HP Webcam User’s Guide Version 2.
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Table of Contents Welcome .................................................................................................1 Overview ..............................................................................................................1 Using Your HP Webcam ...........................................................................3 Recording a Video..................................................................................................3 Starting a Video Conference........................
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Welcome Congratulations on purchasing one of the following products: HP VGA Webcam for Notebook PCs HP 1.3-Megapixel Webcam for Notebook PCs This guide shows you how to use your new webcam to record videos, hold video conferences, take pictures, and adjust the webcam settings.
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Using Your HP Webcam Recording a Video 1 Double-click the ArcSoft VideoImpression Windows desktop. icon on the 2 Click Create a New Video. 3 Click Capture From Device. 4 Make sure Live is selected and Video is checked. 5 Click the Record icon to begin recording the video. 6 Click the Stop icon to stop recording the video. If you want to edit your video and send it by e-mail, Arcsoft VideoImpression can do all that and more. To learn more about using ArcSoft VideoImpression, click the Help menu.
Starting a Video Conference You can add live video to the most popular instant messaging (IM) applications (ISP connection required): Windows Live™ Messenger AOL® Instant Messenger™ (AIM®) Yahoo!® Messenger Skype® NOTE: HP recommends using VGA resolution or lower to optimize your video conferencing experience. Video performance varies depending on your PC performance and Internet bandwidth. 1 Open the instant messaging application. 2 Sign in.
Adjusting Webcam Settings You can use the hardware and software controls to adjust your webcam’s settings. Adjusting the Focus Rotate the focus ring on the outside of the webcam lens until the image on the screen comes into focus. Using Face-Tracking 1 In ArcSoft VideoImpression or HP Photosmart Essential, click Settings. 2 Click the Advanced tab. 3 Face the webcam for a few seconds so that the software can recognize your facial features. 4 Click Face Tracking. 5 (Optional) Adjust the Tracking Speed.
Adjusting Video Stream Settings 1 In ArcSoft VideoImpression or HP Photosmart Essential, click Format. 2 Click Frame Rate to adjust the number of frames per second. 3 Click Color Space/Compression to adjust the number of colors. The file size decreases when you select fewer colors. 4 Click Output Size to adjust the size of the image. 5 Click OK. NOTE: If the Output Size is larger than 640x480, you cannot adjust the Advanced settings in the Settings dialog box.
Adjusting Image Settings The Image settings options vary slightly based on your webcam model. The sections that follow describe the Image settings for each webcam model. For HP VGA Webcam for Notebook PCs 1 In ArcSoft VideoImpression or HP Photosmart Essential, click Settings. 2 Click the Image tab. 3 Under White balance, select the Auto check box to let the software automatically detect color levels, or uncheck the box and drag the sliders to manually adjust the color levels.
For HP 1.3-Megapixel Webcam for Notebook PCs 1 In ArcSoft VideoImpression or HP Photosmart Essential, click Settings. 2 Click the Image tab. 3 Select the Auto check box to let the software automatically detect color levels and the optimum shutter speed, or uncheck the box and drag the sliders to manually adjust the color levels and shutter speed. 4 Under USB Bandwidth, select Auto to let the software automatically detect the optimum speed.
Adjusting Advanced Settings 1 In ArcSoft VideoImpression or HP Photosmart Essential, click Settings. 2 Click the Advanced tab. NOTE: If you can’t adjust the settings on the Advanced tab, you need to lower the Output Size setting. See Adjusting Video Stream Settings for details. 3 Select one of the following settings: Disable turns off Face Tracking, Manual Zoom, Mask, and Smooth Background. Face Tracking sets the camera to follow your face as you move. See Using Face-Tracking for more information.
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Troubleshooting Problem Solution The image is fuzzy Rotate the focus ring to bring the image into focus. I can’t take a picture You must open the HP Photosmart Essential application and select the From Scanner option before taking a picture. See Taking a Picture for details. Face-tracking is too slow or too fast Adjust the Tracking Speed setting on the Advanced tab in the Properties dialog box. See Using Face-Tracking for details.
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