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USB PC Camera

Installation manual

PCA646VC

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Page 1: ...USB PC Camera Installation manual PCA646VC ...

Page 2: ... Thanks to this compression algorithm the video files remain very small so they can be sent via the corporate network or the Internet Video conferences The camera and the driver software are suitable for many popular video conferencing packages including NetMeeting by Microsoft VDOPhone and ProShare by Intel Snapshots and video photos Use photos and images in presentations create postcards or send...

Page 3: ...ware package and electronic software manual this installation manual 2 2Your first video recording in five easy steps The fastest way to get results is to perform the following steps 1 Unpack the box 2 Put the CD ROM in your CD ROM player and let the InstallShield Wizard install the driver software and the application software see Section 3 Camera and software installation 3 Connect the camera to ...

Page 4: ...nds for the drive name of your CD ROM drive 4 Let the InstallShield Wizard guide you through the setup procedure 5 When the camera software is installed the InstallShield Wizard will ask you to connect the camera to the USB port 6 Windows98 will automatically detect your camera When asked for the Windows98 CD ROM insert it into the drive and click OK Exit the Windows 98 Set up screen if it appears...

Page 5: ...mpression is so great that a 1 minuteVideogram including the Player fits on a standard 3 5 1 44 MB diskette 4 1 Installing the Videogram Creator software Please see Section 3 for the installation procedure Note You will find an extensive software manual in Adobe Acrobat format on the CD ROM Please read this electronic manual for a complete description of theVideogram Creator software The following...

Page 6: ...r then the recording begins 2 Click on the left mouse button or the Esc key to stop recording 3 Press the Play button on the Tool Bar under the video window to see what you recorded STEP 3 Sending and or saving aVideogram 1 Click on the Send icon and type a name in the dialog box 2 Click on the Send button to create theVideogram 3 Click on the Send button again If the e mail software is MAPI compa...

Page 7: ...w will automatically appear when you are ready to send aVideogram You do not need to have a MAPI compliant e mail system in order to sendVideograms You can still sendVideograms by first saving the Videogram to a file and then attaching the saved file to your e mail message Aiming the camera The position of the camera and the amount of light available are important factors in determing the quality ...

Page 8: ...dependently from the sound card Should you want to use the camera microphone as your sound source for applications the application might ask you for the Recording Device setting Select the USB Audio Device from the device list as your input device Otherwise your sound card will produce the sounds for the video instead of the camera microphone 5 2 Camera properties The Philips USB PC Camera is very...

Page 9: ...ance Exposure The first tab is WhiteBalance Exposure The upper half of the page controls the White Balance and the lower half of the page controls the Exposure settings White Balance The white balance setting automatically controls the different colour components in the picture to obtain the most natural colour reproduction When the mode setting is in freeze mode the automatic white balance contro...

Page 10: ...es the amount of light that will fall onto the video sensor chip In auto exposure mode the camera automatically adjusts the exposure gain and shutter speed The control speed setting determines the speed of automatic adjustment to changing light conditions Experiment with this setting to find one you like In freeze mode all existing settings are frozen In manual mode you can control the gain and sh...

Page 11: ...ransport The buttons for invalid framerates will be automatically greyed out and cannot be selected Image Controls Here you will find the slider controls for brightness contrast and gamma correction Note that both Freeze and Manual Exposure mode settings in the previous tab disable the controls for contrast and backlight compensation Try a few settings to find one you like With the colour enable c...

Page 12: ...red settings Should you wish to restore all standard settings click on the Restore button under Factory Defaults 5 2 1 3 Capture Source The third tab is Capture Source Usually this setting has only one option when the USB PC Camera is the only video source connected to your computer However if more than one video source is connected to your system then this is where you switch between them 11 ...

Page 13: ...he camera viewfinder that displays the moving video picture Click on the Capture option under the viewfinder for capturing a still image 6 2 Capture settings To the right of the Capture button in theView Finder you will find the Adjustments button for changing the settings This adjustments menu contains a first tab marked Files next to three setting tabs that are similar to those of section 5 but ...

Page 14: ...choose between four supported file formats JPG BMP TIFF or FlashPix Shutter sound And finally choose a file name for the shutter sound that should be made while capturing an image Normally this is a clicking sound that resembles the sound of a photo camera Uncheck the Play Shutter Sound box to disable the shutter sound 6 2 2 WhiteBalance Exposure The second tab is WhiteBalance Exposure The upper h...

Page 15: ...riment with this setting until you find one to your liking In manual mode you can determine manually the amount of red and blue in the picture Try a few settings at your leisure but you will find that the auto setting is best in most cases Exposure The exposure setting determines the amount of light that will fall onto the video sensor chip In auto exposure mode the camera automatically adjusts th...

Page 16: ...e Controls and Defaults Image Controls Here you will find the slider controls for brightness contrast and gamma correction Note that both Freeze and Manual Exposure mode settings in the previous tab disable the controls for contrast and backlight compensation Try a few settings to find one you like With the colour enable checkbox you can switch from colour images to black white and back Turn on th...

Page 17: ...ections Select a Source Digital Image Format and Framerate Select a Source Usually this setting has only one option when the Philips PC Camera is the only video source connected to your computer However if more than one video source is connected to your system then this is where you switch between them Digital Image Format This setting determines the picture size of the live video stream It also d...

Page 18: ...ramerates from which the user may choose depends on the currently selected video image format and the available bandwidth on the USB bus the number of devices connected to your USB port and the amount of data they transport The buttons for invalid framerates will be automatically greyed out and cannot be selected ...

Page 19: ...ate off line video messages and pictures For Internet video connections you can use Microsoft s NetMeeting downloadable from the Internet or available on the Microsoft Windows98 Installation CD ROM And for video conferencing through modem connections via telephone lines you may consider using programs likeVDOPhone Visit the Philips web site for the latest information on available application softw...

Page 20: ...le click the Microsoft WDM Image Capture entry A property page will pop up The option Use the video capture device should be selected Q Why does my application crash when I unplug the camera from the USB port A Should you unplug the camera while it is providing an audio stream to an application on your computer the computer might crash Always close applications that use audio from the camera micro...

Page 21: ...ffice environments with 50Hz fluorescent lighting in combination with certain framerates There are two solutions 1 Check the Flickerless button This button is located in the WhiteBal Exposure property page This property page is accessible from within the application you are using 2 Uncheck the Flickerless button Only the framerates 5 10 and 20 are flickerless Q I see picture quality distortion at ...

Page 22: ...ve Windows98 running and have the Windows98 CD ROM at hand Your USB controller should be working correctly You can check this in the Windows98 Device Manager Click on the My Computer icon on your desktop click on Properties with your right mouse button then click on the Device Manager tab A section with the name Universal serial bus controller should be visible Click on this device and Windows98 w...

Page 23: ...e USB PC Camera has been installed correctly and it is plugged into a USB port you should see the following devices in the list double click on the devices to see their specifications Imaging Device Philips CIF Digital Camera Video Sound video and game controllers Philips CIF Digital Camera Audio Microphone Universal serial bus controller Philips Composite A V Device CIF Digital Camera If you unpl...

Page 24: ...facing Cable 2m Minimum system requirements Processor Pentium 166 MHz RAM 16 MB OS Windows98 CD ROM drive Required USB interface Required USB speakers or audio card with speakers Software Windows98 drivers Videogram Creator Audio Microphone Integrated Output Digital via USB Supported audio formats mono 8 16 24 bit 8 11 025 12 16 22 05 24 32 44 1 48 kHz Weight Approx 160 gr Dimensions 100 x 71 x 60...

Page 25: ...dance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the fo...

Page 26: ... etc Avoid direct contact between the camera and water If the lens has to be cleaned use a special lens cleaning tissue available at any camera store You can only use the camera indoors Keep the camera free from oil vapour steam moisture and dust Keep the camera away from a heater lighting equipment and direct sunlight Never direct the lens of your camera toward the sun Subject to changes without ...

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