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Information to the customer

Safety precautions

Observe the following guidelines to ensure 
that the webcam will operate safely and to 
prevent defects.

Do not use your webcam in 

• 

environments outside the following 
range: temperature: 0°C to 40°C, relative 
humidity: 45% ~ 85%.

Do not use or store your webcam in/

• 

under: 

direct sunlight exposure;

• 

very humid and dusty environment;

• 

near any kind of heat sources.

• 

If your webcam gets wet, dry it with soft 

• 

cloth as soon as possible.

If the lens is dirty, do NOT touch the lens 

• 

with your fingers.

Clean the outside of the webcam with a 

• 

soft cloth.

Do NOT use cleaning fluids based on 

• 

alcohol, methylated spirit, ammonia, etc.

Do NOT attempt to disassemble or 

• 

repair your webcam by yourself. Do 
not open the webcam. In the event of 
technical difficulties return it to your 
Philips retailer.

Do NOT use your webcam in the water.

• 

Protect the webcam from oil, vapour, 

• 

steam, moisture, and dust.

Never point the webcam lens at the sun.

• 

9 Service 

and 

support

Need help?

First of all, read this user manual carefully.

The model number of your product is 
SPZ3000.

When you need further support about 
registration, setup, usage, features, software 
upgrade, specification, and warranty, etc. of the 
product, see www.philips.com/support.

1

  At www.philips.com/support, click the 

Choose country / language

 box to select 

your country/language.

2

 Click 

the 

Search

 box, enter 

SPZ3000 

and 

click the 

Search

 button.

3

 Click 

SPZ3000

 under the search results.

4

 Click 

Support

.

Under 

 

»

Product support

, you will find 

information about 

Overview

Latest 

updates

Manuals and documentation

Frequently asked questions

Product 

information

Product registration, and 

etc.

.

Under 

 

»

Service information

, you will 

find information on warranty.

Under Contact, you will find telephone 

 

»

numbers of Philips Consumer Care 
helpdesk.

English

EN

Summary of Contents for SPZ3000

Page 1: ...Register your product and get support at www philips com welcome SPZ3000 EN User manual ...

Page 2: ...Recycling 19 Limitations of damages 19 10 Glossary 20 Contents 1 Your webcam 2 Welcome 2 What s in the box 2 Functional overview 3 2 Get started 4 Optional Install the webcam software and driver 4 Connect the webcam to your PC notebook 4 3 Use the webcam for video chatting 6 4 Philips CamSuite 7 5 Philips CamSuite Capture 8 Take and view a photo 8 Record and play a video 8 Image resolution 8 Scree...

Page 3: ...ust purchased is manufactured to the highest standards and will give you years of trouble free use Brilliant images and amazing sound quality that s what you get with the SPZ3000 webcam After installation the new webcam can be used for all sorts of applications such as Video Use the Philips SPZ3000 webcam for video chatting and video calling The webcam works with Skype Windows Live Messenger Yahoo...

Page 4: ...PC Supply power to the webcam when it is connected to the notebook or desktop PC Functional overview a Snapshot button With Philips applications installed take photos directly b Power LED Lights up when the webcam is in use c Focus ring Adjust the focus of the image manually d Built in microphone Capture voice and sound during video calling and recording e Rotating joint Change the viewing field of...

Page 5: ...vided by Philips CamSuite and Webcam Driver SPZ3000 visit www philips com support and download the applications from the website Philips CamSuite only works on PCs with the operating systems Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and higher Vista or Windows 7 After the software installation you can adjust Philips SPZ3000 webcam settings on respective property pages 1 At www philips com support click the Choose ...

Page 6: ...5 5 Aim the webcam in a proper angle After you launch Philips CamSuite you can use the features provided by the application for Philips SPZ3000 webcam En gli sh EN ...

Page 7: ...ssenger Yahoo Messenger AOL Instant Messenger QQ and other instant messaging andVoIP Voice over Internet Protocol services After you install one of the above applications you can plug the webcam into the PC notebook and use it for video chatting After use you can fold the camera to store it EN ...

Page 8: ...r you install Philips CamSuite you can double click the Philips CamSuite icon on the Windows toolbar to access the Philips CamSuite control panel If Webcam Driver SPZ3000 is not installed the following control panel is displayed If you also have Webcam Driver SPZ3000 installed on the PC notebook a different interface of the Philips CamSuite control panel is displayed and a different Properties win...

Page 9: ...048 for photo only Note For video recording the maximum resolution is up to 640 x 480 VGA 5 Philips CamSuite Capture Via Philips CamSuite Capture you have access to the following webcam features Take photos Record videos Send photos or videos by email Adjust settings for photo video mute and multimedia folders Know the software version of Philips CamSuite 1 To launch Philips CamSuite Capture click...

Page 10: ...e selected photo s via email Delete To delete the selected photo s 1 In the Philips CamSuite Capture window click the drop down arrow The provided resolution options are listed 2 Select a preferred resolution option To apply another resolution setting repeat Step 1 and Step 2 Screen mode Via Philips CamSuite Capture you can view a photo or play a video in different modes Normal screen mode Full sc...

Page 11: ...l Delete To delete the selected video s Send photo s video s via email 1 In the photo video gallery select photo s video s that you want to send via email 2 Click An email message is displayed with the selected photo s video s attached 3 Send the email Delete photo s video s from the gallery 1 In the photo video gallery select photo s video s that you want to delete 2 Click beside 3 In the pop up ...

Page 12: ...ps CamSuite control panel click 2 Click the Webcam settings button The Properties window is displayed 3 In the Properties window click one of the tabs to go on with settings adjustment such as General Video Video Pro Amp Audio Features 6 Features provided by Webcam Driver SPZ3000 If both Webam Driver SPZ3000 and Philips CamSuite are installed on the PC notebook Philips CamSuite provides a quick ac...

Page 13: ...cally to the correct region frequency When you travel you may need to change the setting to optimize the image quality The region frequency settings for different countries are listed below such as Country region Region frequency Europe 50 Hz North America 60 Hz China 50 Hz Taiwan 60 Hz Japan Region dependent Tip Please check your local mains output to find the correct region setting Video Video Pr...

Page 14: ...rovides manual control over the microphone Features tab On the Features tab you can now adjust the following settings Face tracking If you activate the Face tracking option the webcam will track your face This gives you more convenience during video chatting because you stay in the centre of the image even if you move during video chatting Digital Zoom With this function you can get a closer view ...

Page 15: ...0 Broadband Internet connection Adobe reader to read PDF files Recommended system requirements for an Apple Mac Mac OS X v10 4 Tiger 10 5 Leopard 200 MB of available hard disk space USB port 2 0 7 Technical specifications Sensor resolution VGA 640 x 480 pixels Video capture resolution Max 1 2 MP Software enhanced with Philips CamSuite installed Photo resolution Max 1 2 MP Software enhanced with Phi...

Page 16: ...age quality The default settings of the Philips webcam usually offer the best possible image quality If you have Philips CamSuite or Webcam Driver SPZ3000 installed on the PC notebook you can also adjust image quality via the settings provided by Philips CamSuite or Webcam Driver SPZ3000 The microphone of my Philips SPZ3000 webcam or headset does not work properly What should I do For Windows XP S...

Page 17: ...et the requirements for maximum frame rate and resolution setting No image is available on the screen What should I do 1 Ensure that the webcam is connected properly 2 Check whether you are using the webcam in another application 3 Close the other application Tip You cannot use the webcam in more than one application at the same time 5 Select the Philips SPZ3000 webcam or the connected headset and...

Page 18: ...r Philips retailer Do NOT use your webcam in the water Protect the webcam from oil vapour steam moisture and dust Never point the webcam lens at the sun 9 Service and support Need help First of all read this user manual carefully The model number of your product is SPZ3000 When you need further support about registration setup usage features software upgrade specification and warranty etc of the pr...

Page 19: ... help Any unauthorized modification to this equipment could result in the revocation of the authorization to operate the equipment Copyright Copyright 2009 by Philips Consumer Lifestyle B V All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language or computer language in any form or by any means electronic ...

Page 20: ...failed its essential purpose Compliance with Electro Magnetic Field EMF Koninklijke Philips Electronics N V manufactures and sells many products targeted at consumers which like any electronic apparatus in general have the ability to emit and receive electromagnetic signals One of Philips leading Business Principles is to take all necessary health and safety measures for our products to comply wit...

Page 21: ... for instance when you are sitting in front of a bright light Black White It is used to convert color images to black and white E Exposure The exposure is the amount of light received by the sensor and is determined by how long the sensor is exposed to capture a snapshot or video frame The result depends on the sensitivity of the sensor F Frame rate A frame is a single picture or still shot that i...

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