

A FireWire DV camera is definitely a better option because of increased frame rates and image quality. The Apple iSight seems to have squashed other manufacturers’ desire to build cheap cameras for the Mac. The Logitech QuickCam Communicate Deluxe is not advertised as UVC-compliant, but apparently it is. Look for a part number 861205 on the camera’s tag. Some (but not all) Quickcam 5000 cameras support UVC. These cameras work on Macs with no additional software installation. Starting in Mac OS X 10.4.9, the Mac OS started supporting UVC-compliant cameras.


However, newer Quickcam models (those advertising Vista support) use a new video protocol called UVC. Without a Mac driver, there is not a way to use most of their cameras in Logger Pro for Mac. Logitech stopped writing drivers for their cameras in Mac OS X 10.2.8. If you have a Logitech QuickCam 5000 made after April of 2007, it is much more likely to work on a Mac. Unfortunately, Logitech changes their model numbers and supported features often, so we can not guarantee that all Logitech cameras will work on Macs. However, in our tests this model does work on Macintosh.

Webcam makers do not often include microphones this good any more (the Webcam 9000 was pretty expensive in its day).According to the documentation provided by Logitech, the Logitech QuickCam Communicate Deluxe does not work with Macintosh computers. If I decide to host, I'll have to make one of my fancier mikes work with OS X but this mic is a great start. Since the camera part no longer works, I've mounted my Logitech Webcam 9000 on a mic stand to use for podcasts as a guest. Untreated sample recording attached from SoundStudio as quality demo (fragment from Loving and Beloved, Sir John Suckling). Now in the Volume Tab right under the format dropdown, fiddle with the volume bar, decreasing it all the way and then increasing it to the max.Īnd now your microphone should work again.In the format dropdown, select a different Hz from what is already selected.This is the Logitech Webcam 9000, as recognized by OSX. Start recording high-quality video content the second you connect your new webcam. DOWNLOAD FOR macOS DOWNLOAD FOR Windows VIEW SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ALL-IN-ONE CONTENT CREATION Connect, record, and share. Select the Unknown USB Audio Device by clicking on it in the left pane. Logitech Capture makes creating content with your webcam easy, fast, and intuitive.Open Audio Midi Setup from /Applications/Utilities/.It's possible to get the microphone working under 10.11.5 by following these steps: The video instructions above don't work for current Skype 7.44 or for Photo Booth 8.0. Unfortunately, this camera is no longer working out of the box under El Capitan 10.11.5. It's a very good 720p camera with an excellent microphone.
