Isight as the webcam on a pc

Is the isight webcam able to be used on a PC? Does it come with driver software? If not, what webcam is best for a PC? I have an isight for my imac but I am going to buy a webcam for a friend and isight is all that I know.

Hello Lorraine
Welcome to Apple Discussions.
b Use iSight on Mac.
Use a PC web cam on a PC.
See the iSight and the PC FAQ
For LOTS more info, search "In this folder" at iSight Discussions (up one level) for "PC webcam" (without the quotation marks). You will get a list including threads posted by other users asking your, or similar, questions. However, as noted in the FAQ, only partial success is
b ever
reported by those trying to use iSight on the PC.
Message # 1 of the Camera suggestions? thread from that search should answer your questions about camera recommendations.

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