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1. Click on the
"Dual Mode Camera"
folder on your computer desktop or under the Program Menu.
2. Click on the
"PC Cam"
icon to open the program.
If the Digital Camera does not start preview automatically, go to
"Options"
on the menu bar and
choose
"Preview"
to activate.
CHOOSING LOCATION FOR SAVING VIDEO FILES
1. Go to
"File"
on the menu bar and choose
"Set Capture File"
for choosing the default location
for saving.
2. Choose the desired location and name the file (be sure to include ".avi" after the file name)
3. Click
"Open"
, the video recorded will be saved to this location automatically.
4 A pop-up menu will appear requesting for the desired disk space to set aside for captured file.
The default is set at 1MB. Click
OK
. (There is no need to enlarge the disk space set aside
because the program will automatically adjust when insufficient.)
ADJUSTING THE IMAGE SETTINGS
1. Go to
"Options"
on the menu bar and choose
"Video Capture Filter…"
for image setting.
2. Choose the desired level of
"Brightness"
,
"Contrast"
,
"Saturation"
,
"Sharpness"
,
and
"White Balance"
.
3. Click
"OK"
or
"Apply"
to confirm setting. Otherwise, click
"Cancel"
to exit.
To return to default image setting, click
"Default"
and then
"OK"
or
"Apply"
.
CHOOSING RESOLUTION OF VIDEO
1. Go to
"Options"
on the menu bar and choose
"Video Capture Pin…"
to choose the resolution
of the video that will be captured.
2. Choose the desired
"Frame Rate"
and the desired
"Color Space/Compression"
and
"Output Size".
3. Click
"OK"
or
"Apply"
to confirm setting. Otherwise, click
"Cancel"
to exit.
CHOOSING THE FRAME SET
1. Go to
"Capture"
on the menu bar and choose
"Set Frame Rate"
to set the desired
"Frame per
Second"
for the video that will be captured. Make sure the checkbox for the "Use Frame Rate"
is checked and enter desired Frame Rate per second.
2. Click
"OK"
to confirm, click
"Cancel"
to discontinue the setting.
CHOOSING THE TIME LIMIT FOR RECORDING
1. Go to
"Capture"
on the menu bar and choose
"Set Time Limit"
to set time limit for the video
that will be captured. Make sure the checkbox for the
"Use Time Limit"
is checked and enter
the desired Time Limit.
2. Click
"OK"
to confirm, click
"Cancel"
to discontinue the setting.
CAPTURING VIDEO
1. Go to
"Capture"
on the menu bar and choose
"Start Capture"
(the default saving location
must be set).
2. A pop-up window will appear requesting confirmation to proceed while showing the default
saving location. Click
"OK"
to begin video capturing.
3. The Digital Camera will begin capturing video with the timer on the bottom of the program screen.
When finished, go to
"Capture"
and choose
"Stop Capture"
to stop video capturing.
4. To save the file in location other than the default location, go to
"File"
on the menu bar and choose
"Save Captured Video As…"
. Choose the desired location and rename if necessary
(be sure to include "avi" after the file name), then click
"Open" .
Using The Digital Camera As PC Camera:
