diff --git a/src/hooks/useCameraDevice.ts b/src/hooks/useCameraDevice.ts
index 3361a70..b3e2db5 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useCameraDevice.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useCameraDevice.ts
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ import { CameraDevice, LogicalCameraDeviceType, parsePhysicalDeviceTypes, Physic
 /**
  * Gets the best available `CameraDevice`. Devices with more cameras are preferred.
  *
- * @returns A `CameraDevice` for the requested device type.
+ * @returns The best matching `CameraDevice`.
  * @throws `CameraRuntimeError` if no device was found.
  * @example
- * const device = useCameraDevice('wide-angle-camera')
+ * const device = useCameraDevice()
  * // ...
  * return <Camera device={device} />
  */
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ export function useCameraDevice(): CameraDevice;
 /**
  * Gets a `CameraDevice` for the requested device type.
  *
- * @returns A `CameraDevice` for the requested device type, or `undefined` if no matching device was found
- *
+ * @returns A `CameraDevice` for the requested device type.
+ * @throws `CameraRuntimeError` if no device was found.
  * @example
  * const device = useCameraDevice('wide-angle-camera')
  * // ...
@@ -38,20 +38,20 @@ export function useCameraDevice(deviceType?: PhysicalCameraDeviceType | LogicalC
       const devices = await Camera.getAvailableCameraDevices();
       if (!isMounted) return;
 
+      let bestMatch: CameraDevice | undefined;
       if (deviceType == null) {
         // use any device
         const sorted = devices.sort(sortDevices);
-        const bestMatch = sorted[0];
-        if (bestMatch == null) throw new CameraRuntimeError('device/no-device', 'No Camera device was found!');
-        setDevice(bestMatch);
+        bestMatch = sorted[0];
       } else {
         // use specified device (type)
-        const bestMatch = devices.find((d) => {
+        bestMatch = devices.find((d) => {
           const parsedType = parsePhysicalDeviceTypes(d.devices);
           return parsedType === deviceType;
         });
-        setDevice(bestMatch);
       }
+      if (bestMatch == null) throw new CameraRuntimeError('device/no-device', 'No Camera device was found!');
+      setDevice(bestMatch);
     };
     loadDevice();