Video for Windows
Developed by Microsoft, this is a standard for displaying video on the Windows desktop. Windows
has this built in. This standard has now been succeeded by DirectShow, which is part of DirectX.
Video stream
A collection of images that combine to form motion - or moving - pictures (also known as movies
or video clips).
Indicator LED
The LED on top of the camera will be illuminated when it is delivering video images to your
computer, and not illuminated when it is not. It will flash before a timed snapshot is taken. One
second before the snapshot countdown ends, it will flash more rapidly to warn you of the
impending event.
Philips installation program
A standard installation program that runs from CD-ROM. Usually, this program starts
automatically after inserting the installation CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive, and guides you
through the whole installation process. The program can be started manually by running
'setup.exe' from your CD-ROM drive.
Pixel
The smallest square or round element in an image. These are the 'building blocks' that are only
one colour in their individual state, but combine with others to form complete images.
Plug & Play
An operating system principle for connecting hardware to your computer. The idea is to recognize
the new hardware automatically and to load the appropriate drivers without restarting your
computer. With USB devices this usually means that you will have to perform an installation
procedure only once, i.e. the first time you connect the new hardware. After this first time, you will
not have to restart the computer when connecting the camera to the USB port. The USB driver
will detect the camera as newly connected hardware. It can be used within a few seconds without
the need to restart the computer.
Preview Window
The window within the capture application that is used to display live, or moving, video.
Property page
A window with camera setting tabs that appears when you click on a setting menu item within an
application. This setting menu item can have different names in different applications, but is
usually called 'Settings', 'Preferences', 'Video settings' or something similar.
Rebooting
Restarting your PC to initialize all original settings and finalize all settings changed during an
installation procedure.
Resolution
Typically given in the context of pixels, this is used to describe overall video size. This is related
to quality in that the higher the resolution, the better the quality and the more pixels.
Snapshot button
The hardware button on top of the camera which fulfils the same function as the software
'Capture' button in the TWAIN viewfinder window. If the viewfinder displays the camera's view on
your screen in the TWAIN viewfinder window, pressing this button will capture a still image.
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