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    jeffheath123 Posts: 4, Reputation: 1
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    Sep 15, 2012, 10:32 PM
    I want to remove a built in web cam from an apple moniter and use it as a camera
    I want to use the built in webcam, connect it to a transmitter so that my computer can see it.
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    Sep 16, 2012, 05:49 PM
    Depending on you technical experience you might be better off just buying something off the shelf. Webcams aren't that expensive anymore and it will save you major hassles.
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    Sep 16, 2012, 09:49 PM
    I am a doit yourselfer and I would love to try this project. Any help would be appreated. I want to use a built in webcam as a spy wirless camera
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    Sep 17, 2012, 08:50 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by jeffheath123 View Post
    i am a doit yourselfer and i would love to try this project. any help would be appreated. i want to use a built in webcam as a spy wirless camera
    Being a D-I-Yer is one thing. But this is ridiculous. You could easily ruin the MAC. In addition, spy cameras can be illegal in most places.
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    Sep 17, 2012, 08:53 AM
    Well I could figure out how to do this on a PC/laptop fairly easily but on a Mac there would be a lot less options.
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    Sep 17, 2012, 10:40 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by NeedKarma View Post
    Well I could figure out how to do this on a PC/laptop fairly easily but on a Mac there would be a lot less options.
    How do you doit on a pc/laptop?
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    Sep 17, 2012, 10:42 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by ScottGem View Post
    Being a D-I-Yer is one thing. But this is ridiculous. You could easily ruin the MAC. In addition, spy cameras can be illegal in most places.
    The mac was free so I removed parts and scraped the rest.
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    Sep 18, 2012, 06:39 AM
    Quick point the web cam is not a user serviceable item on any current Mac line so removal will void any applicable warranty and possibly the warranty on other components contained in the same housing.
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    Sep 18, 2012, 06:43 AM
    Well he did get it free. I'm assuming it's off warranty. Sounds like the demantling has already happened. :)
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