn't work and when i try to use it i get simply a black screen. For to make it works again i need to shutdown the mac and sometimes even to remove the battery. I don't think it can be a Trojan or some virus since i switched to Snow few weeks ago doing a full installation from zero and this trouble still occur even with the new system?
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Apr 19, 2010
What are the megapixels of the iSight camera in the new 2010 MacBook Pro.
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Apr 12, 2012
How can I disengage my laptop camera...so that I can use another external video camera for a webinar?
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Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.4)
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Apr 23, 2012
Sometimes I use iMovie and my iSight camera for lengthy recordings (6+ minutes). But I need a little more flexibility with camera angles. Is there a camera available that works though Bluetooth, USB, wifi, etc that basically becomes a detached iSight? Or do I need to buy a hand held video camera?
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May 21, 2012
I'm using a MacBook Pro (2007) and a Mac Pro. Currently I've got them connected, via ethernet, to enable me to swap files etc, and to connect to the Internet.What I would like to do is find a way to use my iSight Cam (on my MacBook Pro) through my Mac Pro.Is it possible? I know I can use it, in a way, via remote desktop, but that's not quite what I want.
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MacBookPro, Mac OS X (10.6.5)
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Jun 27, 2012
I noticed that my built in iSight camera displays horizontal lines. Could this be an software issue that will be patched? It occurs in all applications, in all users and after an clean install.
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MacBook Pro with Retina display, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
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