Creative Labs Webcam For Mac OSX

Creative Labs has had a few Mac compatible webcams in their product line over the past few years - but never marketed them as such. Now they're actually branding and packaging their latest line of cameras with notations of OSX 10.5+ compatibility on the box. So far Live! Cam HD Webcam is performing well in my tests. Good auto white balance adapts well in decent lighting conditions.

Creative Labs Webcam For Mac

720p HD Resolution

For being a 'HD' webcam, its sensor is not ultra-high resolution. In a way that's a good thing cuz at least when capturing above 640x480 VGA it still delivers decent frame rates. (Something that cannot be said of 3MP, 5MP and beyond webcams that perform poorly on anything less than a Mac with really fast Intel dual-core processors.) Tho the image isn't razor-sharp like Logitech's high-end models, it's a decent midrange camera with a good-sounding noise cancelling mic at a bargain price.

Mac Mini and Mac Pro Compatible Webcams

With Apple including a built-in iSight web camera in all it's MacBook laptops and iMac desktop computer models - the Mac mini and Mac Pro still lack out-of-the-box webcam video chat capability.

A Mac compatible webcam can not only enable video conferencing and capture abilities, but most webcams these days also include a built-in microphone which neither the Mac mini or Mac Pro have. Adding a web cam to either is a great way to kill two birds with one stone.



 A cheap Mac friendly USB 2.0 webcam option? This basic Logitech webcam for Mac or PC offers plug and play ease at a bargain price.

Best Cheap Mac Webcam

Cheap Webcam For Mac1.3 MP UVC

Of all the low-end, $30 or less UVC webcams, this Hewlett-Packard model stands out with good color-balance, light sensitivity and a nice sounding microphone. All told - one of the best webcams for OSX for those on a budget. Although the little snapshot buttons atop the HP cam aren't supported on the Mac, frankly they aren't really needed.