By utilizing the high performance FireWire interface to send uncompressed
video to the computer, the Fire-i Digital FireWire Camera provides superior 640
x 480 VGA picture quality for the ultimate in video conferencing! With the high bandwidth of FireWire 1394 technology, the
Fire-i FireWire web camera provides the clearest and smoothest video over the Internet!
WebCams
that use the older USB 1.1
interface compress the incoming video due to the speed limitation of the
interface. Video compression typically results in a loss of quality in the
video. Not with a FireWire webcam like the Unibrain Fire-i! Taking full advantage of
the hi-speed FireWire 1394 interface, the Fire-i digital FireWire camera supports super high quality
video at an uncompressed 640 x 480 resolution video @ 30 frames per second.
Applications:
Video Chat
Video Conferencing
Still Image Capture
Video e-mail
Live Streaming Internet Web Camera
Home/Office Monitoring, locally or remote
Hundreds of personal and business uses!
Great for use with these popular video conferencing/video chat programs:
MSN Messenger
Yahoo Messenger
Microsoft Netmeeting
Windows Messenger
iChat AV
Features:
640x480 video resolution @ 30 frames per second
Built-in bright (F 2.0) lens with 4.3 mm focal length and anti-reflective coating
Two 6-pin 400Mbps FireWire ports
Includes mini-tripod
Tripod adaptor with standard photographic screw (compatible with tripods and wall /ceiling
mounts)
Low power consumption
Includes Fire-i version 3.0 software for Windows supporting:
Simultaneous multiple camera operation and display on same Windows PC
Picture sharing between several Windows PCs
Time lapse captures
Text and Time/Date inclusion in the picture
The Unibrain Fire-i package contains:
One Fire-i Digital Camera
6' 6-pin/6-pin FireWire Cable
Tripod attachment and mini-tripod
CD with documentation, manual, drivers and software for Windows and Linux
Camera is natively supported by Mac OS X
Specifications:
Interface
Camera Type
Sensor Type
Resolution
Optics
Video Modes
Frame Rates
Gain
Shutter
Gamma
White Balance
Color Saturation
Backlight Compensation
Sharpness
Special Features
Power Supply
Dimensions (WxHxD)
Housing & Weight
IEEE-1394a (FireWire) 400 Mbps, 2 ports (6 pins)
IIDC-1394 Digital Camera, V1.04 Specification compliant
Sony with fine 1/4'' CCD Color, progressive, square pixels
VGA 640 x 480
Built-in bright (F 2.0) lens with 4.3 mm focal length, anti-reflective coating
YUV (4:1:1, 4:2:2, 4:4:4), RGB-24bit, Monochrome-8bit
30, 15, 7.5 and 3.75 frames per second
Automatic or Manual Control 0-30 dB
Automatic or Manual Control 1/3400s-1/31s
ON / OFF (visual use / image processing use)
Automatic or Manual Control
Adjustable
6 modes + OFF
Adjustable
Software sleep mode, Color bar generator
Powered by the FireWire Bus Windows laptop users click here
Consumption 1W max, 0.9 W typical, 0.4 W sleep mode
62 x 62 x 35 mm
Silver gray polymer, 60 grams
System Requirements
PC
Desktop/Portable PC with FireWire support
1 GHz processor or faster
512MB RAM
Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista or Linux 2.4 kernel or later
