MacBook iSight

If you’re the kind to carry a digital camera everywhere you go, you and MacBook will really click. MacBook carries a camera around too: a built-in iSight camera, perfect for video chatting, making an impromptu movie, or snapping silly mugshots.

Secret cinematographer.

Cleverly integrated above the bright display, an iSight camera sits quietly, awaiting inspiration. When the mood strikes, launch iChat, Photo Booth, or iMovie and give it your good side. No need to waste valuable primping time installing software or configuring the camera. Just smile.

Picture this.

Come on. You know you want to. That iSight just begs to take your snapshot. Open Photo Booth and have a little fun. Add a special image effect — distortions such as Squeeze, Stretch, and Bulge, or other video effects like Sepia, Glow, and X-Ray. Click. See the screen flash white. (Your MacBook is just that clever.) And there you have it — a high-quality photo you can save as your iChat buddy picture, email to your friends, or put in your iPhoto library.

Movies in a minute.

iLife ’08 makes the built-in iSight even more astounding. You can record a short clip right inside iMovie. Email it to family. Introduce your DVD. Or use iWeb to create a video blog entry or a podcast.¹

Next best thing to teleportation,

Make short work of long distance when you video chat with friends and family over the Internet using your built-in iSight.² Simply launch iChat, then click the video icon of a buddy to turn on iSight, and you’re good to go. Without going anywhere at all.

iChat your way.

One-to-one personal

Now you can read stories to the kids at bedtime whether you’re across the country or across the ocean, with no additional long-distance charges.

One-way video chat

Even if the person you want to chat with doesn’t have an iSight camera (lucky you), you can still wave hello with a one-way video chat. Just hold down the Control key as you choose a name from your buddy list and select “Invite to Video Chat.”

3+1 chat

With support for video chats between up to four people³ and a stunning, three-dimensional view, iChat practically puts your colleagues, friends, and family in the room with you. See their faces reflected into space, just as though you were sitting around a table together.

Audio chat

Already a versatile instant text messaging application, iChat also lets you hold audio chats with up to 10 people. High-quality audio compression gives you crystal-clear conversations, while full-duplex sound lets everyone speak naturally. Record your conversations in GarageBand with everyone on a separate channel, then post your podcast immediately via iWeb.

1. Some iWeb features require .Mac. The .Mac service is available to persons age 13 and older. Annual membership fee and Internet access required. Terms and conditions apply.
2. Video chatting requires a broadband Internet connection; fees may apply.
3. 384-Kbps Internet connection (up/down) required to initiate four-way video chat; 100-Kbps Internet connection required to participate.

Source apple.com