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USING THE AMCAP SOFTWARE: 

1.  Turn on your computer. Make sure that you have successfully installed the driver for your 

Webcam and it is properly connected to your computer (

NOTE

: please refer to the 

Installation

 section in this manual if you need more help on installing your Webcam). 

2.  After your computer has loaded; click “

Start

”, then select “

All Programs

” (“

Programs

” for 

Windows

®

 2000 users), then select “

USB2.0 Motor Tracking Camera

”, and then click 

AMcap

” to open the AMCAP software. 

3.  If this is the first time you have run the AMCAP software, it may not show the video signal 

for your Webcam automatically. To show the video signal for your Webcam manually, click 

Options

”, and then click “

Preview

”. 

4.  Within a short moment, the video signal from your Webcam will show in the AMCAP screen 

and the 

Motor Tracking Tool

 panel will appear. You are now ready to use your Webcam 

with the AMCAP software. 

 

Motor Tracking Tool Panel 

With the Motor Tracking Tool panel, you can control your Webcam easily. For more help on how to 
use this panel, please refer to the table below: 

 

 

1. Minimize / Exit 

Click the Minimize (_) or Exit (x) button to minimize 
or exit the panel. 

2. Zoom 

Click this button to enable/disable the zoom 
function of your Webcam. 

3. Zoom In / Out 

Click and drag the green button up (Zoom In) or 
down (Zoom Out). 

4. Tracking Navigator 

Click the arrows (up, down, left, and right) to move 
the lens of your Webcam to the corresponding 
directions. To resume the lens to the center, click 
the “

Home

” button at the center. 

5. Manual Tracking 

Click this button to enable the manual tracking 
function and the Tracking Navigator. 

6. Auto Tracking 

Click this button to enable the auto tracking 
function. 
After you have enabled the auto tracking function, 
the Tracking Navigator and the Zoom function will 
be disabled (except for the “

Home

” button). Your 

Webcam will track and follow your movement 
automatically. 

7. Settings 

Click this button to open the “

Properties

” page of 

your Webcam. 

8. Capture 

Click this button to take a snapshot of the current 
screen shown in the AMCAP window. 
After you take a snapshot, the “

SnapShow

” screen 

will open with the new snapshot. To save it, click 

File

”, “

Save

”, then browse for a location to save 

the file, and then click “

Save

”. 

 

Summary of Contents for WC755IPT

Page 1: ...1 3 Megapixel WebCam Motion Model WC755IPT User s Manual PID 031083 109208 Rev 070608 ...

Page 2: ...ion against frequency interference in residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed or used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communication However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on Th...

Page 3: ...s 2000 XP Vista An Available USB 2 0 Port backward compatible with USB 1 1 An Available Mic in Port CD ROM Drive for driver installation Intel Pentium III 450MHz or Above 64MB of System RAM or Above 800x600 Color Display Monitor Resolution or Above 20MB Available HDD Space or Above 32MB Video Card RAM or Above Sound Card For Audio Output Required SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS Your new Webcam complies with...

Page 4: ...ack 4 installed You can determine if you have Service Pack 4 by right clicking My Computer and then selecting Properties Select the General tab and the Service Pack you have will be listed under System If Service Pack 4 is not listed then visit www windowsupdate com and install it For Windows XP Windows XP users are recommended to have Service Pack 2 You can determine if you have Service Pack 2 by...

Page 5: ...e USB connector for your Webcam into an available USB 2 0 port on your computer and then plug the microphone jack into an available mic in port on your computer 8 Your computer will detect your Webcam and start the Found New Hardware Wizard for your Webcam NOTE for Windows 2000 users Windows will install your Webcam automatically If the Digital Signature Not Found dialog box appears during the ins...

Page 6: ...Install Camera Driver button 6 At the USB2 0 Motor Tracking Camera welcome screen click Next 7 Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the driver installation and restart your computer NOTE if the Windows Security appears during the installation please click Install to proceed 8 After your computer has loaded plug the USB connector for your Webcam into an available USB 2 0 port on your comput...

Page 7: ...w to use this panel please refer to the table below 1 Minimize Exit Click the Minimize _ or Exit x button to minimize or exit the panel 2 Zoom Click this button to enable disable the zoom function of your Webcam 3 Zoom In Out Click and drag the green button up Zoom In or down Zoom Out 4 Tracking Navigator Click the arrows up down left and right to move the lens of your Webcam to the corresponding ...

Page 8: ...location to save the captured video file then specify a file name NOTE please include the AVI file extension at the end of the file name for example myvideo avi and then click Open Allocate File Space Select this option to open the Set File Size dialog box and reserve disk space for the captured video file At the Set File Size dialog box the Free disk space shows the total available disk space on ...

Page 9: ...turing After you are done click OK to save the change s Video Capture Filter Select this option to open the Properties page and fine tune your Webcam Video Proc Amp In this section you can fine tune the image color of the video signal from your Webcam After you are done click OK to save the change s Custom Property Page In this section you can fine tune the attributes of the lens on your Webcam Af...

Page 10: ...me rate per second for video capturing To specify a frame rate per second check to enable the Use Frame Rate option then input the frame rate per second and then click OK to save the changes To disable the frame rate setting un check the Use Frame Rate option and then click OK Set Time Limit Select this option to open the Capture Time Limit dialog box To set a time limit for video capturing check ...

Page 11: ...ideo Capture Filter in the AMCAP software 3 The video images turn slow when viewing in high resolution mode When using your Webcam in high resolution mode the volume of transmission data will be larger and may affect the overall performance of your system including real time video streaming In this case we recommend you to upgrade the hardware of your system or use your Webcam in a lower resolutio...

Page 12: ...r any loss or damages and claims or damages related to loss of or damage to your records or data This warranty does not apply to any product the exterior of which has been damaged or defaced This warranty will be voided by misuse improper physical environment improper repair acts of God war or terror commercial use and improper service operation or handling Technical Support Gear Head provides Tec...

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