D-Link DSB-C100White, User Manual

Page 1: ...DSB C100 USB Digital Video Camera User s Manual Rev 02 December 2000 M20001201 Print in Taiwan ...

Page 2: ...N 2 INSTALLING THE CAMERA 2 DRIVER INSTALLATION 3 INSTALLING THE CAMERA DRIVERS 3 QUALITY FORMAT ADJUSTMENT 6 DISPLAY UTILITY 6 COLOR ADJUSTMENT 8 FORMAT ADJUSTMENT 11 UNINSTALLING THE USB DIGITAL VIDEO CAMERA 13 MACINTOSH OS 8 6 OR ABOVE INSTALLATION 15 SPECIFICATIONS 16 ...

Page 3: ...00 USB Digital Video Camera Using state of the art technology it can be used with any Windows 98 or above PC for video conferencing to create multimedia presentations or video emails This guide will walk you through the steps necessary to install your DSB C100 ...

Page 4: ...s 2000 running and working before attempting to install your DSB C100 Install the camera by plugging its USB type A connector into an available USB port on your PC or on any USB hub attached to your PC No power adapter is required the DSB C100 is powered directly by the USB Bus Once the camera has been plugged in the Add New Hardware Wizard will start automatically This concludes the hardware inst...

Page 5: ...nstallation Installing the Camera Drivers Note Please have your original Windows CD available it may be required to complete the installation Once the DSB C100 has been installed the New Hardware Wizard will launch ...

Page 6: ...press Next so that your computer will search for the best driver Make sure that the driver diskette that came with your camera is in your floppy drive and that you have checked Floppy disk drives and then press Next ...

Page 7: ...5 Once the driver has been installed click Finish ...

Page 8: ...These programs are automatically installed to Program Files directory The display utility allows you to view video images from your D Link USB Digital Video Camera and adjust the parameters for best color quality To adjust for the best image quality y ou need to run the PC Camera WDM Capture display utility click on windows Start Menu Programs D Link USB Digital Video Camera Camera PC Camera WDM C...

Page 9: ...d this will activate the D Link USB Digital Video Camera to start capture images However before you begin utilizing the D Link USB Digital Video Camera make sure there is enough lighting in the scene and adjust the focus on the Digital Video Camera to gain optimal image quality ...

Page 10: ...Link USB Digital Video Camera is capturing images you can start adjusting the colors by selecting the Options in the menu bar and in the selection item choose Video Capture Filter A prompt screen will be displayed like the one below ...

Page 11: ... Therefore reflective objects are bright and vise versa Contrast is the degree of difference in tone between the light and dark parts of an image The higher the contrast the brighter the image and the lower the contrast the darker it will become Saturation is an expression for the relative bandwidth of the visible output from a light source As saturation increases colors appear more pure and as it...

Page 12: ...e set at Auto or you can have the option to adjust to your required capture image Since most cameras determine the exposure by averaging all the light that enters the lens When the ColorEnable is activated it allows the user for color display and if deactivated black and white images will appear from the AMCAP screen Keep in mind when changes are made click the Apply button to refresh all the new ...

Page 13: ...age captured by selecting the Options in the menu bar and in the selection item choose Video Capture Pin A prompt screen will be displayed like the one below In the Frame Rate display you have the options from 7 5 frames per second fps up to 30 fps ...

Page 14: ... Size the larger the video file size will be Therefore the lower resolution is recommended for video conferencing or video recording Once again when changes are made click the Apply button to refresh all the new details you have set and click OK to return to the AMCAP Capture Screen Now you are ready to have fun with the new D Link USB Digital Video Camera and with the bundled software you will be...

Page 15: ...tart Menu Programs D Link USB Digital Video Camera Camera Uninstall D Link USB Digital Video Camera A prompt screen will be displayed like the one below Click Yes if you want to remove the program from your system A new prompt will be displayed acknowledging the D Link USB Digital Video Camera has been successfully removed ...

Page 16: ...14 Click OK to finish the uninstall process ...

Page 17: ...tem Click on the Continue icon to proceed further 5 After installation a prompt will appear with the following message Installation was successful Choose Quit if you are finished or Continue to perform further installations Click on the Quit icon and you are finished installing the USB Digital Video Camera 6 When the driver installation is completed you can plug in the USB Digital Video Camera int...

Page 18: ...roprietary video compression Snap shot Button Yes Color Adjustment Brightness Hue Saturation White Balance Automatic Driver Windows 98 Me Windows 2000 Mac OS 8 6 or above Lens F 6 0mm f 1 8 Aspect Ratio 4 3 Power Consumption 5V 200mA max Operating Temperature 10 C 50 C Storage Temperature 0 C 65 C Humidity 10 90 non condensing ...