Using an external webcam or an iPhone 5s with a Macbook Air

I'm trying to record videos and do better video chats in PhotoBooth or iMovie with something of better quality that the built in iSight camera. Can't seem to figure out if it's possible to use my new iPhone 5s as an external video camera -- doesn't seem to recognize it as an external camera-- and can't find the best recommendation online for a better external webcam that does both video chat and recording. Any suggestions?

Linc Davis
You can't use the phone. Any USB webcam that complies with the UVC standard should work. Logitech makes several
Nope. You can get video off a logitech in a mac, but only thru photobooth or likewise and recording video wont work.
Any audio thru Logitech webcams wont work (tried several), and forget about any of the really good software that comes with the logitech webcam working on the Mac.
Frankly, Logitech is absurd for being so anti-Mac compliant, ....since their webcams are very nice and great quality.

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