why not use a security camera for iMac?

webexplorer · 01-16-2013, 10:18 AM

Many nice PTZ security cameras (even IP web security & some reasonable prices) are compatible with IBM PC.

But, it is hard to find ones that compatible with an iMac computer. A very few cheap models (even lousy ones) are compatible with iMac computer.

On the internet, where is the information on what adapter that connect to your iMac if there is a PTZ wired or wireless security camera as long as it is a reasonable price like 100 or maybe 150.

DeltaMac · 01-16-2013, 10:53 AM

From what I see, the camera itself is not the issue - it's the control software.
PTZ control software is still pretty rare on the Mac.
Here's some that looks pretty good, and supports a wide range of cams. Perhaps it supports the PTZ cameras that you prefer.
http://www.bensoftware.com/securityspy/
There's quite a bit of info about using USB cams, compared to network cams, and a long list of compatible (or not compatible) hardware.

01-16-2013, 10:18 AM	#1
webexplorer Triple-A Player Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 60	why not use a security camera for iMac? Many nice PTZ security cameras (even IP web security & some reasonable prices) are compatible with IBM PC. But, it is hard to find ones that compatible with an iMac computer. A very few cheap models (even lousy ones) are compatible with iMac computer. On the internet, where is the information on what adapter that connect to your iMac if there is a PTZ wired or wireless security camera as long as it is a reasonable price like 100 or maybe 150.

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01-16-2013, 10:53 AM	#2
DeltaMac League Commissioner Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 7,996	From what I see, the camera itself is not the issue - it's the control software. PTZ control software is still pretty rare on the Mac. Here's some that looks pretty good, and supports a wide range of cams. Perhaps it supports the PTZ cameras that you prefer. http://www.bensoftware.com/securityspy/ There's quite a bit of info about using USB cams, compared to network cams, and a long list of compatible (or not compatible) hardware.