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Using the built-in isight camera, Taking pictures with photo booth – Apple iMac (Early 2006) User Manual

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Chapter 3

Using Your iMac

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Using the Built-in iSight Camera

Your iMac has a built-in iSight camera that you can use to take pictures with Photo

Booth, create movies with iMovie HD, or video chat with your friends and family over

the Internet using iChat AV.

Taking Pictures with Photo Booth

Use Photo Booth to take pictures and add fun visual effects such as sepia, stretch, pop

art, glow, colored pencil, and many more.

To take a picture with Photo Booth:

1

Click the Photo Booth icon in the Dock (or choose Applications > Photo Booth) to open

Photo Booth and turn on the iSight camera.

The green indicator light next to the camera tells you it’s on.

2

Select an effect to apply to your picture, if you like.

3

Click the Camera icon below the image to take a picture.

Save your photo in your iPhoto library, email it to your friends, or save it as your iChat

buddy picture.

iSight camera

Microphone

Camera
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