ViewCam User’s manual Model :PK-635 www.a4tech.
Contents page Introduction System’s Requirements Package Include USB PC Camera Specification Installing Camera’s Driver Checking connection of your camera Uninstalling Driver VP-EYE program Troubleshooting 1 2 2 2 3 3 4 13 13 14 24
l Introduction Welcome to the World of Digital Imaging. The following information will guide you to install and use the PC Camera to its full capabilities. l System’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 USB PC Camera l Specification Image Sensor: 1/4〃CMOS, 640×480pixels Frame Rate: 30fps@640x480, @600x800, @160x120 Lens: F=2.4, f=4.
Still Image Capture 800x600，640X480，352x288，320x240，176x144， Res.: 160x120 Flicker Control: 50Hz, 60Hz and None Computer Port USB port l Installing camera’s driver Driver’s Installation Instruction 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.
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: 3.
4. When the Installation Process is completed 5. Click “Finish” 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 set the adjustments for the properties sheet through the image 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 7
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”.
Properties page configuration Go to “Options”, then select “Video Capture Filter…”(Refer to below diagram) The Properties configuration page will pop-up as below: 9
Most settings can be adjusted here Advanced settings 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.
Digital View Cam adjustable focus description PK-5 can provide 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‘＋’ ‘ —’ 11 or select digital
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.
l Checking connection of your 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. 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 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. 1. Enter the setup interface of the ViewCam driver installation 2.
l l l l Click " program assembly names " by moving mouse cursor , now ,you can name or modify the default name under " My Computer -Start -all Programs " for the convenience to run. When you click " VP-EYE application " by moving the mouse cursor ,this means that you can start to install 7 usual applications in "VP-EYE" for the default installation.
1. Monitoring a view (Video Monitor 2.0) The Video Monitor can be used in many ways, such as video monitoring, recording and playback.
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 message Security– enter into security mode 2. Recording a Video (Video E-Mail) The Video 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.
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 calibrated. During 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.
Fishing: Requires a camera and a mouse to play. Object of the game is to find matching photo cards. Use the camera to make your own photo cards, then send your game to a friend. 4. Making a photo album (Photo EZ) Use Photo EZ to create one or more photo albums.
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. 5. Sending a greeting 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.
• 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 photo • Save– save your card to a file • Print– print your card on paper • Email– send your card to a friend 6.
Use Photo Special Effects to add special effects to your photos. 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.
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 can enjoy the fun of making 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.
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 suggested proceeding from usage environment and screen object such as increasing object brightness or moving light source. Question 3: Color is defective Problem: After installation, if you found the image is not as expected as you want.
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: Bloom screen occurs during the course of usage Method 1: Check if USB power is clean, because the ViewCam is easily affected. If the USB power wave is too large, then such problem will occur. You may use another computer to test it. Method 2: Check if the driver conflicts with other computer hardware devices.
window, please check the tab "resource” to find the conflict information. If it is conflicted with other video card, you should try to change an IRQ of them.
messenger to support your ViewCam and sound card. Question 9: How come the system always asks me to install the driver while I have successfully installed? A: Because you have plugged the ViewCam before installation. Please follow the steps below to do the installation again. 1. Unplug the ViewCam from your computer 2. Uninstall 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.
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