Radio Shack PC Camera Owner'S Manual Download Page 2

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Introduction

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Introduction

Your RadioShack PC Camera is designed
for PCs that have a universal serial bus
(USB) port. You can use the camera to make
a video, capture still images, or post live vid-
eo, chat, still pictures, and video clips to the
World Wide Web. With the supplied fun-to-
use application software, your camera is a
powerful addition to your PC.

Camera Features

USB Operation — lets you easily connect
and begin using the camera. The camera
uses the power provided through the USB
bus directly from your computer — no batter-
ies needed!

CMOS Sensor — provides high quality video
images.

320 

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 240 Pixels Color Resolution (352 

××××

288 Pixels Maximum Resolution) — pro-
vides excellent video quality.

Snapshot Button — lets you freeze any im-
age captured by your camera.

Auto Exposure Control — the supplied
software works with your camera to let you
set the band frequency according to your lo-
cal frequency and the set exposure speed.

Auto White Balance Control — lets you
change the color image to your preference.

Backlight Compensation — the camera
automatically compensates for poor image
backlighting.

Edge Enhancement — the camera auto-
matically provides clearer and sharper imag-
es.

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-Foot USB Cord — lets you use the

camera almost anywhere.

Supplied Software

WDM (Windows Device Model) TWAIN
(Technology Without An Important Name)
for Windows 98/2000 —
 lets you capture
and transfer images from the camera to im-
age editing programs such as Adobe Photo-
Shop, MGI PhotoSuite or Corel.

Presto — helps you create and manage
your video and photo archives.

Microsoft Internet Explorer Version 5.0 —
web browser that lets you quickly view multi-
media files such as image, GIF animation,
video or sound files in your computer.

Ulead Photo Explorer — a perfect image
viewer and image management tool for pro-
grams such as Microsoft Front Page or
Netscape Navigator Gold, and a perfect im-
age editor for programs such as Adobe Pho-
toShop and PhotoDeluxe, JASC PaintShop
Pro, and Microsoft Picture It.

FCC STATEMENT

This equipment has been tested and found
to comply with the limits for a Class B digital
device, pursuant to Part 15 of the 

FCC

Rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful inter-
ference in a residential installation. This
equipment generates, uses and can radiate
radio frequency energy and, if not installed
and used in accordance with the instructions,
may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. 

©

 2001 RadioShack Corporation.

All Rights Reserved.

RadioShack and RadioShack.com are trademarks used by RadioShack Corporation.

Summary of Contents for PC Camera

Page 1: ...Owner s Manual Please read before using this equipment PC Camera...

Page 2: ...Foot USB Cord lets you use the camera almost anywhere Supplied Software WDM Windows Device Model TWAIN Technology Without An Important Name for Windows 98 2000 lets you capture and transfer images fro...

Page 3: ...SE Windows 2000 or Win dows Me installed on your computer to use the camera Some software features might not work correctly on computers running Win dows 98 First Release For best compat ibility upgra...

Page 4: ...opular PDF format Notes For information about Presto applica tions refer to their user s manuals included in the supplied CD ROM at Start Programs Presto application name application name UserManual F...

Page 5: ...them Note Some subsequent steps in this section assume that you installed the Presto Mr Photo 1 5 application soft ware in Step 4 If you did not install this application software the screens you see...

Page 6: ...s USING TWAIN TO ACQUIRE IMAGES Use the camera with the supplied TWAIN ap plication software to acquire pictures using the supplied image editing program other image editing programs or other programs...

Page 7: ...h characteristics called color space and compression Your camera s de fault color space compression setting is I420 Advanced users can adjust this value to I420 SP62 IYUV or RGB24 Capturing and Transf...

Page 8: ...automatically adjusts the light source s brightness according to your environment s ambient light You can also slide Brightness and Contrast also known as tone correction according to the way your env...

Page 9: ...used by the camera Auto Exposure Adjust these values in any of the following circumstances Type Select Band 50Hz if your AC power source s frequency is 50 Hz Select Band 60Hz if your AC power source...

Page 10: ...ices then select Video Capture De vices If the camera is not listed unplug the camera plug it in again then reinstall the driver see Installing Testing the Software Hardware on Page 4 If the camera is...

Page 11: ...your local RadioShack store for assis tance After installing the camera software the software does not detect the camera Some computers are shipped without the USB port mode enabled To enable the USB...

Page 12: ...f a product defect during the warranty period take the product and the RadioShack sales receipt as proof of purchase date to any RadioShack store RadioShack will at its option un less otherwise provid...

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