A4 Tech. FlexiCam PK-5, User Manual

Page 1: ...FlexiCam User s manual Model PK 5 www a4tech com ...

Page 2: ... Introduction 2 System s Requirements 2 Package Include 2 USB PC Camera 3 Specification 4 Installing Camera s Driver 4 Checking connection of your camera 13 Uninstalling Driver 14 VP EYE program 15 Troubleshooting 24 ...

Page 3: ...stem s requirements Personal Computer Laptop Desktop or IBM Compatible Computer with Pentium 166MHz minimum and with an active USB universal serial bus port Windows 98 ME 2000 XP CD ROM drive color monitor mouse and keyboard For videoconference Internet connection must be equipped l Package includes PC Camera With USB MIC cable CD Installation Disc And Manual ...

Page 4: ...3 l USB PC Camera l How to use ...

Page 5: ...0 320x240 160x120 Lens F 2 4 f 4 9mm View Angle 54 degree Focus Range Automatic focus 30cm to infinity Exposure Control Automatic White Balance Automatic Still Image Capture Res 800x600 640X480 352x288 320x240 176x144 160x120 Flicker Control 50Hz 60Hz and None Computer Port USB MIC port ...

Page 6: ...iewCAM DO NOT CONNECT A4 TECH ViewCAM TO THE COMPUTER UNTIL ITS DRIVER IS INSTALLED 1 Insert the included CD into the CD ROM The Auto run Menu Window will popup move the mouse cursor to and click on Install viewCAM 2 Please select your ViewCAM model and click on the product image to install As the right image Then dialogue box will appear on the computer screen as below ...

Page 7: ...6 3 Follow the on screen instruction to complete the installation process ...

Page 8: ... to complete installation Now the shortcut Amcap and Zoom images will appear on the computer desktop 6 Plug the PC Camera s USB cable to the computer s USB Port and restart your computer Amcap Usage After installation of view cam driver you can pre view image and ...

Page 9: ...ge application software which comes with the product Image preview Click button on the desktop and the Amcap image application will pop up or from start to application A4TECH USB PC Camera H and click Amcap by mouse the application image will appear shown as below ...

Page 10: ...9 if Amcap image fails to appear please select the preview below Options shown as follows Device description Go to Devices and select A4 Tech USB PC Camera H Refer to below diagram ...

Page 11: ...10 Properties page configuration Go to Options then select Video Capture Filter Refer to below diagram The Properties configuration page will pop up as below ...

Page 12: ...ings PK 5 offers the image special effect and video special effect settings for the users our design engineers have defined 15 special effect settings by using them it will allow you to operate easily and edit the images more efficiently Shown as below ...

Page 13: ...de 10 times adjustable focus function under CIF 352 288 resolution accompanying digital adjustable control pole Level sliding zoom image and the special filter make images more clear See the control page and select the options after adjusted focus or select digital ...

Page 14: ...13 adjustable focus control pole Before adjustment after adjusted NOTE It totally supports QQ MSN etc video chat software under 352 288 320 240 176 144 160 120 etc resolutions ...

Page 15: ...Manager Imaging Device if you see A4 Tech USB PC Camera then your camera is now installed For Windows 2000 XP Double click My Computer icon Control Panel System Hardware Device Manager Imaging Device if you see A4 Tech USB PC Camera H then your camera is installed l Uninstalling Driver Click Start from the task bar and choose Programs Select A4 Tech USB PC Camera H Uninstall and follow the instruc...

Page 16: ...ou can expect in VP EYE 4 0 1 Enter the setup interface of the ViewCam driver installation 2 Click VP EYE for increment application installation the below interface as shown in the picture will automatically pop up for your setup according to the four rotundity buttons displayed by the interface Note please wait 20 60 seconds in working order if you click VP EYE because your computer need time to ...

Page 17: ...g the mouse cursor this means that you can start to install 7 usual applications in VP EYE for the default installation l Click Installation option by moving mouse cursor this means that you can execute the virtual optional installation as per 7 usual applications in VP EYE application l Click Select catalogue by moving mouse cursor this means that you can select the disk types and directory for i...

Page 18: ...ring recording and playback Close close the Video Monitor Message indicator show whether you have new messages Security indicator show whether security mode is working Minimize minimize the Video Monitor window to an icon on the toolbar On top Not on top force Video Monitor always on top of the desktop or ...

Page 19: ... E Mail is your digital recorder Set the video size and start recording you may attach the player program mmvem exe while sending the e mail This program decompresses the video and audio data shows the video on your screen It is easy to download the player from our web site if someone can not open the VEM file created by Video E Mail program 3 Playing with your camera Video Games There have three ...

Page 20: ...uring the calibration it is important not to move the camera After proper calibration the camera will be more capable of detecting your hand movements Gophers Requires a camera to play Object of the game is to hit the gophers Beware of snakes Black Jack Requires a camera to play Object of the game is to get 21 or less Be careful you have to have more points than the dealer to win Same rules as Las...

Page 21: ...e is to find matching photo cards Use the camera to make your own photo cards then send your game to a friend 3 Making a photo album Photo EZ Use Photo EZ to create one or more photo albums Each photo can include additional information like date author place and other ...

Page 22: ...reeting card Photo Greeting Cards Use Photo Greeting Cards to create electronic cards Photo Greeting Cards has 20 categories containing over 100 different cards Give it a try Select a card add some text add your voice then make some final changes There you have it an electronic card Next send it to your family or a friend Select a category then select a card Photo add a photo maybe a snapshot of y...

Page 23: ... photo side to side Scale scroll bar adjust the size of your photo Opacity scroll bar adjust the background of your photo Save save your card to a file Print print your card on paper Email send your card to a friend 6 Having fun with your photos Photo Special Effects ...

Page 24: ...s Photo Special Effects has more than 50 different special effects The effects are separated into color manipulation transformation and blurring categories It is fun easy and fast to add special effects to your favourite photos Give it a try 7 Digital Movie Producer ...

Page 25: ...video file by a few steps of this program If you need more information about VP EYE please log onto website http www mmedia com tw l Troubleshooting Question 1 Computer can t detect the View Cam Solving Method Check if computer s OS Operating System BIOS USB Port or installation errors occurs Steps Windows 95 doesn t support USB port You have to update your OS to Windows 98 or above to support USB...

Page 26: ...ation if you found the image is not as expected as you want Is the color part defective Solving Method Adjust the color settings related to video snapping course options or have the color settings related set as default Question4 Blank screen or black screen Symptom During the usage course after the image frame pops up the Blank screen or black screen will occur Method 1 Make sure that the ViewCam...

Page 27: ...Check if the driver conflicts with other computer hardware devices Method 3 Check the ViewCam driver and match it with ViewCam model in addition also use other video cards to confirm if the current video card and its driver are incompatible with ViewCam Question 6 The ViewCam can t work normally under the laptop notebook Because the USB ViewCam can easily conflicts with video card therefore please...

Page 28: ...aneous windows numbers 2 Please check the computer CPU space occupying rate and if it is too high then please decrease it to reduce the contemporaneous windows numbers Question 8 How come I couldn t hear any sound via MSN Messenger even after the successful installation of the driver 1 Maybe the micro voice is not enable so please click the voice icon in the system tray at the right bottom of comp...

Page 29: ...ninstall the former AMCAP driver 3 Restart your computer 4 Install the driver 5 Restart your computer 6 Plug the ViewCam into your computer and let it search the hardware 7 Restart your computer and you should find it is ok now Question 10 There hasn t any prompt authentication through the Microsoft micro sign in the installation process the system maybe unstable if continue installing possibly Ho...

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