I have a lovely USB webcam, namely the QuickCam® Orbit AF. It's the type of webcam one often sees at Customs checkpoints at airports around the world. It also looks a bit like HAL.
The problem is that it's only fully supported under Windows. I'm after a third-party solution because:
Your Logitech camera must be UVC
(Universal Video Class) compliant in
order to be used on your Mac OS 10.4.9
and above computer. These standard UVC
drivers are provided by the Operating
System and will only provide minimal
camera support.[…]
NOTE: With the exception of the
QuickCam Vision Pro for Mac and the HD
Pro Webcam C910, all other UVC cameras
are not officially supported on the
Mac and some features or application
support may not work.
I wonder if someone can point towards a third-party driver that'll make this thing run like it does on Windows?
Best Answer
First thing I'd try would be Macam. Your camera is listed as 'it depends (UVC)' on the supported list, which suggests it's getting most of its functionality from the built-in UVC driver anyway. But it's free, so you've nothing to lose by trying it...
EDIT: Scratch that. The details page for your camera says it doesn't yet work with Macam at all, only with the built-in UVC driver.