From: RobertB 

In article ,
 Adam <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near the
bridge">
 wrote:

> > Hmm. My new iMac has a built in camera for the iPhoto stuff. It's
> > convenient and can be a lot of fun, although I don't do "chat." I
> > discovered you could also use it as an el-cheapo scanner.
>
> I'm sure all the above is the case however
>
> (A) How much is a USB webcam?
Cheap.

> (B) How much effort is plugging in a USB Web Cam?

Not much, although you have to stick it on top of the monitor.

> (C) Most recent digicams I have seen can acts as webcams so you get a
> webcam & digicam where one is "free".

OK.


>
> i..e. I just don't see the advantage in the built in webcam. Can you
> unplug it & take it with you to video or take photos of some event?

Nope. But it's not like I would have ever gone out and bought one. I
wouldn't. But it's nice to have when it's built in.

>
> wrt the scanner part....I've run into that with webcams but most
> humorously with mice which have a fingerprint scanner on them.....if you
> need to scan something oh...about the size of a finger then they work
> great 


Never saw a mouse with a fingerprint scanner in it.

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