iGlasses 2.1 Adds Zoom Button, Improves Stability, Works with More Apps

As a Mac owner you must be quite proud of yourself for going with a system that sports a built-in camera. The iSight camera, however, is no DSLR (digital single lens reflex), nor does it sport any of the capabilities of a professional camera. So while the cleverly engineered iSight camera does its bit, users sometimes need more than just zooming in and out features. iGlasses 2.1 adds a zoom button, more stability and compatibility with more apps.

As a person who is passionate about how their pictures are seen by others (not necessarily pictures of their mug) you probably also want to adjust colors, brightness, pan and zoom your Mac's built-in iSight and so on.

Ecamm Network offers iGlasses, an iSight video camera controller that allows older G3 Macintosh computers running below 600MHz to use an iSight. It also adds picture enhancing tools and a night-vision feature.

Here's how iGlasses can help. For instance, many users have found that their iSight camera provides a darker than usual image when making videos. Installing iGlasses will give your videos an instant brightness boost, according to Ecamm Network, as it works hand-in-hand with the buit-in camera in real time. Naturally, iGlasses also gets along great with a third-party USB webcams, as long as they use UVC or the macam driver.

Another great example of why you should at least download and try the demo version right now is that even though your iSight is capable of zooming in and out, iGlasses will let you zoom in even more to better frame a shot. You can even adjust your pan and zoom from across the room using the Apple Remote.

Night Vision and Manual Focus are always top priorities when spending a lot of time chatting on the web. As such, Ecamm Network's solution allows users to choose from built-in preset settings or fine-tune settings manually to tweak the white balance. You can also opt for the opposite and give yourself a bit of a tan. Ecamm Network claims you can even videoconference in total darkness with Night Vision.

Click HERE to learn more and see the list of supported video programs. There are around 30 of them, while iGlasses works with most apps that use the iSight, such as iChat, Skype, Skitch, Pixelmator and so on.