ADS Pyro 1394 WebCam - Web camera - color - FireWire

by ADS Tech

Product Details

Product Manual [880kb PDF]

• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• ASIN: B00007AKAV
• Item model number: API-1394 PCI
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 9, 2006

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works great for me so far!, April 9, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: ADS Pyro 1394 WebCam - Web camera - color - FireWire (Electronics)

Okay. Here's the most important part-- IT WORKS. that might sound simplistic, but I tried Orange Micro iBot2 (USB 2.0) and it sort of worked. And I have a Logitec Click Smart 310...it works but is USB 1.1 and is choppy.
This Pyro one was easier to install than the instructions suggested.
It worked first time out and keeps working. I've tried Yahoo! Messenger WebCam (hint: it didn't work at first until I switched to large view in camera or supercam preferences). I also use EyeBall Patio and it works great. AMCAP that came with it helps.
The color/brightness controls are a bit awkward, but it doesn't need too much fiddling.
I am running a Sony Vaio laptop, and the firewire(iLink) port is 4-pin, so I had to buy a powered hub, but it was great.
Yeah, the orange micro only sort of worked(I returned it)and their tech support was friendly, answered the phone right away, but ultimately was useless. The drivers for the orange camera kept disappearing, and they helped me with that, but they told me that they couldn't guarantee performance unless I used their PCMCIA USB 2.0 card. ( I tried Micro Innovations, Star Tech and Apricorn Cardbusses and got no results from the camera).
SO>>> this one worked. right away, it is fast and I wish I bought it first. I'm told that USB 2.0 compresses video and FireWire doesn't...and that supposedly help...I believe it.
Try this camera. I hope this review helps.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT alternative for Mac users!, July 23, 2004

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Kirsten R "Mac user since '88" (Twin Cities, Minnesota) - See all my reviews

This review is from: ADS Pyro 1394 WebCam - Web camera - color - FireWire (Electronics)

I am using a Mac G3 tower, OS 9.1. I tried the Pyro Webcam because I didn't want to pay the exhorbitant price of the iSight.

I am *very* satisfied with the Pyro. Even though I use dial-up, the people I have video-chatted with have told me the image is clear, in focus, and streams well. The only downside to the Pyro is a problem with my computer, not the webcam - I keep my tower on the floor so the built in microphone is too far away from me to capture my speech.

All in all, a solid product and a GREAT alternative to the iSight.

**I recently upgraded my system software to OSX (10.3, Panther) and the Pyro works very well with it. The webcam integrates wonderfully in iChat, AIM, and YIM. It doesn't work with MSNChat, but that's because MSNChat doesn't include the webcam use for Mac users! *grrrrrr*

5.0 out of 5 stars pyro for Max and infrared mod, June 3, 2011

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joshua sampson - See all my reviews

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This review is from: ADS Pyro 1394 WebCam - Web camera - color - FireWire (Electronics)

I bought this with the desire to modify and use it as an infrared camera for an installation using Max/MSP/Jitter

It worked great for my purposes. I run max on a mac and with most usb cameras on this setup you cannot control the exposure of the image (it is auto) this firewire camera solved that problem for me.

2nd it's great for modifying into a infrared camera as the filter is separate from the sensor. You don't even have to take out any bolts to reach the filter - just turn the grey focusing ring counter clockwise until it comes off - the cap on the very end can pop off and you can replace the filter to suit your purposes (in my case I replaced it with unexposed, developed slide film to filter out visible light).

This is a pretty specialized review..but I hope that it might help someone!