CreativeメーカーWeb Camの使用説明書/サービス説明書
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CAUTION: This de vice is intended to be installed by the user in a CSA/TUV/UL certified/listed IBM A T or co mpatible perso nal computer s in the manufacturer’s defi n ed operator access area .
v Contents About the Applic ations ....... ... .. .......... .. ............ ......... ... .. .......... .. ......... ... .. .......... .. ............ ..... ....x Creat iv e W ebCa m Go Contr ol ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ... .. ..... ..
vi Star tin g W ebCam G o Co n tr ol ... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .. .. ..... ..... .. ... .... ..... .. ... .... ... .. ..... ..... .. .. ..2-1 Using W ebCam G o Co n t rol .... .. ... .. ..... ..... .. .. ..... ..... .. ... .... ... .
vii If Y ou Ha v e a P roblem. ... .. .. ..... ..... .. ... .... ... .. ..... ..... .. .. ..... ..... .. ... .... ... .. ..... ..... .. .. ..... ..... .. ... .... .. D -2 Returning a product for repair ............. ......... .......... ......... ....
ix Intr o duction Creat iv e V id eo Blast er W ebCa m Go is a dig ital v ideo ca mera tha t all o ws you to t ake p icture s in 24-bit, 16.7 millio n col ours and record smooth video c lips in fu ll-colour . W an t to chat f a ce- to- face with s omeon e ov er t h e Int er net? W ebCam Go is w hat y o u n ee d.
x About the Applic a t ions Crea ti ve W ebC am Go Control This simpl e but po we rful appl ication le ts you take cont rol of your camera with a clic k on the task bar icon.
xi In additi on, if you are a Sound Bla ster Li ve ! use r , you hav e at your di sposal Creat i ve V oice Personas , a fe at ure incorp orat ed into MediaR ing T alk 99 that al lows you to dis gu ise or dist ort your v oice.
xii ❑ A vai lable USB por t or se lf-p ow ere d US B hub ❑ Micros oft W i ndo ws ® 98 (W indo ws 95 and W ind ows NT are not supp orted) ❑ Displa y ada pte r that support s16-bi t col our at a .
xiii Th is notepad icon indic ates inform ation that is of particula r importa nce an d sh ould be c onside red be fore c on tinuing. Th is alarm clock icon indicates that failure to adhere to dir ections may re sult in loss of da ta or d amage to yo ur s ystem.
In st al li ng W ebC am Go 1- 1 1 Instal ling W ebCam Go This cha pter cons ists of th e foll owin g sect ions: ❑ In Y our Packag e ❑ About W ebCam Go ❑ Install ing W ebCam Go ❑ Install ing So.
1-2 In stalli ng W ebCam G o About W e b Cam Go Figure 1-1 sh ows yo u the front view of the camera. F ig ure 1- 1 : F r ont vi ew of W ebCam Go. LED lig ht Thi s indica tor lights up in gre en whe n WebCam G o is switched o n.
In st al li ng W ebC am Go 1- 3 Figur e 1-2 sho ws the back vi e w of the camera’ s head unit . The vi ew f inde r does not show i f o bje ct s ar e in fo cu s. T o v er ify whe ther ob ject s ar e in focu s, u se W e bCa m Go C ont ro l. For de tails , see “T aking Pi ctur es with W e bC a m G o” on pa g e 3- 1.
1-4 In stalli ng W ebCam G o Figure 1-3 sh o ws the b utt ons and LCD displa y on the camera. • Y ou can onl y sw i tch on th e ca m er a w h en it is di sc on ne ct ed f rom t h e sy st em .
In st al li ng W ebC am Go 1- 5 Insta llin g W ebCam Go 1. Pos iti on your compu te r so that it s USB port s can be easil y accesse d. 2. Conn ect th e sm aller end of the USB ca bl e to the USB co nnecto r at the ba ck of W ebCam Go. 3. Conn ec t the other end of the USB cable to an av ailab le USB port on your comput er .
1-6 In stalli ng W ebCam G o Insta lling Soft ware 1. Switc h on the compute r . 2. When the A dd Ne w H a rdw are Wi zard dialog box a ppears, click the Next b utton. The dialog box simil ar to Figure 1-5 app ear s . 3. Cli ck the Sear ch f or the b est d riv er f or your device (Recommen ded) o ption and th en c lic k th e Next butt o n.
In st al li ng W ebC am Go 1- 7 6. C l ic k th e Next butt o n. The dialog box simil ar to Figure 1-7 app ear s. 7. C l ic k th e Next b u tt o n ag ai n . i. If you ar e prom pted to ins ert th e W indo ws 98 CD-R OM, proce ed to ste p 7ii. Ot he rw is e, ski p to s te p 8 .
1-8 In stalli ng W ebCam G o 9. When the Light Frequency Selection dialog box a ppears (see Figure 1-8), cl ic k the Ye s b utt on a nd then clic k t he option b utton tha t represe nts your powe r supp ly frequenc y if you us e fluoresc ent l ighting.
In st al li ng W ebC am Go 1- 9 V er ifyin g t he Inst alla tion T o verify that the came ra has be en i nstalled properly: 1. Rig ht-cli ck th e My C o m p u t e r icon on your desk top. 2. On t he menu that a ppears, click Pr oper tie s . 3. In the Sy stem P rope rti es di alog b ox, cli ck the D e vic e M a n ager ta b.
1-10 I nstal l ing W ebCa m Go 7. Insert the ne w batter ies a cco rding t o the di rections sho wn i n the ba ttery compart ment. 8. Al ign t he c at che s on the cov er w ith t he r e sp ective gro oves in th e ca s ing a nd sli de t h e cove r until it s naps back i nto place.
Usi ng W ebCam G o Contr ol 2-1 2 Using W ebCa m Go Contr ol This cha pter cons ists of th e foll owin g sect ions: ❑ Star tin g W ebCam Go Control ❑ Using W ebCam Go Co ntrol St ar ti ng W e bC a.
2-2 Usi ng W ebCam G o Contr ol Using W ebCam Go Cont rol After W ebCam Go Cont rol is starte d, th e We b C a m G o C o n t r o l scr een si milar t o Fi gure 0-1 appea rs, displ aying the v ie w that t he cam era is capturin g curre ntly .
Usi ng W ebCam G o Contr ol 2-3 T o s el ect th e v id eo capture device 1. In W ebCam Go Control , click the Settings butt on. 2. C l ic k th e Came ra do c ked sett in g s butt o n. 3. Cli ck t he s crol l butt on until you get to th e Gen er al ta b .
2-4 Usi ng W ebCam G o Contr ol T o recor d a video clip 1. In the W ebCa m Go Cont rol wind o w , cl ic k the Li v e C a m b utton. The wi ndo w disp lay s th e cur rent v ie w of th e ca me ra. 2. T o st art re cording a vide o cli p, clic k the Reco rd a vi deo b ut ton.
Usi ng W ebCam G o as a P orta bl e Camer a 3-1 3 Using W ebCam Go as a P or tabl e Camera Disco nne ct W ebCam Go from the comput er an d you ca n use it as a port able camera .
3-2 Usi ng W ebCam G o as a P orta bl e Camer a Step 1 : T o f ocus the lens Before taki ng picture s , you need to focus the lens so that the ima ges you captu re will be clear and sha rp. T o focus the lens quickly Figure 3-1 sh o ws you ho w to f ocus the len s quickly us ing th e focus mark on the foc us ri ng.
Usi ng W ebCam G o as a P orta bl e Camer a 3-3 T o focus the lens more accura tely 1. Start W ebC am Go Control . 2. Adjust the came ra ’ s focus ring unti l the pre view dis played in W ebC am Go Control’ s windo w is in foc us (cle ar an d sha rp).
3-4 Usi ng W ebCam G o as a P orta bl e Camer a 4. Aim the camera at t he des ired obj ect, using t he camera’ s vie wfi nde r to ve rify that th e obj ect is in t he ca mer a’ s view . 5. Hold th e ca mera s ti ll and press the Snaps hot but ton.
Usi ng W ebCam G o as a P orta bl e Camer a 3-5 Cus t omi s i ng We b C a m G o Use W ebCam Go Control to adj ust the follo wing c am era se ttings for phot o-takin g: ❑ Im ag e si ze ❑ Number of .
T echnica l Sp ecifica tion s A-1 A T echnica l Speci fications Featur es and Specifications ❑ Colour VGA (640x480) CMOS image sen s o r ❑ 4 MB of on-boa rd non-v olat ile memor y for i m age s to.
A-2 T ec hnic al Spec if icati ons • Draws po wer from tw o AAA batte ries ( Not e : Batte ry life in t his mode depends on the battery type. T wo AAA alkal ine b atteries can last f or up t o 300 snapshot s.
T echnica l Sp ecifica tion s A-3 Resolution (for undocke d mode) ❑ 640 x 480 ❑ 320 x 240 ❑ 160 x 120 S en s it ivi t y 6 lux V ideo formats ❑ 24- and 16-bit RGB ❑ 4:2:0 YUV Plana r ❑ JP E.
T ro ublesh ooti ng B-1 B T r oublesho oting Prob lem I nsta lling Software Cause The AutoP la y feature in your W indo ws sys tem m ay not be enab led. Solution T o ins tall th e softw are fr om the CD: 1. L ea ve the insta ll ation CD in th e CD-R OM dri ve.
B-2 T r oubles hooting Solution D o th e fo ll ow in g : ❑ The camer a is not properl y conne cted. T o resolv e this proble m, ensure the ca mera ’ s U SB c on ne cto r i s i n ser ted , and that t he U SB c onn e ctor is en a ble d in the BIOS. Refer to your PC’ s d ocumenta tion for infor m ation o n the BIOS.
T ro ublesh ooti ng B-3 Cause The a pplic ation to be a cti v ated has not been selecte d. Solution Do th e fo ll ow in g : 1. Click Start -> Setti n gs -> Control Panel . 2. In the Control Panel wi ndow , double -c lic k the Sca nners & C ame ra s ic on.
B-4 T r oubles hooting Cause T he appl icati on for takin g picture s has not been sele cted. Solution V erify th at pre ssing the Sn apshot b utton st arts t he co rre ct applica tion. If it does not , s ee the soluti on on p age B -3. T o sel ect an appli c ati on for taking pi cture s : 1.
Note on USB C omp atib ility C-1 C Note on USB Compatibil ity In our tes tin g on a wide v arie ty of P C mother boards wit h int egra te d Uni vers al Seri al Bus (USB) ports, we ha v e encounte red a small num ber of mot herboard s with USB ports tha t do not m ee t th e U S B sp e c i fic at i on exa ct ly.
C- 2 Note on USB Comp atib ility 2. U s e a P C I ho st a d ap t er w hi c h pr ov i de s U SB c o nn e ct o rs . If you are not able to u pgrade yo ur m othe rboard or i ts BIOS, we recomm end this approa ch. 3. Attach W ebCa m Go to a po we red USB hub .
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