A4 Tech. ViewCam PK-335, User Manual

Page 1: ...ViewCam User s manual Model PK 335 www a4tech com ...

Page 2: ... Introduction 2 System s Requirements 2 Package Include 2 USB PC Camera 3 Specification 3 Installing Camera s Driver 4 Checking connection of your camera 10 Uninstalling Driver 11 VP EYE program 11 Troubleshooting 19 ...

Page 3: ...ystem 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 cable and Mic Jack CD Installation Disc ...

Page 4: ...80 600x800 320x240 160x120 Lens F 2 0 f 3 6mm View Angle 72 degree Focus Range Automatic focus 10cm to infinity Exposure Control Automatic White Balance Automatic Still Image Capture Res 800x600 640X480 352x288 320x240 176x144 160x120 Flicker Control 50Hz 60Hz and None 5 Layer Lens Microphone ...

Page 5: ...for Windows 98 ME 2000 XP NOTE Please Uninstall All Previous Installed WEBCAM BEFORE Installing A4 TECH ViewCAM DO NOT CONNECT A4 TECH ViewCAM TO THE COMPUTER UNTIL ITS DRIVER IS INSTALLED 1 Insert the included CD into the CD ROM The Autorun Menu Window will popup move the mouse cursor to and click on Install viewCAM ...

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

Page 7: ...6 4 When the Installation Process is completed restart the Computer ...

Page 8: ...age After installation of ViewCAM driver you can pre view image and set the adjustments for the properties sheet through the included image application software Image preview Click on the icon on the desktop and the Amcap image application will pop up Or click on start select Program then select A4TECH USB PC Camera and select Amcap to open the Amcap application you may follow the image on the rig...

Page 9: ...8 if Amcap image fails to appear please go to Options and select Preview Refer to the diagram below Device description Go to Devices and select A4 Tech USB PC Camera Refer to below diagram ...

Page 10: ...9 Properties page configuration Go to Options then select Video Capture Filter Refer to below diagram The Properties configuration page as below wills pop up ...

Page 11: ...our camera 1 Plug the USB cable to the computer s USB Port 2 Restart your computer when Installation is completed 3 Double click My Computer icon Control Panel System Device Manager Imaging Device if you see A4 Tech USB PC Camera then your camera is now installed ...

Page 12: ...ling Driver 1 Click Start from the task bar and choose Programs 2 Select A4 Tech USB PC Camera Uninstall and follow the instructions l VP EYE The latest version of VP EYE offers a new look that makes image editing much more fun and intuitive There are a lot of improvements and enhancements that comes with VP EYE 4 0 here are some of the new features that you can expect in VP EYE 4 0 ...

Page 13: ...ation 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 read the date of this program ...

Page 14: ... moving 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 l Click Select catalogue by moving mouse cursor this means that you can select the disk types and directory for install...

Page 15: ...ew 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 not Setting change the video monitor settings General Timer Security Message Alarm Playback retrieve captured image data Help explain how to use Video Player Message start recording a video me...

Page 16: ...f someone can not open the VEM file created by Video E Mail program 3 Playing with your camera Video Games There have three games Gophers Black Jack and Fishing in VP EYE All three work with your camera Important For best results playing any of these games move the camera to a position where you can easily move your hands in front of the camera Before the game logo appears the camera will be calib...

Page 17: ...o 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 Vegas 21 ...

Page 18: ...game to a friend 4 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 comments Looking for a certain photo in all your albums Search will look for all photos matching your search criteria In addition you can apply basic and special effects to your photos ...

Page 19: ...ard 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 you Record add background music or record your voice Flip flip your photo side to side Scale scroll bar adjust the size of your photo Opacity scroll bar adjust the background of your pho...

Page 20: ...19 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 21: ...ts to your favourite photos Give it a try 7 Digital Movie Producer It is a powerful and easy to use program for editing and converting video data The user interface is simple It may convert the photos acquired by digital camera into a video file You may also add photo in the video stream or put two video streams into one It allows you to add music and record the sound into the video file Anyone ca...

Page 22: ...te your OS to Windows 98 or above to support USB port and ensure BIOS Setup and USB settings are available If the problem still occurs please try connecting the USB ViewCam to your machine via another USB socket Question 2 My video image is too dim or too light Solving Method Adjust the brightness and contrast background Steps Because the ViewCam can be easily affected by light therefore we sugges...

Page 23: ...ame pops up the Blank screen or black screen will occur Method 1 Make sure that the ViewCam driver is installed fine Method 2 Ensure the Preview under Option tab is selected and applied Method 3 If your computer OS is first version of WIN 98 then you need to update the OS to WIN98 SE or above or download DirectX8 0 or version above patch application from site then reset your computer Question 5 Bl...

Page 24: ...aptop notebook Because the USB ViewCam can easily conflicts with video card therefore please follow this path my computer control panel system device management Video Card And other pointing devices A4tech View Cam then define and double click A4tech port View Cam After opened a window please check the tab resource to find the conflict information If it is conflicted with other video card you shou...

Page 25: ...ce is not enable so please click the voice icon in the system tray at the right bottom of computer screen to check if the micro voice is enable if not please enable it in the control volume 2 Sometimes the MSN messenger is too old to support both sound card and your ViewCam so please upgrade your MSN messenger to support your ViewCam and sound card Question 9 How come the system always asks me to ...

Page 26: ... 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 How deal with it Method please still click continue to install Because this camera could not cause the unstable status of computer system TECH SUPPORT For tech support please visit our website at www a4tech com or email...