Use 'System Information' we can find Apple's built-in camera on the USB Bus. Before MacBook Air 2013, Apple also use UVC camera on MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, iMac and Cinema Display.
Most of the external USB camera we can find on the market follows UVC (USB Video Class) specification and can be used on the Mac without any extra driver. The FaceTime HD Camera on MacBook Air 2013 is very different from any previous iSight or FaceTime camera.Įxcept for the first FireWire iSight, every built-in camera Apple installed on their Mac is a USB camera.
